Senior Instructional Designer
About The Position
PG&E Academy is looking for a Senior Instructional Designer to join our PG&E Academy Curriculum Development Team. This role works closely with the development team and clients to develop and maintain the learning content, tools, systems, and programs that support our employee’s ability to safely and efficiently perform their work and job tasks. This is accomplished via a wide range of methodologies, delivery mechanisms and formats to meet specific business needs. The Instructional Designer will work closely with subject matter experts as well as internal and external stakeholders to translate business and performance objectives into learning and performance support solutions and to ensure that employees are trained to competence. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Design, Liberal Arts, or related degree /field, or equivalent work experience.
- 5 or more years of Instructional Design or Communications or Teaching or Training or Change Management or Graphic Design work experience required. Experience in designing and developing curriculum for cross-functional projects.
- Experience working on small to mid-size projects and/or training programs
Nice To Haves
- eLearning, mLearning, and Virtual Learning design and development experience
- A strong working knowledge of instructional design for classroom, Virtual, and eLearning environments.
- Expert knowledge of the following applications/systems is preferred: MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Creative Studio, Articulate Suite, Questionmark, AuthorIt, video production, UPK, and web design tools
- Ability to effectively coach and mentor others
- Ability to present learning solutions and recommendations to client and team members and negotiate for win-win solutions
- Communicates clearly and effectively—both verbally and in writing—across technical, operational, and leadership audiences.
- Experience defining learning strategies, curriculum roadmaps, or solution architectures
- Familiarity with learning technologies and LMS platforms
- Experience supporting technical or operational training initiatives
Responsibilities
- Conduct needs analysis, review existing learning options, and facilitate discussions to recommend cost-effective learning and performance support solutions that meet business requirements, support change objectives, and align with industry best practices.
- Work across lines of business to complete cross functional, complex, high priority learning solutions. Requires developing recommendations and presenting to functional leadership.
- Lead and oversee the design and production of learning solutions and deliverables, working with subject matter experts and other Academy team members.
- Manage the assignment and quality of design work to ensure that the learning solution is on time, on target and on budget. Establish and hold others accountable to quality standards.
- Monitor and report out on learning effectiveness and implement changes as needed.
- Provide coaching and support to other designers.
- Provide project management, including, but not limited to, defining the project, creating the project plan, managing timeline, budget, and resources, and providing project updates. Ensure accurate reporting of status and forecasts of managed projects.
- Partner with delivery teams to ensure successful transition of curriculum from development to the classroom.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
