What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Designer II position at Discount Tire?
Overview
Here at Discount Tire, we celebrate the spirit of our people with extraordinary pride and enthusiasm. Our business has been growing for more than 60 years and now is the best time in our history to join us. We are opening more locations every year and we are always looking for qualified individuals to join us in our growth. We are a company that promotes from within, both in our retail and corporate operations.
Under general direction, the Instructional Designer II analyzes, designs, creates, delivers and implements educational content to support the organization’s vision, organizational development and cultural initiatives in their area of specialty.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This position requires an associate's degree or equivalent work experience. Additional college level instructional design classes, conferences or workshops are beneficial.
Work Days:
Normal work days are Monday through Friday. Occasional Saturdays and Sundays may be necessary.
Work Hours:
Normal work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional hours may be necessary.
Discount Tire provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Here at Discount Tire, we celebrate the spirit of our people with extraordinary pride and enthusiasm. Our business has been growing for more than 60 years and now is the best time in our history to join us. We are opening more locations every year and we are always looking for qualified individuals to join us in our growth. We are a company that promotes from within, both in our retail and corporate operations.
Under general direction, the Instructional Designer II analyzes, designs, creates, delivers and implements educational content to support the organization’s vision, organizational development and cultural initiatives in their area of specialty.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Researches and analyzes learning objectives for training requests, including, but not limited to, project proposal, development agreement, project timelines, costs analysis and recommendation
- Designs, develops, edits and updates complex and interactive virtual instructor guided, web-based, and classroom-based course materials using instructional design methodologies
- Facilitates training for Company learning programs and initiatives
- Performs learning and user research and analysis to assess training effectiveness in relation to training goals
- Develops and maintains project and project communications, including, but not limited to, coordination and assignment of projects tasks, status reporting, meeting facilitation and report-outs and stakeholder management
- Trains Instructional Designer I
- Stays current on the latest industry technologies, trends and strategies
- Assists employees, vendors or other customers by answering questions related to instructional design processes, procedures and services
- Completes work in a timely and accurate manner while providing exceptional customer service
- Other duties as assigned
- This position requires a minimum of three years instructional design experience, including multimedia training.
- Project management experience is preferred.
- Demonstrated facilitation skills, both in the classroom and virtual environments, are necessary. Multi-site experience is preferred.
- Ability to analyze training data and produce effective measurements is needed.
- Knowledge of instructional design methodologies, specifically ADDIE and Kirkpatrick, is required.
- Proficient with eLearning authoring tools is required. Collaboration, facilitation and negotiation skills are required.
- Experience with Adobe InDesign, Articulate Storyline, Captivate, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and Adobe Connect is necessary.
- Experience with audio and video editing software is required. Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint are required.
- This position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills; knowledge of grammar rules is imperative.
- The ability to work efficiently under pressure, manage multiple priorities, accurately meet deadlines, deliver quality results, present a professional demeanor and work well both independently and in a team is essential.
- Customer service skills, including the ability to manage and respond to different customer situations while maintaining a positive and friendly attitude, are required.
- Demonstrated troubleshooting and organizational skills with a can-do attitude and the ability to adjust to changing requirements are essential.
- Maintaining confidentiality, treating others with respect, and upholding Company values are key attributes.
This position requires an associate's degree or equivalent work experience. Additional college level instructional design classes, conferences or workshops are beneficial.
Work Days:
Normal work days are Monday through Friday. Occasional Saturdays and Sundays may be necessary.
Work Hours:
Normal work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional hours may be necessary.
Discount Tire provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.