Instructional Design Specialist

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Full Time Fredericksburg, VA, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary: $68,000.00 Annually

The Instructional Design Specialist is a specialized individual contributor responsible for designing, developing, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining high-quality learning solutions that support employee performance, operational consistency, organizational growth, and evolving contract requirements.

Reporting to the Training Manager, this position partners with subject matter experts, operational leaders, trainers, and other internal stakeholders to translate complex information, processes, and performance expectations into effective, engaging, accessible, and measurable learning experiences.

The position is primarily aligned with the Training Department and provides enterprise content-development support to Communications/Marketing and Business Development when instructional design, visual communication, and content-development expertise can add value. The role also supports new contracts, program implementations, and other company training needs while helping preserve Training Specialist capacity for facilitation.

• Partner with the Training Manager, operational leaders, and subject matter experts to identify training needs, performance gaps, and appropriate learning solutions.
• Conduct training needs analyses and develop clear learning objectives and competency-based training outcomes.
• Design and develop instructor-led, virtual instructor-led, self-paced, and blended learning programs.
• Develop structured curricula for new-hire training, role-specific development, refresher training, compliance education, new contracts, program implementations, and other organizational learning needs.
• Translate complex operational, technical, clinical, regulatory, contractual, or policy information into clear and accessible learning content.
• Create facilitator guides, participant materials, presentations, job aids, reference guides, simulations, exercises, assessments, knowledge checks, and other learning resources.
• Research approved resources and source materials to support the accuracy and currency of training content.
• Maintain and update training materials as procedures, systems, policies, customer requirements, or contractual requirements change.

• Design and develop engaging digital learning experiences, including interactive online courses and microlearning, using Articulate Rise 360, Storyline 360, or comparable technologies.
• Create storyboards, course maps, scripts, and other development documentation for digital learning products.
• Incorporate multimedia, visual design, scenario-based learning, and interactive elements where appropriate.
• Review and test eLearning and other training materials before implementation to verify links, interactions, assessments, navigation, and other functionality operate as intended.
• Ensure digital learning materials are accessible, user-friendly, and consistent with organizational standards.

• Manage instructional design projects from needs analysis through design, development, implementation, and evaluation, including timelines, stakeholder reviews, revisions, and final deliverables.
• Manage multiple training-development projects and competing priorities simultaneously while maintaining quality, meeting deadlines, and keeping stakeholders informed.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts, trainers, operational leaders, and other stakeholders throughout the development and review process.
• Support trainers with newly developed or significantly revised training to ensure they understand the content, learning activities, intended delivery approach, and expected outcomes.

• Support the Training Manager in establishing and maintaining instructional design standards, templates, and development processes.
• Evaluate training effectiveness using learner feedback, assessment results, performance data, stakeholder feedback, and other available measures.
• Recommend improvements to curricula, learning experiences, and training-development processes based on evaluation results.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency…