Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Senior Instructional Designer to join our team at our client’s site in Denver, CO.

Title: Sr. Instructional Designer, IT

Department: I.T. Learning & Development

Location: REMOTE

Certifications: A Not required but preferred.

·        Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD)

·        Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD)

·        ATD Master Instructional Designer

Years of Experience: 6-8

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or a combination of education and/or progressively responsible work experience in related area may be substituted in lieu of degree on a year-for-year basis.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

The Sr. Instructional Designer (ID) is a key role within the Learning & Development team. The Sr. Designer works collaboratively with business leaders, subject matter experts (SMEs), key stakeholders, program owners, and other learning professionals to design and develop innovative learning solutions that leverage a combination of learning modalities to maximize the learner experience, learning effectiveness, and business impact. The Sr. ID leverages instructional design techniques to author in-person, virtual, and eLearning content. This position uses their expertise to create original content. This position provides consultation on adult learning best practices and mentors junior designers in content design and development.

Partners with Program Owners & Business Leaders to select best learning modalities and design technical and professional learning solutions that drive capability development and business outcomes.

40%

Develops medium to high complexity learning experiences (ex: instructor-led training sessions (ILT & VILT), eLearning, performance support, video etc.) to address required capability gaps.

40%

Provide consultation to Village learning teams on best practices for creating learning experiences and leveraging common standards & templates.

15%

Other duties as assigned.

5%

Experience Required:

·        Advanced proficiency with eLearning and/or video development software applications (e.g., Captivate, Camtasia, Articulate 360 etc.)

·        Advanced Proficiency with graphic design, animation and/or audio recording tools (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, Audacity, Audition etc.)

·        Instructional design including eLearning design and development, needs assessment, working with stakeholders

·        Demonstrated experience using adult learning theory and methodologies to design and develop training.

·        Solid and rigorous project management skills including planning work, managing details, and keeping multiple tasks/projects on track.

·        Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·        Excellent interpersonal skills

·        Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

Blackstone Talent Group is a division of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and solutions firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone’s global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.