Instructional Designer

About This Role

This Instructional Designer role supports a portfolio of virtual training projects in the government sector. You will act as a trusted counsel to clients, understanding the complexity of their industry and developing creative solutions to help them meet competency training requirements for their audiences.

Responsibilities

• Apply instructional design methodologies (e.g., ADDIE) and evidence-based adult learning principles to create engaging, learner-centered training experiences
• Use learning design processes to create effective learning elements, programs, and curricula on time, on budget, and to quality standards
• Conduct needs assessments and task analyses
• Plan and document learning solutions and gain approvals from design leads, subject matter experts (SMEs), and clients; identify existing materials that can be curated and integrated into the learning process
• Write learning objectives that meet industry standards
• Write design specifications to ensure alignment of objectives with assessments, practice, presentation, overviews, integration, and motivation elements
• Write innovative course outlines and storyboards, audio/video scripts, facilitator and participant guides, job aids, and other materials
• Write engaging instructional materials, including assessments and quizzes, practice exercises with appropriate feedback, simulations, demonstrations, case studies, worked examples, procedural steps, and descriptions of concepts/processes/principles with opportunities for reflection and self-explanation
• Conduct design quality reviews of new and existing learning solutions to confirm consistency
• Conduct quality assurance checks with SMEs and internal technical reviewers; implement their feedback to revise design documents
• Collaborate closely with developers to ensure that finished materials are authored as specified
• Assist in the initial delivery of courses and make appropriate revisions to learning materials based on pilot results

Requirements

• Active U.S. Public Trust determination or ability to obtain one
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in education, psychology, instructional design, or a related field
• 5+ years experience in designing and creating courses and other learning items, or equivalent combination of education and experience (K–12 training experience will not count toward this requirement)
• Demonstrable experience in designing effective e-learning experiences, facilitator and participant guides (for the physical and virtual classroom), online simulations, and video and audio media
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, learning science and evidence-based design standards, and practices to ensure that learning content is of the highest quality and has the desired business impact
• Experience in using the ADDIE model of instructional design
• Demonstrable experience in designing e-learning that is fully accessible and meets industry-compliant practices
• Creativity and out-of-the-box thinking
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to write effective instructional text, facilitator materials, audio and video scripts, and other design documents
• Strong collaboration skills, enabling the instructional designer to work effectively with project managers, SMEs, design leads, other members of the learning team, and vendors to ensure that client needs and expectations are met
• Experience in working in fast-paced environments to deliver required results
• Ability to use learning technology and tools, desktop apps, and relevant knowledge tools

Nice to have:

• Higher professional qualifications or a master’s degree in a related discipline
• Professional qualification in instructional design or a related discipline
• Experience in managing change initiatives
• Experience using Richard Mayer’s 12 principles of multimedia learning and the Kirkpatrick Model of evaluation
• Experience using Articulate Storyline or similar course-authoring programs
• Experience working within the health care, government, or military sectors

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• 401(k) employer contributions and matching
• Growth opportunities in a variety of specialty areas

Important Details

• Work format: fully remote or flexible hybrid work model that accommodates virtual and in-office collaboration
• Supervisory Responsibilities: This position will not have direct reports but will be expected to mentor junior teammates and to lead by example and influence
• Physical requirements: Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Other Conditions

• Applicants must have authorization to work for any employer in the United States. The company is currently unable to sponsor or to take over sponsorship of an employment visa. U.S. citizenship may be required for future project assignments that involve access to classified information. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance if required.

About the Company

Reingold is a full-service marketing, communications, learning and development, and creative firm in Alexandria, VA. For more than 40 years, the company has helped government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and businesses advance their missions and make a positive difference in the world. Its multidisciplinary team combines strategic insight, creative expertise, and technology to design and deliver engaging training programs and communications that meet audiences where they are, build knowledge and skills, and inspire action.