Instructional Designer - Mars Veterinary Health

As part of Mars—a family-owned business with 90 years of experience in pet care—Mars Veterinary Health is a globally-connected pet healthcare network that’s united by purpose, powered by data, and driven by people. With 3,000 veterinary clinics made possible by 70,000+ Associates who care for 10M+ pets across 30 countries each year, we’re creating seamless access to quality care at scale—from preventive and wellness to specialty and emergency—and at every stage of a pet’s life.

Together, we’re advancing our Purpose—A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS—and supporting a thriving future for the veterinary professionals who make pet healthcare possible.

This role requires associates to work out of a MVH hub location in North America.

The Development Instructional Designer(s) are creative and detail-oriented focused on design and develop of high-impact learning experiences that support Associate growth and organization goals. The role involves working closely with subject matter experts (SMEs) and stakeholders to translate complex information into engaging, accessible and results-driven learning solutions.

• Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
• Apply instructional design principles and adult learning theory to create effective training materials.
• Develop blended learning experiences including eLearning, instructor‑led training (ILT), virtual instructor‑led training (vILT), microlearning, job aids, simulations, and performance support tools.
• Utilize authoring tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Rise, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Creative Suite, to create engaging and interactive content with a willingness to learn new development methods and tools.
• Ensure content is inclusive, accessible and aligned with organizational learning standards.
• Partner with SMEs and key stakeholders to conduct learning needs assessments and define learning objectives, build project plans with clear timelines and accountabilities.
• Translate technical or complex content into clear, concise and compelling learning experiences.
• Support the implementation of learning initiatives in the learning management system and/or Skills Platform.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools and best practices in instructional design and learning technology.
• Participate, as assigned, in project management activities and partner on projects with other ISD and learning systems admins.
• Follow defined processes, standards and protocols, provide recommendations and feedback to improve, participate in team meetings and engagement activities.
• Iterate and update existing learning assets based on feedback and performance outcomes.

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s degree
• Preferred:
  Advanced degree in ISD or ATD CPLP
• 3+ years’ experience, designing and developing learning content for adult learners.
• Proficiency with instructional design models and digital learning development.
• Strong writing, editing and visual communication skills.
• Preferred:
  Experience with graphic design, video editing or animation development tools.

Salary Range: $90,300 - $141,094

• Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones.
• Fertility and family‑building assistance.
• Paid Parental leave.
• Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance.
• Practice Paid Short- and Long‑Term Disability.
• Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Legal Plan.
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account.
• Mental health support and resources.
• Student Debt Relief (for full‑time DVMs).
• A Variety of discounts including Mars, Pet Smart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more.

• Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time.
• Project timelines and work volume/deadlines may often require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job.
• Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
• Abili…