Instructional Designer

The Opportunity:

Responsible for the design and deployment of multiple courses within Columbus Academy curriculum to drive positive impact on Columbus’ businesses globally and meet the employees’ professional learning needs. Promotes a learning culture throughout Columbus in a positive, engaging way. Maintains and manages strong relationships with key stakeholders relevant to the courses, being the first point of contact for the course within the business.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plan, design and develop engaging learning deliverables in line with project scope, using common tools and templates.
• Align organization’s learning needs with business objectives.
• Visualize the content and create the storyboard, images, illustrations, videos, simulations, and H5P elements (interactive and engaging visual/written content).
• Write, edit, modify, reuse, and structure the written content as per the course outline/structure into modules, topics, sub-topics and create knowledge-testing objective-type quizzes, activities, or exercises.
• Review deliverables for completeness, compliance with standards, and consistency with the detailed design prior to client/course owner review.
• Perform quality checks on the training deliverables to meet the standard quality benchmarks (user acceptance, editorial, instructional design) and client’s/learner’s requirements.
• Develop training materials, such as e-learning courses/WBTs, ILTs, VILTs, simulations, videos, H5P elements, instructor/participant guides, activities, knowledge check quizzes, job aids, and bite-sized courses.
• Create new courses and update/revamp old courses. Manage the different course versions.
• Help the Academy team develop training and development standards and templates.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in English/Mass or Media Communication /Instructional Design/Educational Technology or a related design discipline.
• Specialized knowledge/certification in instructional design, online learning, video-based learning, mobile learning, video editing, content writing and editing.

Work Experience:

• Extensive experience in designing and developing training curriculum.
• Experience in researching and creating engaging courses based on the target audience.
• Experience of working for a Global Organization.
• Experience working with the latest educational technology and design tools.
• Proven experience of working independently.

Key Competencies, Knowledge & Skills:

Must Have

Knowledge of instructional design best practices, adult learning theories and demonstrated ability to design learning content that is effective.

• Strong design creation in CANVA software.
• Strong design creation in PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience in video creation using AI tools, for example Synthesia & CANVA.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Strong communication skills in English:
  • Ability to write clear and measurable learning objectives, content and assessment questions mapping to the learning objectives.
  • Ability to interview SMEs, collaborate with stakeholders across different levels and borders.
• Attention to detail to ensure quality.
• Ability to prioritize and manage the assigned tasks and meet the desired milestones with optimum quality.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, & Teams.
• Video creating and editing skills.
• Passion for learning and development.
• Strong team worker, with enthusiastic, can-do approach, with ability to coordinate and work as ‘one team’.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of content/course designing, developing (authoring), and managing tools, such as H5P elements, LMS, CANVA and Artificial Intelligence tools such as voice overs, Avatars or anything equivalent.
• Experience of working in I.T. service industry.