Temporary - Educational Technology and Platform Specialist

Position: Educational Technology and Platform Specialist
Location: Piscataway NJ location (445 Hoes Lane)
Duration:12 to 18 Months
40 hours a week
Hybrid Schedule (3 days on site, 2 days remote) once fully trained

Description:
The Educational Technology and Platform Specialist is a temporary role for 12-18 months that requires a blend of software technical expertise, troubleshooting skills, learning management system administrative responsibilities, and training and development knowledge. The overall purpose of this position is to provide technical support and perform administrative responsibilities on the Learning Network (ILN) platform (learning management system) and provide technical support for Educational Activities customers and partners.
This position functions as an individual contributor.
Key Responsibilities
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
* Provides technical support as the Learning Network (ILN) Administrator (learning management system) including researching, diagnosing, troubleshooting and identifying solutions to resolve customer issues
* Assists and/or collaborates with internal and external platform teams to implement ILN technical fixes and enhancements
* Keeps abreast of technology and provides recommendations to improve end user support and operations
* Writes/updates user guides and documentation regarding the ILN
* Uploads courses to ILN as needed
* Produces ILN standard and custom reports
* Assists with Learning Network implementations of new ILN Partners
* Participates in reviewing requirements for ILN enhancements and tests enhancements
* Writes ILN testing scripts for UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
* Participates in UAT including resolving technical issues, reporting, etc.
* Delivers SCORM sales orders, as needed
* Prepares product data to be uploaded to internal systems
* Processes internal reimbursements to ILN Partners for ILN licenses
* Supports the creation of analytics and usage reports for eLearning products, identifying actionable insights, key trends and metrics, user behavior, data/marketing/website optimization opportunities, as well as to respond to institutional customer requests
* Gathers, generates, and reviews catalog records of eLearning courses as per machine readable cataloging (MARC) standards and (Knowledge Bases and Related Tools) KBART title lists
* Updates, edits, and/or enhances existing catalog records for greater discoverability
* Submits and monitors project management tickets (JIRA)
* Coordinates virtual events/webinars, including setting up registration pages, providing production support, collaborating with marketing efforts, and producing events
* Assists with website that supports the Learning Network, including conducting keyword research to improve SEO, auditing LMS content and URLs to ensure data integrity, and creating/updating customer support documentation
* Conducts industry research and landscape assessments within the adult learning space
* Works on other Educational Activities projects as needed and assigned
Education and Experience:
* Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
* Preferred knowledge in learning management administration, educational technology, and/or technical support
Skills & Other Requirements:
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills including being a creative problem solver
* Strong comfort with software
* Strong customer service, administrative, and software skills
* Strict attention to detail
* Ability to work well under pressure with deadlines, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
* Knowledge of educational technology platforms including learning management systems
* Highly competent in working with Microsoft Office and Google Docs
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully with both internal and external stakeholders
* Knowledge of HTML, CSS a plus
* Knowledge of JIRA a plus
* Exposure working with system requirements a plus

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where individuals from all backgrounds feel valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences to join our team and help us build a culture of belonging.