Instructional Designer Embanet Corporation

Job Description

Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group (?Embanet-Compass?) partners with premier non-profit educational institutions by providing the capital and support needed to launch successful online degree programs with world-wide reach. Embanet-Compass is passionate about enabling the learners of the world to achieve their higher educational goals via an exceptional online learning experience. We pride ourselves on providing our partner institutions with personalized support resulting in successful program development and high retention rates.



Take Your Career in a Positive, Exciting New Direction.

What is it like to work with Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group? Our team atmosphere provides the best of both worlds: a highly professional yet friendly setting where you can do your best work, while collaborating with an affable group of respected, highly intelligent individuals that includes faculty, researchers, former deans, marketers, recruiters, instructional designers, and technologists. We enjoy our work, our colleagues and are passionate about our partners and students. Our strong growth has provided an opportunity for you to join our team in Chicago, Orlando or Toronto.



Instructional Designer: Your Opportunity to Utilize your Digital Expertise.



Primary duties of this innovative role will include the following:

Manages the course development process for new, revision, and revamp courses and assures that courses adhere to academic partners? standards.
Develops and supports partner-chosen online learning environments.
Provides instructional design consultation to faculty of academic partners; assists faculty in the development of contextually-rich, engaging, and objective-driven courses that focus on applicable real-world/workplace skills.
Works within project management application to document course development process data including time tracking, project comments, and task completion.
Designs content for delivery in online environments and completes instructional design documentation to ensure quality and consistency.
Conducts photo research for images to supplement learning activities.
Uses WYSIWYG multimedia tools to develop multimedia pieces.
Communicates regularly with partner faculty during course development process.
Inputs course content/components into Learning Management System portals.
Conceptualizes and storyboards instructionally sound, interactive, engaging web-based course components.
Conducts quality assurance reviews on courses and implements revisions.
Reviews existing courses for quality, currency, and consistency and works with faculty to enhance courses.
Participates in university team meetings.
Helps to test and implement agreed-upon emerging technologies in courses.
Prepares course hand-off documentation and attends hand-off meetings with the Student Support Services and Help Desk teams.
Serves as a resource to business units and partner faculty during course delivery.
Attends course revision calls and creates scope documents outlining confirmed revisions from post-course discussions.
Prepares course facilitators? guides.

Qualifications

Knowledge of adult learning principles, constructivism, facilitation, and learner-centered activities
Ability to provide instructional design consulting services to subject matter experts
Minimum of a bachelor degree in education or a related degree; master?s degree preferred
Minimum of 3 years experience in instructional design with experience in designing authentic assessments and generative learning experiences
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience in learning management systems and html
Ability to be creative, flexible, and innovative in course design
Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize, adhere to budgets, and meet deadlines
Exceptionally strong attention to detail
Comfort in working within project management applications

Enjoy the Rewards of Excellence:

Exceptional Compensation and Benefits.

In return for your invaluable knowledge, skills, talent and ambition, Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including substantial tuition reimbursement for our advanced degree programs that Embanet-Compass supports, and much more.

Location:	Chicago, IL United States