Instructional Design & Editorial Manager job at AMATROL

Are you looking for a company with a family atmosphere, excellent benefits, stable and interesting work, where your contribution to the community and team is truly valued?

Amatrol is the US leader in designing, developing, and manufacturing technical training systems. These systems include cutting-edge interactive multimedia online courses and hands-on training simulator workstations.

Our highly interactive eLearning and hands-on simulators are used by colleges, universities, high schools, and companies to teach individuals technical skills ranging from entry level basic to advanced levels to prepare them for work as operators, technicians, and engineers for diverse industries including advanced manufacturing, oil and gas, packaging, logistics, HVACR, and more.

The Team

We are looking for a manager to lead a staff of curriculum developers and technical writers who will design and develop the content for the interactive multimedia technical courses and hands-on instructions for our simulators in topics such as robotics, automation, and Industry 4.0 technologies.

Work you’ll do

• Manage a professional staff of curriculum developers and technical writers.
• Collaborate with both internal and external partners on the design, development, and delivery exceptional learning solutions.
• Lead editing effort, content writing, development of test questions and supplemental materials, and preparation of scripts for eLearning.
• Demonstrate creativity, flexibility, efficiency, and innovation in course design.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Education / Training related Field.
• 5+ years management experience.
• 5+ years of experience in developing instructional materials or delivering instructional content
• 5+ years of experience with end-to-end project/program management experience: conception and initiation, planning, execution, performance/monitoring, and project close.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to convey effectively and credibly, both verbally and in writing, with audiences at all levels.
• Excellent English editorial skills
• Excellent analytical and reasoning skills, sense of urgency.

Preferred Skills:

• Master or PhD
• Previous editing experience.
• Experience supporting learning in a college, manufacturing, or industrial setting.
• Experience with computer-based learning

What is life like at Amatrol?

• We’re committed to you being happy inside and outside of work. We offer paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), everyone works day shift so you can rest and spend time with your family and hobbies.
• We like to have fun! We have employee lunches, ice cream days, treat cart days, a Christmas luncheon, and other events that allow us to enjoy life and bond as a team.
• You will be part of something special. Amatrol is a long-standing family-owned business since 1981. We design and build training systems that help people learn the skills needed to get better jobs.
• Hear what our employees say about working in curriculum at Amatrol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32pVtsdLcAY
• You will be part of a team – not just a number in a big company.

Note: In order to be considered for this position, candidates must submit a current, chronological resume showing relevant work experience.

Please contact Human Resources if you need any accommodations during the job application process due to a disability. DAC Worldwide LLC is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.

*This position is not eligible for placement by outside recruitment or staffing agencies.