Senior Instructional Designer

Oak Grove is seeking a Senior Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) for immediate openings in its Alexandria VA office...

Position Details:

• Review ILT and WBT design documents, storyboards, student/instructor guides, labs and assessments to assure adherence to UTI design standards
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to assist in developing learning content, including: storyboards, job aids, presentation slides, instructor and participant guides, quick reference materials, and exercises
• May conduct training needs assessment
• May analyze and research the technology and infrastructure available to meet client needs
• Assist in designing curriculum and courseware according to instructional principles, industry-accepted instructional strategies, client objectives, and program objectives
• Assist in assessing a client's learning situation, expectations, resources, constraints, learning needs, learning gaps, and tasks in relation to the organization's mission and goals.
• Implement best practices in instructional design and incorporate feedback mechanisms

Web-Based Training design and development:

• Familiarity with design documents, storyboards, and online learning media Instructional design experience in applying interactive design models to effectively cover course content
• Ability to perform storyboard "read-throughs" and visualize design treatments prior to production of eLearning content
• Ability to write and edit narration using direct/natural language and evaluate product for proper tone, inflection, pronunciation, and pacing.
• Construction of proper learning objectives Online assessment methods

Classroom-based instructional design and development:

• Familiarity with instructor guide/student guide formats and high-level course maps
• Experience designing hands-on lab activities Experience designing in-class learning activities such as role plays and games
• Construction of proper learning objectives Paper-based, hands-on, and LMS-based assessment methods
• General Quality Assurance Skills: Ability to test consistently under tight deadlines
• Desire to collaborate with testing partners and vendor partners
• Ability to multitask and stay organized while handling multiple files
• Experience with technical subject matter Ability to test courseware at component or comprehensive levels

• 4-year college degree preferred in a related field such as educational instruction; instructional design or other related field.
• Some experience in the design and development of web-based courseware preferred
• Familiarity with 508 compliance and SCORM conformant courseware
• Experience with Articulate rapid e-Learning development authoring tool preferred, but not required

Oak Grove Technologies LLC is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V. The company participates in E-Verify to determine an individual's identity and employment eligibility to work in the United States. E-Verify is a service of DHS and SSA.