Position Title
Instructional design is a systematic and creative process of developing effective and engaging instructional materials and experiences. It involves analyzing the needs of learners, defining clear learning objectives, designing instructional strategies, selecting appropriate media and technologies, and evaluating the effectiveness of the instruction. In simpler terms, instructional design is the art and science of creating educational materials and activities that help people learn and acquire new knowledge or skills.
An instructional designer creates educational materials and experiences to facilitate learning. They collaborate with subject matter experts to define learning objectives and design instructional strategies. They develop content and integrate appropriate media and technologies to enhance the learning experience. They also assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the instruction and make iterative improvements based on feedback and evaluation results.
Writing or designing training materials, working with instructional and/or graphic designers, working with programmers to create web interfaces and applications, and working with American or European clients and teams. (Sourcing, researching, writing, and/or editing content across domains; not limited to only one niche like technical manuals or pop culture blogging).
- ID Assessment: Reading Comprehension, Chunking and Structuring, Content Writing, Storyboarding, Visualization Design Documents, Reviewing, Client Interaction (Production), Scoping and Estimation
- Interview: Communication, Articulation, Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, HTML5, Custom WBTs, ILTs and VILTs/VCTs, Production Team Coordination, Client Interaction (Production), Scoping and Estimation, Proposal Writing
Research and chunk content across various domains, including university/college education, software and process training for industries like retail, financial, manufacturing, and service; soft skills training for various levels of employees.
Structure and create course outlines in line with learning objectives, with content classification from provided source content or researched content.
Review and enhance course outlines, high and low design documents, scripts, storyboards, course output, and media files across various domains, industries, and learning formats; implement client standards, follow checklists, build efficiencies in review process.
Write and design content for various formats of training, including:
- SMART learning objectives
- Structured content for training, in line with learning objectives
- Creative content that connects to user demographics
- Video/animation scripts
- Stories and scenarios for classroom training and e-learning
- Dialogues for case studies
- Web-friendly text for interactive screens
- Questions and feedback for different formats of assessments
- Instructions to graphics and programming team on using visual and interactive strategies for representing content
Communicate and coordinate with the following teams and provide them with relevant inputs:
- Project Managers: Provide task time estimates and task status; communicate need for resources/infrastructure, create and update project guidelines.
- Practice Managers: Communicate need for support for team development and projects.
- Peers: Assist in content review and storyboarding tasks, provide peer reviews for language and quality checks
- Graphics and Programming Teams: Collaborate and brainstorm on visual and interactive strategies to represent content; clarify questions to explain storyboards; assist in reviews and quality control of developed products
- Client Stakeholders: Adopt consultative design approaches, engage in pre-sales interactions, ask questions to clarify content gaps, assist in walkthroughs of deliverables, provide design rationale when required to explain adopted instructional strategy.
Content Research and Structuring
- Ability to read and review content across various disciplines
- Expertise in using web search techniques and finding the right information.
- Ability to review large quantities of content quickly using skim/scan techniques
- Ability to spot patterns in content and structure/sequence in a logical manner
Review and Enhancement
- Highly proficient at reviewing content, instructional design and graphic design assets, and developed courses across various disciplines
- Collaborate with team members to improve file quality and meet learner needs.
- Ability to ideate new approaches to content treatment while reviewing.
- Ability to propose visualization strategies and collaborate with GDs for appropriate visual representation when needed.
- Eye for detail to spot missing content, typos and grammar errors, project guideline adherence, and consistency in design
- Ability to work with client standards and implement them consistently
Language and Grammar
- Thorough grasp of the English language with advanced level vocabulary and grammar
- Reading comprehension skills applicable across different types of topics and domains
- Ability to write error-free copy at various levels of English complexity
- Ability to write to standards and specifications including geographical and cultural considerations and client-specific jargon and formatting
- Ability to condense information and summarize in a succinct format without losing the original meaning
Communication and Coordination
- Fluent and relatively unaccented verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to understand accents across geographies and communicate with client teams in a coherent manner
- Maturity to understand process and situation and respond appropriately to client questions
- Ability to simplify language and clarify content to graphics and programming teams
Process and Technology
- Attention to detail and compliance with standards and checklists for all deliverables
- Openness to learn new processes and technology as required for new clients
- Ability to work with various cross-functional teams in a seamless manner, while keeping in mind corresponding templates and processes
- Any (Education/ Mass Communication/ English Literature/ Journalism/ Psychology/ Similar).
- Any experience and/or formal training in writing or design is highly desired.
- Any experience and/or certification in instructional design is a bonus.
- Knowledge of or experience with content authoring and/or web media creation tools is a bonus.
ansrsource provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, caste, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. We respect and support diverse cultures, backgrounds, talents, and perspectives. We believe embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment will help us grow and succeed as an organization and better serve learners, who are the ultimate audience for all we create.
