Role Description
The Sr. Instructional Designer is a senior individual contributor who leads complex learning projects and programs that support employee performance and business priorities. This role works independently with business leaders, subject matter experts, and learning partners to identify needs, recommend solutions, and manage work from discovery through evaluation. The Sr. Instructional Designer also provides guidance and feedback to other instructional designers and helps improve learning tools, standards, and practices.
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Lead complex learning projects and programs from discovery through implementation and evaluation.
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Consult with business leaders, subject matter experts, and learning partners to identify performance or skill gaps and recommend the right learning or performance-support solution.
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Translate business needs into clear learning objectives, program plans, and practical learner experiences.
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Manage project scope, timelines, stakeholder input, reviews, risks, quality, and launch readiness for assigned initiatives.
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Set the learning approach for assigned programs, including content sequence, delivery method, reinforcement, assessment, and evaluation.
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Design and develop instructor-led, virtual, e-learning, microlearning, performance-support, credentialing, and blended learning solutions.
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Create and review e-learning modules, facilitator and participant guides, presentations, job aids, videos, assessments, scripts, storyboards, credentials, and other learning materials.
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Facilitate or support training sessions, train-the-trainer programs, demonstrations, pilots, and reinforcement activities as needed.
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Measure learning effectiveness using assessments, learner feedback, platform data, performance indicators, and business outcomes, and recommend improvements based on results.
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Ensure learning materials meet AGS standards for instructional design, brand, accessibility, quality, and content development.
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Provide design feedback, technical guidance, and mentoring to instructional designers and learning partners.
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Explore new learning technologies, including practical uses of artificial intelligence, and recommend improvements that support learning quality or efficiency.
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Maintain learning content, project documentation, and records within Degreed and other designated systems.
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Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, elevate quality and enable more innovative ways of working through the evaluation and utilization of AI, emerging technologies and digital tools.
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Partner across Global Learning and Development and other teams to communicate progress, resolve roadblocks, and support broader learning and capability-building initiatives.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in instructional design, instructional technology, education, adult learning, organizational development, human resources, communications, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
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Five or more years of experience designing and developing corporate, operational, technical, or professional learning solutions, including independent ownership of complex projects or programs.
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Strong knowledge of adult learning and instructional design practices, including needs analysis, learning objectives, assessment, implementation, and evaluation.
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Experience consulting with business leaders and subject matter experts to identify performance needs and recommend practical learning or performance-support solutions.
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Experience designing and developing learning across instructor-led, virtual, e-learning, performance-support, credentialing, and blended formats using digital authoring tools.
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Experience measuring learning effectiveness and using feedback, assessment results, platform data, or business outcomes to improve solutions.
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Experience with Degreed or comparable learning platforms, including content publishing, testing, maintenance, credentialing, or reporting.
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Advanced proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Articulate 360, including Storyline and Rise, and Adobe InDesign.
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Ability to apply visual design, multimedia development, accessibility, and quality assurance.
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Strong consulting, project management, writing, editing, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
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Experience in staffing, talent acquisition, human resources, workforce solutions, shared services, or AGS operations preferred; a portfolio or relevant work samples may be requested.
Requirements
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Location disclaimer: This position is open to North America locations outside of California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, and Washington.
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Per Pay Transparency Acts: The range for this position is $70,000 plus + bonus potential of up to $8,000.
Benefits
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Medical, dental & vision
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Hospital plans
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401(k) Retirement Plan β Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
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Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD&D as well as voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
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Company paid short and long-term disability
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Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
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Employee Assistance Program
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Tuition Assistance
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Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)