Learning & Development, Associate Director

OVERVIEW:
The GroupM Learning Team designs, develops, and facilitates best-in-class training initiatives for talent and teams across GroupM – the world’s largest media investment company! Our mission is to provide individuals and organizations with the tools needed to do their best work for GroupM clients and achieve professional fulfillment.

ABOUT THE ROLE:
You will be an integral members of the Learning Team, focused on designing a new comprehensive learning solution to upskill and cross-train GroupM talent to stay current with rapidly changing media landscape. You will work collaboratively with the team, business stakeholders, and subject-matter experts to ensure all learning solutions provide best in class learning experiences and meet the needs of the business.

• Develop a cohesive learning strategy and curriculum for a new cross-training learning experience, by partnering with US leadership, the Regional Learning and Effectiveness team, and key stakeholders across the GroupM network.
• Conduct a needs analysis, in collaboration with subject-matter experts, to identify skill gaps, and determine learning objectives.
• Build learning solution recommendation to achieve discipline-specific outcomes, identifying appropriate curriculum and delivery methods for learner needs.
• Design and develop engaging learning content and activities, including e-learnings, instructor-led courses, reference guides, job aids, and performance support.
• Partner with subject-matter experts to translate written content and existing materials into visual descriptions (graphics, animations, interactive charts, and graphs, video-based scenarios) accurately.
• Create high quality supporting materials including participant guides, facilitator guides, story boards, scripts, tutorials, digital interactives, assessments, simulations, audio, and video that can be leveraged by subject-matter experts and Learning Team at scale.
• Apply instructional design theories, practice, and methods to enhance learning process and transfer of knowledge.
• Deliver and facilitate pilots and train-the-trainer sessions.
• Create and manage project plan, using sound judgement to identify scope, RACI, and assign timeframes for tasks to be completed.
• Continuously analyze program performance, learning experience, and business needs for strategic improvements to ensure we are delivering best-in-class programs and achieving learning outcomes.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Six to eight years of prior relevant experience in learning and development.
• Significant knowledge of instructional design and experience developing and deploying on-demand eLearning, instructor-led, and blended solutions.
• Proficient in adult learning and instructional design methodology (ADDIE, etc).
• Skilled in e-learning authoring tools (i.e. Articulate 360).
• Experience as a strategic learning and development advisor to the business and conduct needs analyses.
• Exceptional presentation and facilitation skills, with an ability to engage a range of audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain professional relationships and excellence in customer service.
• Full cycle project management experience.
• Six to eight years of prior relevant experience.
• Knowledge of media / advertising a plus

ABOUT GROUPM:
GroupM is a WPP company. WPP is the world leader in marketing communications services. Within WPP, GroupM is the consolidated media investment management operation and parent company to world-famous media agencies, such as Mediacom, Mindshare, Wavemaker and Essence. The company has offices in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Irvine, Atlanta, Seattle and in many other major markets around the globe.