Lead Instructional Designer

Job description

Content Developer 

- Develop content strategy aligned with short-term and long-term organizational goals

- Create, manage, and deliver engaging training across multiple mediums and multiple learning styles including: face to face, mobile, on-line, video and via other broad reach vehicles

- Create and ensure the content team uses standardized instructional design and style

- Stay up-to-date with technology and e-learning developments and generate new ideas to draw targeted customers attention

- Produce Courses on time and on budget and align those programs with an overall learning outcomes strategy

- Work with SMEs to Identify customer needs and pain points

- Offer training solutions by conducting needs assessment and design appropriate programs to train or retrain personnel

- Utilize authoring tools in E-Learning Technology to build E-Learning courses

 Software Knowledge:

Photoshop CC, Adobe Captivate 9, Adobe Audition, Articulate Storyline 360, Adobe Creative Cloud

Please find the JD for Instructional designer position below:

Job Title: Instructional Designer & Content Developer

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Experience: Minimum 3 years as an Instructional Designer

Responsibilities:

1. Apply instructional design theories, such as ADDIE, Bloom's Taxonomy, and adult learning principles, to create effective and learner-centric training materials.

2. Demonstrate a solid background in e-learning design principles, staying updated on industry trends and best practices.

3. Collaborate with stakeholders to identify learning objectives and analyze the target audience's needs, characteristics, and existing knowledge.

4. Develop visually appealing and interactive storyboards using MS PowerPoint to outline the flow and structure of e-learning modules.

5. Create engaging and compelling scripts and narrations for instructional videos, ensuring alignment with learning objectives.

6. Develop instructional materials, including presentations, e-learning modules, videos, and assessments, ensuring they are engaging, informative, and meet the defined learning outcomes.

7. Proficiently use Articulate Storyline to design and develop interactive e-learning modules that enhance the learning experience.

8. Edit and enhance video content using Camtasia, ensuring a seamless and engaging visual experience for learners.

9. Possess a strong understanding of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and the ability to integrate e-learning content into various platforms.

10. Communicate complex ideas effectively through clear and concise written content, ensuring a high standard of English proficiency.

11. Gather feedback from learners and stakeholders to refine and enhance instructional materials, making improvements based on constructive input.

12. Stay informed about industry trends, educational technologies, and instructional design methodologies, participating in professional development opportunities.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, or a related field, or certification or diploma in Instructional Design.

2. Strong understanding of instructional design principles and adult learning theories.

3. Proficiency in using instructional design software and tools (Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, Adobe Illustrator).

4. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

5. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team.

Instructional Designer (Full time, Permanent WFH, Flexible Timing)

What you will do at Xclaymation:

• Should showcase core competencies in LMS, SCORM and other authoring tools and actively apply them on a day-to-day basis.
• Be on the lookout regularly on how to give the best makeovers to drab information that captivates people and holds them in place for a few seconds more.
• Develop e2e LMS modules from conceptualization to support.
• Attend regular meetings with our clients and understand their needs and specifications to better cater the modules to them.
• Be part of a team that doesn’t believe in managers and hierarchies, but in collaborative functioning and reap the benefits of flex hours.

Skills we are looking for -

• Content developer
• eLearning developer
• Training and development associate
• Articulate Storyline

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Review training content and assessments. The review parameters include (but are not limited to) the following:

○ Rewrite the training content wherever necessary to simplify it or to make it more age

appropriate.

○ Create engaging learning activities and provide exercises and activities that enhance

the learning process.

○ Devise modes of assessment, such as tests or quizzes, to measure the effectiveness

of course.

○ Analyze and apply trends and best practices in learning technologies and instructional

design.

○ Suggest instructional enhancements to the content and assessments so the learning

experience is superior.

○ Check if all the training assets follow the instructional guidelines.

○ Work with subject matter experts to identify target audience’s training needs

○ Do a thorough language review.

○ Do a thorough formatting check and fixes.

• Brainstorm with the content developer to storyboard the concepts introduced in a lesson/chapter.
• Create guidelines and templates as and when needed.
• Conduct audits of the live classes to check how the content is getting translated into the actual class experience.
• Give inputs for process improvements.

