Sr. Instructional Designer

Job Summary:
Apply principles of adult learning and instructional design to the development of educational products that meet the needs of the learner and support the mission, vision, and goals of the company. Design content and associated metrics that optimize learning to support the customer in their journey to successful and profitable application of regenerative ranching principles.

Essential Functions:

• Instructional Design: Apply principles of adult learning and instructional design processes (such as ADDIE), to create educational products that may include face-to-face classroom, virtual classroom, eLearning, blended designs, non-linear designs, self-development designs, multiple module course curricula, action learning and media-based learning. Participate in needs analysis and interact with subject matter experts to inform the design and development of educational products. Generate the layout of the participant and facilitator guides, eLearning content and blended learning solutions through storyboarding and authoring and the layout of learning supports. Design content and associated metrics that optimize learning.
• Collaboration: Partner with other members of the department to develop training deliverables (e.g., written training materials, eLearning, scripts, etc.). Collaborate with graphics design and video personnel to create high- quality media that supports the learner's success. Participate in project teams on a variety of initiatives including new technology, new products, and special events.
• Strategic Support: Test learning designs and iterate content to ensure it aligns with learner's needs. Review and test new and revised curriculum offerings from other team members, providing feedback and suggestions for improvement and contribute to new curriculum or program ideas. Assist with quality control, proofreading, and distribution of courseware.
• Project Lead: Serve as project lead for assigned products assuming responsibility for completion of all specifications from conception to delivery while ensuring end product aligns with the Institute's standards and is completed within the established deadline.
• External Relationships: Cultivate and steward external relationships capable of partnering with and/or supporting outreach and education programming, actively identify new relationships within the company's system of relationship management, including coordinating with strategic alliances as appropriate.
• Metrics: Partner with customers and subject matter experts to analyze and document educational outcomes and learning objectives that support learners in their journey to apply the principles of regenerative ranching successfully and profitably.
• Contract Staff: Assist with the oversight of contract instructional designers providing guidance as needed to ensure assignments align with the Institute's standards and are completed within the established deadline.
• Customer Service: Use a customer-service-focused approach for all interactions and tasks. Maintain a cooperative working relationship with employees, contractors, visitors, and guests.

• In-depth understanding of instructional design methodology.
• Advanced proficiency in online education authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline preferred.
• Effective interpersonal relations, good communication skills, and a commitment to customer-focused services.
• Ability to rapidly adapt and respond to change in environments and priorities.
• Ability to track several projects simultaneously and complete tasks promptly.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.