Instructional Designer

• Conduct research and collaborate with subject experts
• Create instructional material: courses, curriculum, and training manuals
• Design content to optimize learning
• Create visual, audio, and interactive learning tools
• Meet with Language Technology staff and field personnel to understand their training needs
• Participate as an integral and enthusiastic part of the team, exhibiting ownership, follow-through, initiative, awareness, and effective communication with peers and management

Minor Responsibilities:

• Participate in regular project status, planning, partnership, and strategic meetings
• Be available to travel to meet with the larger department team at least once per year
• Be available to travel biannually to the Language Technology Conference
• Participate in professional conferences and meetings

• A servant heart attitude
• Demonstrated experience in training and teaching
• Demonstrated experience with designing lesson plans or other instructional content
• Creativity, adaptability and the ability to work collaboratively with a team
• Good interpersonal skills of communication
• Good organizational skills
• The ability to make decisions in a timely manner
• The ability to generate multiple solutions to the problem
• The ability to quickly pick up technical concepts
• The ability to work both with a team and independently, and to multitask effectively

Instructional Designers should have experience designing lesson plans and other instructional content. A Bachelor's degree in instructional design, academic technology, or curriculum management, or equivalent work experience is preferred, but we care more for a heart and mind that are always learning. Use of Learning that Lasts or similar principles will be important for a successful training approach.

Will complete the initial IT Software Department training program and relevant portions of IT Orientation.