Learning Designer

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Job ID: T5928 - Learning Designer

This is a 4 month renewable contract.

ONSITE in Hartford, CT

Summary: Learning is essential to everything we do. At Travelers we believe in an inclusive learning culture that provides employees a variety of ways to support them during their learning journey. As a Learning Designer, you will design, develop, and deliver learning strategies to train employees to perform their jobs through use of multimedia and technology tools, which may include e-learning/self paced, multimedia, materials for instructor-led training, and job aids. You will contribute to the development of project plans, communicate results and recommendations to business partners, and manage work through the project life cycle for assigned projects.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct gap/needs analysis and make actionable recommendations related to learning needs.
• Recommend learning strategies and approaches for assigned projects.
• Contribute to development of short- and long-term organizational strategies and initiatives.
• Develop a project plan, project schedule, and milestone dates. Manage work through the project lifecycle.
• Design and develop complex learning solutions aligned with business and learner needs.
• Deliver leading-edge solutions. May work with team to explore new technologies or be internal lead for a specific technology.
• Design and recommend measurement tools for specific solutions and for broader use across our organization. Monitor feedback, evaluate impact and effectiveness of solutions, and communicate results and recommendations to business partners.
• Right size and reduce resource requirements without impacting quality or effectiveness.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in instructional design, learning and development, learning technologies, or comparable field.
• 3 years of experience applying adult learning and design best practices to develop engaging and effective learning resources.
• Proficiency in MS Office products and proficient with rapid development authoring tools.
• Experience with a Learning Management System (LMS), Learner Experience Platform (LXP), Digital Adoption Platform (DAP), and Learning Record Store (LRS).
• Knowledge of incorporating multimedia elements (audio, video, and graphics) into blended learning solutions.
• Experience with project management tools and techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with business partners and maintain productive professional relationships.
• Ability to self-review and meet rigorous quality standards.
• Demonstrated focus on continuous self-learning and exploring new trends, strategies, and practices in the talent development field.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in instructional design/curriculum design/learning technologies, adult learning, or business-related field.
  
  

Skills:

• Graphic Design
• Content Development
• Project Management
• Technical Writing
• Instructional Design
• Adult Learning Methodologies
• Learning Tools
• Needs Analysis
• Business Partner Relations
• User Experience (UX) Design