Instructional Systems Designer

Title: Instructional Systems Designer

Location: Panama City, FL

Company Background

A P Ventures, LLC (APV) is an innovative Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) providing services to Government customers at the federal and state levels in three key focus areas: High-End IT Consulting, Emerging Technology and Training Solutions, and Human Capital Services. Established in 2007, APV has completed 70+ prime contracts and currently oversees 25+ task orders, consistently achieving high client satisfaction, CPARS, and customer accolades. Our success is fueled by our skilled and motivated workforce, reflected in our impressive employee retention rate exceeding 90%. APV has a wide portfolio of contracts and Best-in-Class contract vehicles, including GSA MAS, OASIS Small Business, and 8(A) Pool 1, CIO-SP3 SB & 8(a) across all functional areas, HCaTS, and several other industry-specific BPA and IDIQs.

APV is a mature company dedicated to quality and exceptional delivery to meet its clients missions. We understand personnel are an essential part of this. We hire the best and take care of the people who come to work for us. We continue to maintain employee satisfaction and have a high retention rate, well above the industry average for our small business peers. We do this through our corporate practice that emphasizes on employee satisfaction through the three C s Culture, Compensation, and Career Development.

Role:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Instructional Systems Designer for a multi-year project to sustain and develop training courses for a defense customer.

Duties:

The Instructional Systems Designer will:

• Use the ADDIE instructional design process and modern courseware development software to design, develop, and deploy web- and classroom-based courses.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, graphic artists, multimedia specialists, and other team members to create engaging, effective, and compliant training content.
• Ensure all instructional materials meet the defense customer s standards, which include specifications for SCORM compliance and Section 508 accessibility.
• Serve under a Project Manager and lead development of a course or modules within a course, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
• Attend (in-person or via MS Teams) periodic meetings with the customer when your project is being discussed.
• Work with other ISDs on the team to solve problems and grow professionally.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, or a related field; Master s degree preferred.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 4 years in instructional design with proven experience leading training development projects, preferably ones within a military context that have used the ADDIE approach to instructional design.
• Must demonstrate 2 or more years of solid years of experience being part of a team responsible for developing and delivering training products.
• Expertise in instructional design methodologies and adult learning theory supporting web-based, classroom, and hybrid delivery modalities.
• Strong communication and planning skills.
• Proven ability to meet product deadlines.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with immersive technologies (AR/VR) in training environments is a significant plus.

About A P Ventures

A P Ventures is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status. Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability candidates are encouraged to apply. Qualified military veterans are encouraged to apply.