Learning Experience Designer

Essential Job Duties:
Summary:
Essential Functions:

- Conduct needs assessment and initial analysis as part of their collaboration with NU Faculty and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
- Ensure alignment of curriculum to assessment and online content.
- Employ teaching and learning best practices into the development of online content.
- Author original content and modify existing materials in coordination with SMEs.
- Incorporate digital media into the e-learning platform.
- Maintain and update course related content.
- Consult in designing effective assessments and evaluation methods.
- Integrate credential and badging opportunities associated with national trends and workforce standards.
- The Learning Experience Designer consults with lead faculty and curriculum specialists on online course curriculum development by:

- Designing and providing recommendations for custom multimedia activities and other engaging course elements.
- Developing and consulting on appropriate assessment strategies.
- Conducting training and coaching on best practices for online course design.
- The Learning Experience Designer both designs and builds the course from start to finish by:

- Evaluating course materials to ensure that online course curriculum is consistent with requirements as specified by SMEs.
- Planning, conceptualizing, and organizing multimedia and design projects.
- Making design decisions and creating original content.
- Designing and developing effective custom multimedia content.
- May act as lead on course development or multimedia projects.
- For academic courses:

- Coordinate with SMEs, Faculty, Curriculum and Assessment, and Multimedia Design team to develop existing and/or original online course content.
- Assist in designing innovative and engaging online courses while incorporating digital media into the e-learning platform.
- Create job aids and tutorials to assist instructors with online course delivery tools and/or platforms.
- Collaborate with SMEs to provide consulting on online Learning and instructional design best practices.
- Write and align competencies at the micro
- to macro-level, create formative assessment, aligned learning objects, and adaptive instructional strategies
- Assist in developing and maintaining online teaching and learning standards/framework for institutional course development.
- Develop courses from start to finish, including multimedia and building in the LMS, across a primarily agile methodology.

Supervisory Responsibilities: NA

**Requirements**:
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in education, or bachelor’s degree and professional credentials in eLearning design and development.
- Three to four years of experience developing courses in a corporate, educational, or freelance environment or commensurate experience in fields related to education, instruction, curriculum development, research and assessment, training, project management and online pedagogy required.
- One to four years’ experience with at least one of the following eLearning development tools:

- Online course creation within hosting platforms such as Brightspace, Blackboard, Canvas
- Online learning or training and development tools such as Articulate Storyline or Rise, Kaltura, Videoscribe, Piktochart
- At least two years of higher education experience in instruction, leadership, curriculum development, research and assessment, and online pedagogy is strongly preferred.
- Certification in project management, or proof of at least six (6) months project management training is a plus.

Competencies/Technical / Functional Skills
- Intermediate-to-advanced knowledge of common eLearning development tools and LMS.
- Knowledge in education and training, developing original e-learning content, or the employment of instructional design systems methodologies in the development of online curricula
- Demonstrated experience in content development, curriculum development, and training.
- Strong knowledge of Internet terms, technologies, and protocols.
- Experience in academic planning, assessment, accreditation, and certification.
- Ability to conduct research through a variety of methods.
- Ability to provide technical guidance and leadership to professional personnel in development of eLearning materials.
- Strong interpersonal and counseling skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of personnel.
- Knowledge and experience working in adult education in the academic and training environment.
- Strong organizational skills with great attention to detail and follow-through, as well as the ability to organize a multitude of tasks under time constraints.
- Excellent oral and written communication abilities including interpersonal relations are essential.

Travel: N/A

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