E-learning Developer/ Designer / Instructional Designer

Job title: E-learning Developer/ Designer / Instructional Designer

Location: 4050 REGENT BLVD, IRVING, TX 75063

Duration: 6 months - (Temp To Perm Job)

Job description

Seeking an instructional designer/eLearning developer in Irving, Texas to play a key role in shaping and developing our world-class cyber and information security training plans and programs. This is a hands-on role with the opportunity to lead and execute the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of a full range of innovative, efficient, and effective global learning solutions.

The ideal candidate is a creative professional with an entrepreneurial spirit who can design and develop learning and practicing experiences to help Citi staff be the first line of defense in protecting Citi information by educating them about why it’s important and how to act mindfully on a daily basis to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber attacks.

The individual will require a strong understanding of adult learning theory, learner retention and application, and demonstrate graphic, layout, and instructional design skills to build eLearning modules that are engaging, fun, and memorable.

If you are a self starter and motivated by:

• Acting independently and seeing your learning modules flourish from inception to completion;
• Developing content that resonates so much with learners that your training goes viral and attracts learners to seek out more of your cyber security training designs;
• Managing multiple projects that impact the company’s reputation and security; and
• A belief in the concept that excellence is in the details;

Then, this opportunity will fulfill your career wish list.

Bring your creative thinking cap and a return-on-investment (ROI) mentality as you collaborate directly with information security, cyber security, intelligence analysis, and operations and technology experts globally.

eLearning Instructional Designer/Course Developer Responsibilities

• Gain a deep understanding of business goals, industry landscape, existing training, and target audiences
• Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and set benchmarks to measure correlation of training solutions to performance improvement
• Design, implement, and drive continuous improvement of end-to-end learning processes
• Apply expertise designing programs and curricula for global audiences working with virtual teams in a large matrix organization to ensure multi-language translation and cross-cultural adaptation
• Analyze target audience, job tasks, learner environment, and existing content to identify appropriate instructional strategies
• Develop performance measures: criterion-referenced achievement tests, questionnaires, interviews, and simulation scenarios
• Design and develop learning solutions utilizing modern learning (student-centered) methods to ensure learning initiatives are constructed to produce the desired changes in behavior, attitude, knowledge, and skills needed to make real business impact
• Utilize sound instructional design methodologies to create complex (e.g., guided discovery, case method, problem-based, game-based, competency-based approaches), high-quality and innovative (formal, informal, blended) instructional materials and learning solutions
• Select and use appropriate techniques to define and sequence instructional content
• Conduct media analysis to efficiently and effectively match instructional media to the content, the audience, and desired outcomes
• Collaborate with global teams and subject matter experts on course design, development, and delivery
• Create and maintain job/task analysis, training needs analysis, design documents, storyboards, video scripts, project plans, and other artifacts for various training projects
• Apply project management principles and tools to direct the instructional design process to deliver results on time, on budget, and within scope
• Develop and maintain training materials, documentation, manuals, job-aids, quick- reference guides, and other training aids
• Collect and analyze program data to in evaluate training courses and program effectiveness; identify problem areas and make recommendations for improvements
• Actively research evolving trends in the field of learning and recommend innovative training tools and technique to deliver cutting-edge design solutions

Qualifications

• Three to five years of demonstrated experience in an instructional design or eLearning course development and graphic/layout design
• Extensive experience in at least one of the following eLearning development tools: Articulate Studio; Articulate Storyline; Adobe Captivate; or Lectora
• Expertise in PowerPoint; intermediate proficiency in Excel; competency in MS-Office products (Outlook, Word, Lync) required
• Experience with audio/video editing and animation software, specifically Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Soundbooth Pro, Adobe After Effects, and Flash a plus
• Exceptional written, verbal, critical thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong project management experience, must be able to self-manage and prioritize projects with little supervision
• Business and ROI-minded, performance improvement driven

Storyline is on the top of our list for “authoring tools” needed. We are not looking for Storyline “exclusively”, but the candidate must have Storyline (ver. 2) experience beyond the beginner level..

Additional Feedback: The ideal candidate will have Storyline, Captivate, Adobe, AND Lectora skills. In addition, they will have advanced PowerPoint skills among other qualifications.

Manager Update

Excel intermediate:

use the fill operations available to fill a data series
move the contents of cells and ranges within and between workbooks
work with logical function
use a range of formula techniques
apply a range of number formatting techniques to data
apply conditional formatting to ranges in a worksheet
apply borders to cells and ranges
apply a variety of page setup techniques
work with various elements of a worksheet
use a range of techniques to work with worksheets
use a range of find and replace techniques
sort data in a list n a worksheet
filter data in a table
use a range of techniques to enhance charts
apply formatting techniques to text on charts

PowerPoint advanced:

Incorporate Audio in a Presentation
Incorporate Content from Other Programs
Insert a sound file as an Icon
Copy/Paste content from another program
Insert all or part of a sound file in a presentation
Insert link to content from another program
Specify timing, repetition, fading of a sound clip
Embed all/part of a file from another program
Add a CD audio sound track to a presentation
Convert/edit an embedded object
Record and add a sound file to a presentation
Export a PowerPoint Object to another program
Incorporate Video in a Presentation
Create an Interactive Presentation
Link to a video clip in a presentation
Create a link to another slide in the presentation
Embed a video clip in a presentation
Insert a link to an email address
Link to an internet video in a presentation
Create a graphic hyperlink
Modify settings of a video clip
Place an action button on a slide
Create a self-running presentation
Use Templates and Themes
Base a new Presentation on an Office Template
Use Animation in a Presentation
Modify and save a template

**Please include within candidate submission:
Intermediate Excel Test Scores – 2010 version – needed to phone screen
Advanced PowerPoint Test Scores – 2010 version – needed to phone screen
Candidates portfolio if available – needed for in person interview.

This is an urgent requirement with one of our banking client, the hiring manager is actively interviewing consultant and want to fill this requirement by end of this week.If you are interested, please respond to this positing with your updated copy of resume or you can reach me on 732-333-8796.