Overview

As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.

We are looking for a Instructional Designer - Online Programs/Courses to join out team.

This position supports the online learning platform, courses and faculty, and Academic Administration.

Responsibilities

• Develops courses within the institution’s designated Learning Management System (LMS)
• Prepares the components of a course including an overview, syllabus, learning outcomes, course content, proficiency assessments, and interactive activities
• Create, publish and manage eLearning content
• Design a variety of instructional materials for traditional instructor-led courses, online programs, web-based learning aids or products, and other programs as needed
• Attend curriculum committee meetings and ensure approved changes in curriculum are reflected
• Facilitate the use of effective instructional approaches in the design and development of online courses
• Assist the team in selecting suitable course materials and ensure that the course design is adhering to established standards and quality vision
• Responsible for the overall look and feel of online courses
• Develops instructional and training materials
• Operates within a course production framework that is flexible and dynamic to allow for changes in technology, student/faculty expectations, changes to pedagogy, new curriculum, maintenance and improvement
• Delivers courses per a program/course development schedule and budget to meet the needs of the institution
• Develops and maintains a course design model that reflects best practices in the delivery of higher education degree and certificate programs and uses known instructional design models
• Actively creates and contributes to ongoing documentation, training, and knowledgebase
• Write and copy edit content for correct grammar, punctuation, style and accuracy
• Manage rounds of edits and revision throughout the content development process, and be accountable for content quality
• Oversees project management for courses from inception to completion, and is able to communicate progress to director. This also includes planning for potential concerns and preparing work-arounds to meet deadlines
• Participates in team planning sessions to implement productive solutions to new technology and functional requirements
• Participate, as needed, in the testing and piloting of new educational tools and features of new learning platforms. Make recommendations on applications of these tools
• Keep abreast of emerging trends in online instruction pedagogy and tools, particularly those related to online copyright issues, accessibility, and the use of open educational resources
• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in instructional design, education, or related field
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience designing and delivering training programs required
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in training content management or other management experience
• Experience in instructional design and with instructional technology
• Experience with multimedia authoring programs
• Ability to write effective copy, instructional text, audio scripts/video scripts
• Knowledge of learning theories and instructional design models lesson and curriculum planning skills
• Knowledge of course development software and working experience with at least one Learning Management System
• Proficient knowledge of database structure
• Maintain confidentiality of information processed or prepared
• Proven project management skills
• Exceptional interpersonal and decision making skills required
• Maintain project documentation and course folders
• Ability to easily adapt to and learn new technologies
• Ability to provide excellent customer service
• Detail oriented with good organizational skills

We Offer:

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
• 10 paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program