Skill Set:

1. General:

• In-depth understanding of activity based teaching-learning methods with a strong knowledge of pedagogies to teach 21st Century Skills.
• At least 3-4 years of experience in instructional design and/or content writing.
• Experience in editing documents with an eye for details.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, handle and prioritize simultaneous requests, and manage laterally and upwards.
• Creative and analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

○ Must demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the 

organization.

1. Technical:

• Understanding of Object-Oriented concepts.
• Basic understanding of core programming concepts with teaching skills will be an asset.
• Good exposure on-
  • Object-Oriented Programming language(s) (preferably JavaScript/Python)
  • Web Technology (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)- Front End Development
  • Block-Based Coding environment like Code.org or Scratch will be a plus
  • Knowledge of RDBMS (MySQL, Airtable, Firebase etc.) will be an added advantage

• Design and driving learning strategy and charter for company, inline with business priorities.
• Provide a responsive, effective and efficient centralized- Learning and Development (L&D) function within the newly established Centre of Excellence (CoE) providing a range of Learning and Development services across functions.
• Foster a culture of continuous-learning through various interventions, and providing access to curated, relevant content to the team.
• The incumbent will aggregate and support the delivery of the L&D strategy and the development of the L&D offerings across company
• Design and execute learning journeys for specific cohorts such as high potentials, leadership, any identified critical roles/functions
• Ownership of associated metrics and data for learning & development, and talent processes
• Working in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to deliver the learning needs of company.
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Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 50 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China. Emeritus’ short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies and organizations.

Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 250,000 individuals across 80 countries. Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of the Eruditus Group has more than 1,400 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai.

With offices in six countries, 1000+ employees and more than 100,000 student enrollments over the last 12 months, Emeritus is a global leader in the $280 billion global professional education market. In 2020, EMERITUS secured a $113 million Series D round with participation from Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia India, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Learning Design – designing to maximize the learning of the student; having a student centric approach in all decisions regarding design experience.

Storyboarding – translating the raw video footage into an accessible and engaging series of videos that enhance the student’s learning.

Visualization – using visual medium to convey ideas and enhance learning - creating visual representations of concepts, ensuring visual consistency and harmony in the videos.

Video reviews – checking the quality of videos received from the video editors.

Co-ordination with Production team – interacting with teammates the extended team (video editing partners) to create a top-quality product.

Skills and Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Educational Tech, Instructional Design, Mass Communication, or Journalism. An MBA degree is highly desirable.
• Specialized knowledge: Instructional design, online learning, video-based learning, mobile learning  Other characteristics: team player, ability to work in a global, virtual team, Prior experience in a startup environment will be helpful, innovative, attention to detail, ability to grasp technical concepts and simplify them visually, and an inclination towards understanding academic content.
• Professional certification: Instructional design, video editing a plus
• Experience: At least 6 years work experience in a fast-paced, growth environment in a similar role

Characteristics

• Team player
• Ability to work in agile methodology
• Ability to grasp technical concepts and simplify them visually
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Innovative
• Attention to detail
• An inclination towards understanding academic content

Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We are looking for a professional Instructional Designer to act as a bridge between the customer and the development team to translate information between them and drive intelligence into the content development process by taking a solutioning approach. The ID would not only be a part of the course design process but also be involved in storyboarding. The objective is to facilitate end learners in acquiring knowledge, skills and competencies in an effective and appealing manner.

• Content analysis and identify target audience’s training needs
• Work closely with SMEs/Customers to understand concepts
• Apply Instructional design theories, practice and methods
• Analyse and research strategies where necessary
• Develop creative scripts for videos and engaging storyboards for e-learning modules (Courses, Videos, Simulations, Gamified courses, Scenarios, etc), ILTs
• Design interactive learning objects, develop assessments and exercises
• Provide visual guidance and suitable references to developers where necessary
• Ensure that the outputs are developed in accordance with the Storyboards
• Project documentation and vendor coordination
• Brief travel to customer locations as necessary

• Proven working experience in instructional design and storyboarding
• Excellent knowledge of learning theories and instructional design models
• Lesson and curriculum planning skills
• Advanced User of Microsoft Office – Word, PowerPoint, Excel – for storyboarding
• Understanding on the working of HTML5, Articulate, Flash, Adobe Suite and any LMS
• Very good communication skills