Job Description

Learning Design & Development Specialist/Learning Support Services – II (Associate)
1 year
Remote

Qualifications:

Education:
• Required: Bachelor’s degree
• Preferred: Degree or certification in instructional design, education, training, or related field of study

Experience:
• Required:
Minimum 5 years of related experience, with minimum 1 year of experience developing learning solutions (e.g., e-learning, instructor led courses, documents, exams, etc.); experience managing multiple low-medium complexity learning solution projects at once
• Preferred:
Knowledge of adult learning principles, facilitation, and learner-centered activities; experience managing / liaising with outsourced vendors to develop and/or provide learning content; experience developing blended learning solutions for different learning modalities (e.g., e-learning, classroom training, virtual training, etc.); knowledge of mobile learning requirements; knowledge of social learning concepts and application; knowledge of e-learning standards and LMS courseware integration with AICC and SCORM; knowledge of emerging and progressive content development tools and techniques; familiarity with content authoring tools / development technologies (e.g., Articulate, Adobe Captivate, Lectora, HTML 5, etc.); knowledge or experience in creating reusable content / learning assets

Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with Divisional Learning Directors, Learning Partners, Learning Consultants and low –to-mid-level divisional management and Subject Matter Experts to conduct training needs analysis
• Recommend the build/buy/borrow approach for learning solutions
• Manage learning solution projects of low-to-moderate complexity including creating and executing the course design and development schedule, coordinating with the LSS Planning & Project Lead or Learning Design & Development Senior Specialist, etc., as required
• Adhere to standards, guidelines, templates, and taxonomies as established by the L&D Design & Measurement Standards group
• Manage outsourced design and development of courses / content by vendors, as applicable
• Complete learning design activities
o Identify learning solution / strategies (e.g., self-study/ILT, templates, assessment approach)
o Create learning solution design document
o Facilitate stakeholder reviews of learning design, including compliance / legal reviews as required o Coordinate with Learning Partners/Consultants to review and receive approval on final learning solution design
• Coordinate the gathering of content and subject matter knowledge from stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Ensure learning measurement strategy is embedded into design of learning solutions per standards and/or guidance from the L&D Design & Measurement Standards group
• Ensure the development of learning content, as outlined in the development plan, is leveraging design elements, needs analysis results, information from stakeholders/SMEs, content from the learning content management system (LCMS), adherence to all content classification standards, etc.
• Upload and/or update content in the LCMS
• Facilitate e-learning development by managing:
o Development of storyboards
o Development of content / assets o Translations, if required
o Localizations, if required
o Content import
o Publishing of course/content
o Course/content review o Assessments, question banks, questions
o Testing and fixing e-learning content, as appropriate
• Facilitate instructor-led course development by managing development of:
o Pre-work
o Participant materials
o Required handouts
o Instructor / facilitator guides
o Learning aids (e.g., posters)
• Coordinate and manage content reviews and sign-offs with stakeholders
• Partner with subject matter experts to design and facilitate Train-the-Trainer programs, if required
• Coordinate with Learning Administration Associate Specialists, Site Coordinators, and/or Virtual Learning Producers based on planned delivery methods
• Partner with Vendor Management Senior Specialists to support procurement of specific learning solutions/services, as required • Maintain / modify courses as needed
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify courses for retirement
• Coordinate the retirement of courses in the LCMS and LMS, as needed
• Incorporate feedback from learning evaluations into future design and development activities
• Identify and recommend potential development tools and updates to the Learning Design & Development Lead

Below is the brief introduction of SPECTRAFORCE, the benefits we offer and the disclaimers:
Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams.
We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 130 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation.

SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people (and clients) can reach their highest potential.  Our entire workflow and teams are trained to cultivate the joy of NEWJOBPHORIA® with candidates and employees throughout their engagement with SPECTRAFORCE. http://www.spectraforce.com

Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, and hospital indemnity insurances. Additional benefits SPECTRAFORCE offers to the eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE offers unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at nahr@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable.