Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is a hospitality and vacation ownership company. The Instructional Designer II conducts analyses and designs, develops, and evaluates training materials across instructor-led, computer-based, web-based, and mobile delivery methods. The role collaborates with creative and technical specialists to produce interactive multimedia courseware and resolve training deliverable issues.
Responsibilities
- Performs more complex quantitative and qualitative analysis for business processes and/or projects. Often manages small projects, business processes or parts of larger ones
- Responds to, solves and makes decisions on more complex/non-routine business requests with limited to moderate risk
- Responsible for own work and contributing to team, department and/or business results. May direct work of non-management staff
- Assists more senior associates in achieving business results by: utilizing technical knowledge to identify opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of business processes; establishing priorities for self and, where appropriate, others; allocating own time effectively to meet goals in a manner that does not disadvantage other associates or groups; contributing to department/unit budget as appropriate (i.e., input, following guidelines, etc)
- Demonstrates an awareness of personal strengths and areas for improvement and acts independently to improve and increase skills and knowledge
- Performs other duties as appropriate
- Use established methodologies in all stages of the instructional design process, including needs assessment, analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation
- Conducting analyses in support of program development
- Develop curriculum and associated products in multiple formats
- Design engaging training materials for a variety of delivery methods, including instructor-led, computer-based, web-based, and mobile training
- Develop and package training products using computer-based training (CBT) authoring systems
- Work with Graphic Artists, Programmers, and Subject Matter Experts in the development of interactive multimedia courseware
- Research and identify data sources for instructional material development and additional information needed for instructor and participant materials
- Design interactive training materials that include sound instructional design methodology, appropriate training strategies, and participant activities for small and large groups
- Develop evaluation tools for the assessment of trainee knowledge and performance
- Perform work without appreciable direction
- Resolve problems with training deliverables and services and make any necessary modifications
- Scale design efforts to meet production timelines and targeted levels of interactivity
- Keep abreast of training and development research: learning theory, motivation theory, and new materials, methods and techniques
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in related field with 3+ years of direct ISD experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in development of courseware training materials
- Experience in hospitality, timeshare or sales and marketing industry
- Functional experience with eLearning authoring software is required, such as Captivate, Storyline, etc
- Experience using established methodologies in all stages of the instructional design process, including needs assessment, analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation
- Experience developing courseware outlines, storyboards, graphic requests, onscreen lessons, instructor guides, trainee guides, test questions, and assessments
- Experience creating various graphic design elements that support learning efforts
- Experience in the development of Instructor-led training and various support materials including PowerPoint presentations, job aids, participant materials and instructor scripts
- Knowledge or experience in emerging development technologies such as gamification, chatbots and AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Experience with Learning Management Systems administration and reporting
- Experience with video editing and animation software such as Camtasia, Vyond, etc
- Superior time management and organizational skills
- Strong written and presentation skills
- Strong quality assurance/editing skills
- Flexibility in dealing with a fast-paced, changing environment
- Excellent organizational skills in order to manage multiple task/priorities simultaneously
- Demonstratable experience using the Adobe Creative Suite is preferred
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