Lead Learning Design Specialist
Strategic Staffing Solutions
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Plan, design, deliver, and evaluate workforce learning and development programs.
- Design, develop, and deploy new curriculum including experiential learning, action learning, and other modalities.
- Embrace a mindset that allows for acceptance of minimally viable learning products.
- Develop course content and supporting materials with adopted enterprise tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Articulate
- Storyline, and Articulate Rise 360, and products within the Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Help in the trial and development of best practices in use of next generation design tools, such as Vyond, Animaker, and AI-assisted tools (e.g., video creation, voice generation, translations).
- Work independently or with minimal guidance on prioritized projects.
- Develop a scope of work that is in line with industry best practices and standards, as a member of a durable team.
- Develop solutions in line with the approved scopes and proposed timeline, working within the L&T service model.
- Build learning strategy PowerPoint decks to explain complex design principles and scopes to durable design team and stakeholders (which may include executives or SMEs) to ensure solution adoption
- Advocate for use of learning sciences and design best practices.
- Coaches other team members, shared services employees, and contractor design resources, when required, on client relations and design best practices, to effectively and efficiently meet deliverable requirements.
- Deliver design work against established standards and to meet agreed key milestones.
- Liaise with outsourced design and development capabilities (vendors) to ensure that external resources are available as needed to support design priorities.
- Manage training vendor relationships, as needed, included monitoring of performance, within budgetary constraints provided by LSM or LD&D leaders.
- Manage your own capacity and workload.
- Build key relationships across a range of stakeholders in the L&T value chain including L&T Portfolio Manager, Learning Solution Managers, Talent Development Services, Executive Development, Diversity Talent Management, and
- Technical/Functional SMEs as appropriate.
- Maintain awareness and incorporate industry leading practices and emerging trends related to learning design and development.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education, instructional design, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in learning design and development, preferably in the oil and gas industry or other complex and global environments.
- Expert knowledge of learning design principles, methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- Strong project management, vendor management, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
- Advanced degree preferred.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and matrixed environment.
- Ability to manage project scope and deliver within established acceptance criteria and timelines.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
- Ability to think strategically and creatively, and to innovate and experiment with new approaches and solutions.
- Ability to coach and mentor others in learning design and development.
- Ability to develop relationships with senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
- Set the bar high for what a company should do
- Create jobs
- Offer people an opportunity to succeed and change their station in life
- Improve the communities where we live and work through volunteering and charitable giving
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Plan
- Vacation Package
- Life & Disability Insurance Plans
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
Publish Date: 29 Apr 2024Tagged as: Lead Learning Design Specialist