Instructional Designer

Position Summary

The Instructional Designer will partner with Harmony Academy staff (content and instructional designers) to support a series of high-priority projects, including creating content and building modules and courses for the proposed Teacher, Leader, and School Certificates in D2L Brightspace for both asynchronous learning.           

Essential Functions:

• Work with Content team leaders and Technology team to finalize key features and a structure for the format of modules and courses.
• Use knowledge of specific audiences for modules and courses to recommend appropriate language and voice.
• Offer suggestions for content items as it relates to presentation in a multimedia format.
• Make note of any errors on the Harmony online portal content.
• Attend content check-ins to ensure consistency and adhere to tight timelines for delivery.
• Participate in project management meetings as needed.
• Translate content into learning activities and assignments, using adult learning principles and instructional design best practices.
• Create learning activities and assignments that are engaging and useful for users.
• Ensure that assessments and assignments are aligned with the appropriate rigor based on the course numbers that they are aligned to within National University.
• Partner with the Content team to ensure course design aligns with the Academy’s goals and mission.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required in education, instructional design, or related field required, master’s degree preferred
• Three (3) years’ relevant instructional design experience.
• Three (3) years’ experience in adult learning, preferably within educational publishing; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Analytical and strong organizational skills, with excellent verbal and written ability. Preference given to candidates with a background in copyediting or training or experience in technical writing.
• Thrives in collaborative and team environment, but also works well independently or with limited oversight.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and has flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and follow-up.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with attention to time constraints for deadlines.
• Knowledge and understanding of the academic environment within PK-12 education contexts for teachers and leaders (preferred).
• Content knowledge of social and emotional learning
• Project Management experience
• Experience in educational publishing
• We are hiring more than one position, please note in your application if you have expertise in any of the following focus areas: D2L administration or course building; Articulate, Camtasia, or other rapid authoring tools or software, multimedia development or editing, graphics design or development.

Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills:

• Strong interpersonal …