Location: United States
Hybrid work model: Remote
Contract Type: Short-term Fixed-term contract
Job summary:
In this role, you will deliver world-class service and sector-leading digital products to our portfolio of global clients. This could include designing and building high-end blended MBA programs, supporting clients in creating life changing MOOCs, developing competency-based job training.
You will work closely with internal role players on multiple client and in-house projects and be responsible for delivering high-quality course content. While you will be part of a highly supportive environment, as a Learning Designer, you will be expected to:
- take full ownership of your work,
- contribute to the supportive environment by offering coaching and peer support,
- develop an area of specialisation in which you can provide a high level of coaching to peers and/or external stakeholders.
Core Learning Design tasks:
- Apply advanced learning and design knowledge and skills to create technology-enabled learning experiences for a range of learners that meet best practice standards.
- Effectively engage in regular interactions with internal role players to translate a course blueprint into a detailed course atlas/storyboard which supports an effective and efficient digital course building process.
- Taking a lead in internal Construct team initiatives.
- Reviewing course documentation to familiarise yourself with the broader context of the course.
- Collecting content aligned to learning outcomes by creating and reviewing content request documents for your clients.
- Creating instructionally sound and engaging online learning experiences by presenting content coherently, creating relevant activities, and proposing necessary graphic and video content.
- Designing and writing grammatically correct learning content in partnership with external subject matter experts (SMEs).
- Populating course atlas/storyboard and writing scripts, according to Construct’s learning and visual design principles.
- Author directly on the LMS or support the learning technologist team as they build the course.
- Regularly engaging with the production team to create a course graphics guide and video graphics guide according to Construct’s design principles.
- Supporting internal role players through QA processes. (For example, processing client feedback and mapping all design activity to Construct’s quality standards)
Additional tasks:
- Provide additional support for learning strategy for a project by reviewing course deliverables and ensuring they are aligned with the learning cycle design and other required internal and external (client) standards.
- Build and maintain strong client and partner relationships
- Provide advanced expertise (such as use of specific technologies, learning design approaches or tasks, etc.)
You have:
- 5 years + working experience in online or blended Learning Design, or similar role.
- Strong consultancy and communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to develop and/or design courses for multiple LMSs (EdX, Canvas, and Bridge, etc.)
- Proven ability to self-motivate, work autonomously and demonstrate leadership qualities with a multidisciplinary team.
- Deep knowledge of best practices for online and blended learning design.
- Ability to coach peers and external role players on best practices.
- Demonstrable interest in and understanding of agile L&D design and delivery, especially technologically enhanced L&D.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- A passion for great learning and a solutions-orientated approach to learning and design challenges.
ABOUT CONSTRUCT
Construct Education is a strategic digital learning solutions company specializing in the design of innovative, impactful, and bespoke digital learning experiences. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of OES, a global leader in education solutions, we continue to push the boundaries of online education.
Construct Education is a fee-for-service partner to institutions, and organizations worldwide, creating digital learning experiences that empower both learners and educators. We are committed to redefining online education in a way that prepares learners for real-world challenges and helps them succeed in their careers.
We are on a mission to transform online learning and bridge the gap between education and employment. Our vision is for everyone to have access to meaningful education through superior online programs.
