Job Description

Position Title Instructional Designer

Position Type Full Time

Position Location Arlington, VA (Must reside in DC/MD/VA)

Tracking Code 01034

Daily Responsibilities

• Creates high-quality learning products to meet the needs of the Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
• Designs a variety of complex, media-rich, and highly interactive eLearning/online training courses and products that incorporate gamification, storytelling, animation, video, and interactive activities.
• Works on priority courses and deals with high level bureau and school/center clients
• Designs a variety of learning solutions, including but not limited to e-learning, mobile apps, microlearning, blended learning, and instructional games.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to clarify performance gaps, write clear objectives, formulate instructional approach, design learning solutions, and produce evaluation instruments.
• Works with development staff to produce solutions.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of subjects important to Foreign Service Officers and applies knowledge to produce appropriate, effective, and meaningful learning solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required: Years of Experience (min)

• 3 years of instructional design experience.

Required: Degree

• BS/BA in instructional design, educational technology, or related field.

Required: Experience

• Minimum 3 years of instructional design experience.
• Demonstrated experience in eLearning/online training courses with the ability to incorporate eLearning strategies such as gamification, storytelling, animation, video, and interactive activities that build on the foundations of adult learning theory.
• Demonstrated experience with at least two additional types of digital learning solutions (including, but not limited to: mobile learning, simulations, microlearning, ePublishing, blended learning/flipped classroom, and games.)
• Demonstrated ability to develop training objectives, design learning solutions, and produce evaluations.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively write, review, and edit content.
• Demonstrated ability to apply learning theories and models to different learning contexts.
• Demonstrated experience working with project teams (such as Graphic Artists, Developers, and Editors) to produce professional e-learning.
• Demonstrated knowledge of responsive web design, interface usability guidelines, Section 508 accessibility, SCORM, learning management systems, and integration of media into web-based training applications.
• Positive and proactive customer service skills.

Additional Experience Preferred

• Familiarity with US government web/mobile development policies and standards.
• Knowledge of language learning principles.
• Experience with video/animation

Required: Clearance

• Experience with video/animation

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