Learning & Development Instructional Designer

Stiiizy•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Are you interested in working for the world's largest cannabis market with a footprint that covers the entire breadth of the state of California? Are you someone who wants to be part of the growth of a fast growing industry? At IGS Solutions LLC, our mission is clear: to provide the ultimate one stop shop cannabis experience by offering exceptional customer service and diversified products. We strive to build long-term customer loyalty. We’re building a consumer-centric organization that is focused on sharing the transformational potential of cannabis with the world. Our STIIIZY product line is one of the best-selling cannabis brands in the market today and has claimed the title of the best-selling vape brand across all BDSA-tracked markets and best selling brand overall in the California market! We are rooted in California, but we currently have operations in Nevada, Washington, and Michigan. Additionally, we are currently building distribution networks to future markets in more than 60 countries! We recognize that our employees are at the center of our success, and we take pride in a corporate culture that emphasizes our core values: Influence, Inspire, Innovate, Win, & Grow! Our employees come from a wide range of retail backgrounds, each bringing their own unique skills and talents to the table as we work together to continue our incredible growth. If you are interested in partaking in the journey of building a nationally recognized and leading brand, we want to hear from you! As a Manager of Instructional Design, you will create and continuously improve learning programs using an array of educational approaches. These approaches include development of blended learning including e-Learning, instructor led training/virtually lead training, virtual/augmented reality, game based learning, Microlearning, and multimedia assets. You will also lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You will plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks, managing expectations and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. Finally, you will partner with project stakeholders and subject matter experts to design curriculum and develop innovative solutions supporting business operations.

Requirements

Master's degree in education, educational technology or related field
5+ years of experience using course authoring tools
Ability to create monthly budgets and allocate employee resources
Project Management experience
Advanced usage of Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, Captivate, AI, Figma, Asana, LMS
Familiar with website design, video technology and editing
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Understanding of varied learning styles
Experience with learning and development principles, ADDIE Model, defining Learning Objectives, and measures of success

Responsibilities

Intake projects, assign to IDs, create project plans, and prepare monthly project hour summaries for finance team for review
Collect and analyze data to measure training quality and effectiveness
Design and develop learning solutions in a variety of formats, including but not limited to e-Learning, videos, virtual reality experiences, job aids, infographics, in-person/virtual trainings, and storyboards
Develop, maintain, and leverage relationships with key stakeholders to influence them on design standards, tools, and processes, and to facilitate collaboration and share knowledge, technology, and resources
Design innovative learning experiences, ensuring they are accessible, scalable, and globally inclusive
Drive engagement, behavior change, and business impact through e-Learning/VILT/ILT
Identify opportunities for process improvements and drive required changes to ensure the training team and learning experience design group are working at optimal efficiency
Build internal processes and instructional design guidelines
Provide feedback to L&D Specialists and Instructional Designers on their work and develop employees to become leaders
Design, develop, and launch enterprise-wide learning programs from needs analysis through evaluation, including leadership development, compliance, and role-specific curricula
Facilitate and deliver in-person and virtual training sessions, workshops, and lunch-and-learns across multiple sites and audiences
Own and administer the company's performance management process, including goal-setting cycles, mid-year check-ins, annual reviews, calibration sessions, and manager enablement resources
Partner with HR and business leaders to align performance management outcomes with talent planning, succession, and development initiatives

Benefits

Our organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement.
We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision, disability, and life), paid vacation, and holidays.
We offer paid training to learn about the history of cannabis, compliance, product knowledge, sales, and our daily operations
10% employee discount on top of already highly competitive industry leading prices
Annual employee appreciation 30-40% merchandise discount for Stiiizy swag
Free virtual workforce development classes (contingent on partnerships with local colleges)
Quarterly professional development workshops with highly engaged and energized group of leaders

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