Job Description
Position Title
Instructional Designer
Position Type
Full Time
Position Location
Arlington, VA (Must reside in DC/MD/VA)
Tracking Code
01034
Daily Responsibilities
- Creates high-quality learning products to meet the needs of the Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
- Designs a variety of complex, media-rich, and highly interactive eLearning/online training courses and products that incorporate gamification, storytelling, animation, video, and interactive activities.
- Works on priority courses and deals with high level bureau and school/center clients
- Designs a variety of learning solutions, including but not limited to e-learning, mobile apps, microlearning, blended learning, and instructional games.
- Collaborates with stakeholders to clarify performance gaps, write clear objectives, formulate instructional approach, design learning solutions, and produce evaluation instruments.
- Works with development staff to produce solutions.
- Maintains a thorough knowledge of subjects important to Foreign Service Officers and applies knowledge to produce appropriate, effective, and meaningful learning solutions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required: Years of Experience (min)
- 3 years of instructional design experience.
Required: Degree
- BS/BA in instructional design, educational technology, or related field.
Required: Experience
- Minimum 3 years of instructional design experience.
- Demonstrated experience in eLearning/online training courses with the ability to incorporate eLearning strategies such as gamification, storytelling, animation, video, and interactive activities that build on the foundations of adult learning theory.
- Demonstrated experience with at least two additional types of digital learning solutions (including, but not limited to: mobile learning, simulations, microlearning, ePublishing, blended learning/flipped classroom, and games.)
- Demonstrated ability to develop training objectives, design learning solutions, and produce evaluations.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively write, review, and edit content.
- Demonstrated ability to apply learning theories and models to different learning contexts.
- Demonstrated experience working with project teams (such as Graphic Artists, Developers, and Editors) to produce professional e-learning.
- Demonstrated knowledge of responsive web design, interface usability guidelines, Section 508 accessibility, SCORM, learning management systems, and integration of media into web-based training applications.
- Positive and proactive customer service skills.
Additional Experience Preferred
- Familiarity with US government web/mobile development policies and standards.
- Knowledge of language learning principles.
- Experience with video/animation
Required: Clearance
- Experience with video/animation
Job Tags
Full time,