Instructional Designer

• Works on priority courses and dealing with high level bureau and school/center clients, as well as designing a variety of complex, media-rich, and highly interactive courses and products beyond standard eLearning courses—these are considered tasks above entry-level for the field.
• Creates high-quality learning products to meet the needs of the Foreign Service Institute
• Designs a variety of learning solutions, including but not limited to e-learning, mobile apps, microlearning, blended learning, and instructional games.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to clarify performance gaps, write clear objectives, formulate instructional approach, design learning solutions, and produce evaluation instruments.
• Works with development staff to produce solutions.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of subjects important to Foreign Service Officers and applies knowledge to produce appropriate, effective, and meaningful learning solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 3 years of instructional design experience. As an instructional designer for FSI/EX/DLD, a minimum of 3 years ID experience are critical to demonstrate proven ability to identify performance gaps and design appropriate solutions to fill those gaps.

• BS/BA in instructional design, educational technology, or related field. The industry standard for a position within this field requires a B.A./B.S. in Instructional Design or related area.

• Minimum 3 years of instructional design experience.
• Demonstrated experience with at least two types of digital learning solutions (including, but not limited to: e-learning courses, mobile learning, simulations, microlearning, ePublishing, blended learning/flipped classroom, and games.)
• Demonstrated ability to develop training objectives, design learning solutions, and produce evaluations.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively write, review, and edit content.
• Demonstrated ability to apply learning theories and models to different learning contexts.
• Demonstrated experience working with project teams (e.g.: Graphic Artists, Developers, and Editors) to produce professional e-learning.
• Demonstrated knowledge of responsive web design, interface usability guidelines, Section 508 accessibility, SCORM, learning management systems, and integration of media into web-based training applications.
• Positive and proactive customer service skills.

Additional Desired Experience

• Familiarity with US government web/mobile development policies and standards.
• Knowledge of language learning principles.
• Experience with video/animation.

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