Instructional Designer

Title: Instructional Designer

Duration: 06+ months contract (Quarterly extension

Location: Cupertino, CA Or Austin, TX(hybrid)

Job Description:

We’re looking for a learning professional experienced in designing and developing e-learning, instructor-led, and virtual instructor-led curriculum. The ideal candidate will be passionate about developing creative and engaging training materials. They will thrive in a collaborative environment and constantly strive to improve the training materials.

Instructional Designer

• The AI/ML Data Operations team is a fast-paced, dynamic environment. We are looking for an experienced Instructional Designer who is dedicated to transforming technical concepts into clear, engaging learning experiences for a cross-cultural audience.
• In this role, you will engage with teams across Company’s ecosystem with the ultimate goal of building training solutions that will help deliver high-quality annotated data.
• You will be responsible for analyzing training needs for incoming requests, defining training strategies across projects/programs, building training solutions, and collaborating with our regional training teams to ensure the delivery of quality learning experiences.
• You will partner with cross-functional teams, such as Client Engagement, production operations, and QA to plan and deliver on urgent timelines. You will also work closely with Subject Matter experts to distill complex information into digestible content, ensuring that learners of all backgrounds and levels of expertise can grasp and apply critical knowledge.
• We are looking for a creative, self-motivated team player, who enjoys working and ideating with a team of passionate learner-centric individuals in a constantly changing environment. If that sounds like an environment where you will thrive, this is the job for you!

Key Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in designing and developing training materials for instructor-led, virtual instructor-led, and e-learning.
• Using facilitation and inquiry skills, collaboratively work with team members, subject matter experts (SMEs), and business owners to disseminate feedback and incorporate it to create comprehensive and audience-specific training.
• Ability to manage projects to meet deliverable dates.
• Knowledge of adult learning methodology is essential and the ability to communicate recommendations for training approach.
• Manage day-to-day activities of multiple assigned projects, communicate status updates, and proactively identify changes in the scope of work to ensure appropriate planning measures are taken to assess the impacts of scope change.
• Support the delivery of training and incorporate critical feedback.
• Ability to give and receive feedback.
• Experience carrying out all Training Development Life Cycle activities using the ADDIE model.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal, written, presentation, and facilitation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization both technical and non-technical.
• Knowledge of instructional design methodology and adult learning concepts, principles, and practices with experience applying this knowledge to adult learners.
• Self-directed with strong project management skills and initiative to learn new applications independently.
• Experience with eLearning authoring tools (Adobe Captivate, Articulate, etc.) and video creation tools (iMovie, FinalCut Pro, Camtasia, etc.) required.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, plus 5+ years’ experience using the ADDIE model to develop training materials.
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience designing and developing blended learning using tools such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate, Camtasia, or Articulate Storyline.
• Experience with Adobe Captivate required.
• Experience explaining technical concepts verbally and in written form.
• Experience in virtual training facilitation and engagement techniques.
• Experience with Confluence a plus.
• Project management experience is a plus.