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Instructional Designer
Location
United States
Posted
60 days ago
Salary
$80K - $95K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Instructional Designer
Forward Financing
• Design high-impact leadership curricula and performance management resources. • Optimize the global functional onboarding experiences. • Create comprehensive materials for synchronous learning. • Edit training videos, screen captures, and interviews. • Build SCORM-compliant courses in Articulate Storyline/Rise 360. • Use Generative AI to rapidly build training outlines and develop course assets. • Maintain a library of assets and manage course uploads/testing within the LMS.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Instructional Design or Learning & Development.
- Deep understanding of learning modalities.
- Strong consulting skills.
- Proven experience designing for Synchronous Learning (Zoom/Teams/WebEx).
- Working knowledge of video editing.
- Proficiency in Articulate Storyline 360 and Rise 360.
- Strong skills in Canva; basic familiarity with Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- commuter benefits
- flexible time-off policy
- paid parental leave
- 401k match for US employees
- wellness reimbursement
- volunteering days
- annual professional development budget
- charitable donation match
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