Instructional Designer Remote – Contract Job

Tipping Point Solutions is seeking an initiative-taking, collaborative, and creative professional for an INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER (ID) position. This person will work on an integrated team with other IDs, Army client, Subject Matter Experts (SME), and other development team members to design an eLearning training solution with level 2-3 interactivity, as defined by Army Distributed Learning.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensure the instructional integrity and educational effectiveness of all training materials produced.
• Employ adult learning theory principles and learner-centric strategies in courseware designs.
• Collaborate closely with SMEs and other team members in development of storyboards with engaging and purposeful learning activities.
• Design complex level branching and intrinsic feedback loops.
• Apply proven eLearning best practices for learner engagement and knowledge transfer to include (but not limited to): simulations, practical exercises, and scenario-based knowledge checks, as applicable during the storyboarding process.
• Communicate effectively within the framework of an Army training culture.
• Employ excellent planning and time management skills to ensure storyboards are delivered on schedule
• Efficiently interface with team-members using technology-based workflow resources such as MS Teams and SharePoint.
• Perform other related duties and assignments as required and as assigned by supervisor.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Prior experience as an eLearning designer/developer of IMI Level 2-3 and storyboard design.
• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design or related discipline. Ideal candidate will have specialization in Instructional Systems Design or Instructional Design Technology.
• 5 years’ experience in the Instructional Design field.
• Firm understanding of the ADDIE system of design and evaluation.
• Ability to communicate ideas effectively and simplify or streamline complex ideas and processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication abilities.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and flexible environment where priorities and deadlines may change.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interface in a professional manner with Senior-level personnel in the company and Government/Military clients.

Desired Experience:

• Experience designing Army or Army University distributed learning content for interactive instructional multimedia to include game-based design.
• Demonstrated self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills
• Experience in a Government contracting environment.
• Familiarity with military culture.
• Familiarity with Adobe Captivate.
• Familiarity with learning management systems as delivery platforms for eLearning courseware.
• S. citizen. Eligible for government security clearance.

The ID will be expected to work within established project processes/deadlines (independent of home base time zone), collaborate with team members, and create project deliverables.

Tipping Point Solutions Inc. is a full-service eLearning company specializing in the customized production and delivery of content employing a full spectrum of media types to include eLearning, virtual reality, interactive video, and a hybrid blending of virtual and reality-based film media. Tipping Point’s eLearning services also enable our clients to cost efficiently respond to increasing demand for content delivery on mobile devices. Tipping Point excels in the revitalization of existing learning products, so users reach the intended learning outcome in an engaging, meaningful way with the highest impact results. Our services are for customers who desire to create, modify, or modernize learning content and make it more interactive, measurable, and effective. The net result of these enhancements is increased learner motivation that leads to greater comprehension, higher retention, and increasing course completion rates.