Curriculum Developer

POSITION SUMMARY

The Courseware Developer builds military training content – Computer Based Training (CBT), Interactive Multimedia Instruction (ICI), student guides, and assessments – as part of a small team of Instructional Systems Designers, Courseware Developers, Subject Matter Experts, Multimedia Developers, and Training System Management. This is a growth-track role for someone with strong adjacent skills — QA, technical writing, multimedia, aviation training end-user experience, or classroom instruction — who wants to become a fluent courseware author.

The role starts with the parts of courseware work that don’t require deep authoring-tool mastery on day one: student-facing writing, QA of authored courseware, storyboard implementation, assessment build-out, accessibility and standards checks, and structured pair-work with a senior Courseware Developer. Adobe Captivate proficiency is expected to develop on the job — not required at hire.

The path forward is explicit: ramp Captivate authoring skill on production work under senior review, take on independent lessons, then modules, then full courses.

Spends ≥80% of time on hands‑on courseware work — with a heavier QA, editorial, and pair‑authoring mix in the first 6 months, transitioning to independent authoring as Captivate proficiency develops. Overlap into adjacent roles (SME dialogue, ISD support, multimedia coordination) is expected on a small team but is not the primary mission.

• QA of authored courseware. Test lessons and IMI builds for functional bugs, navigation issues, broken interactions, and learning‑design fidelity against the ISD design. This is a natural strength for candidates coming from a QA background and a fast on‑ramp into the tools.
• Student‑facing writing. Draft and edit student guides, instructor guides / TGs, job aids, POIs, lesson plans, and quick‑reference materials that align to the objectives set by the ISD.
• Assessment build‑out. Implement written and scenario‑based assessments to the ISD‑specified pass/fail criteria — starting with straightforward item types and growing into branching decision trees and remediation paths.
• Storyboard implementation. Convert ISD‑approved storyboards into working lesson pages and IMI screens under senior review; then, as Captivate skill develops, take ownership of the build end‑to‑end.
• Captivate ramp. Deliberately grow into Adobe Captivate as the primary authoring tool through structured coaching, paired authoring, and a defined skills ramp (see First‑Year Ramp below). Cross‑train on Articulate Storyline and Rise as opportunities arise.
• Accessibility & standards checks. Validate courseware against Section 508 / WCAG accessibility standards and SCORM 1.2 / 2004 packaging; elevate issues that need design changes back to the ISD.
• Media integration support. Coordinate with the Multimedia Developer to place graphics, animations, VO, and video into courseware with clean timing, states, and navigation.
• SME dialogue. Sit in on SME sessions with senior teammates; over time, take on independent SME dialogue for content clarifications — routing objective, sequence, or fidelity questions back to the ISD, not resolving them unilaterally.
• Traceability. Support traceability between ISD‑approved storyboards, source technical data, and final courseware build.
• Defect Resolution Coordination. Identifies and tracks courseware defects through to resolution.
• Configuration Management. Maintains version and configuration control discipline across iterative storyboard and courseware revisions, consistent with formal configuration management practices.
• Learning‑design curiosity. Build a working understanding of instructional‑design fundamentals — chunking, retrieval practice, feedback design, cognitive load — so you can defend why a build looks the way it does, not just that it works.
• Customer‑review support. Prep artifacts, gather review comments, and turn feedback into fixes on In‑Progress Reviews and PDR/CDR‑style events; grow into presenting your own work.
• Continuous improvement. Feed authoring and QA insights back to the ISD and senior Courseware Developer so future designs are more buildable and…