Instructional Designer

What’s Under the Hood

Drive Time Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership.

The Drive Time Family of Brands spans across Drive Time, Bridgecrest and Silver Rock. You can find us at the intersection of technology and innovation as we use our proprietary tools and over two decades of industry knowledge to redefine the process of purchasing, financing, and protecting your vehicle.

That’s Nice, But What’s the Job?

In short, the Instructional Designer develops strategic learning solutions that effectively deliver quality content to employees leveraging creative and audience-appropriate formats. These comprehensive solutions prove a transfer of knowledge to a variety of learners, achieve desired business outcomes, and maximize efficiencies. In addition, you will help our Employee Experience/Organizational Development Teams play a key role in promoting a learning and development culture which inspires all employees to be on the path to career ownership!

In long, our Instructional Designer is responsible for:

• Producing thoughtful and comprehensive learning solutions which connect the strategic business need with innovative design techniques and effective assessment methods.
• Creating highly engaging and outcomes-based training programs which integrate instructor-led, practical, and technology-based learning opportunities to ensure a transfer of knowledge.
• Constructing diverse and progressive content, courses, learning paths and curriculums for employees spanning all levels of the organization with varying needs.
• Staying ahead of and applying best practices and timely research in learning theories and instructional design methodologies.
• Effectively integrating and driving company branding, values, and culture into learning content, messaging, format, and delivery.
• Establishing effective working relationships with key business partners to identify, influence, and assess training and developmental needs and trends.
• Partnering with stakeholders regarding effective strategies for learning implementation, assessment, and execution.
• Translating business needs into actionable learning solutions which achieve measurable organizational and site-specific business goals.
• Performing other related duties, as required, and assigned.

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?

• Organization and time management skills in spades. You’ll be handling multiple projects and deadlines that will require you to prioritize then re-prioritize… then… re-prioritize again.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to talk and write with confidence, charisma and competence for a wide variety of audiences, including management.
• A mind for the details. Okay we know “detail-oriented” is on about every job description – but we really mean it!
• Agile in a fast-paced environment. We move, and we move quickly. Thriving in an environment that never stops, is a must.
• Plays well with others. You will be working in a high-functioning team environment. We work together in order to win together.
• Works well in a time crunch. There will be multiple time sensitive requirements, and you’ll need the ability to meet deliverable due dates.

The Specifics.

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 1+ years proven experience using Articulate 360 (Rise, Storyline)
• 1+ years of professional experience as an Instructional Designer, with strong e-learning background
• Proficient Microsoft Office Suite skills (e.g., Office 365).
• Experience using Adobe Creative tools highly preferred

Nice to Haves.

• Ability to leverage the capabilities of a learning management system. Cornerstone On Demand experience is a plus!
• Experience creating and implementing Management and Leadership Development programs.

So What About the Perks? Perks matter

• We take a hybrid work approach, finding balance between the benefits of in-person and work-from-home environments. This position has an on-site…