Instructional Designer

TikTok; Oslo fylke; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to create engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances retention and transfer. You will plan instructional design projects and manage global training initiatives ensuring a consistently high-quality experience for employees worldwide.

Experience with agile SAM and ADDIE, plus proficiency in HTML5, Adobe tools, and rapid development of micro-learning solutions is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in instructional design and instructional technology.
• Experience with agile (SAM) and waterfall (ADDIE) design environments.
• Experience creating game-based learning, video, micro-learning, simulations.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging learning activities and course content to enhance retention and transfer.
• Plan instructional design projects.
• Lead global training programs with consistent learning experiences across regions.
• Foster collaboration among participants and stakeholders in design projects.
• Conduct instructional research and learner/context analysis.
• Apply adult learning theories to leadership learning strategies.
• Develop measurement strategies to demonstrate business impact.
• Communicate effectively and deliver engaging presentations to leaders.

Skills

Instructional design

Project management

English communication

Leadership

Design Thinking

Prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's in Adult Learning or Instructional Design/Technology

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Captivate

Storyline

Dreamweaver

HTML5

H5P

Job description

Instructional Designer

• Create engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances retention and transfer
• Plans instructional design projects.
• Manages overall projects to ensure a globally consistent training experience that directly impacts employee success.
• Promotes collaboration partnership and relationships among the participants and stakeholders in a design project.
• Conduct instructional research and analysis on learners and contexts
• Applies advanced adult learning theories into practical application-based leadership learning strategy.
• Partners and collaborates with other learning professionals and business partners in delivering a globally consistent learning experience.
• Develops comprehensive measurement strategies for all learning solutions to demonstrate business impact and effectiveness.
• Communicates effectively in visual oral and written form and deliver engaging presentations to business leaders.
• Acquires and applies new technology skills to instructional design practice.
• Remains a thought leader in instructional design and innovation.
• Designs learning that reflects an understanding of the diversity of learners including the demonstrated understanding of cultural differences that may apply.
• Create supporting material/media (audio video simulations role plays games presentations participant and trainers' guides etc.)

Education and Experience

• Proven at least 5 years of working experience in instructional design and with instructional technology
• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s in Adult learning or Instructional Design/Technology preferred
• Experience working in an agile (SAM) and waterfall (ADDIE) design environment
• Experience designing developing and delivering emerging learning solutions including game-based learning video micro-learning simulations and immersive scenarios requiring multiple branching elements strongly preferred
• Experience in building blended learning programs and micro-learning
• Good understanding of HTML H5p (HTML5) and Flash in the context of Learning Technologies
• Strong proficiency with industry standard design software (Adobe Creative Suite Captivate Suite/Storyline)
• Visual design skills and ability to storyboard
• Proficiency in design software (Dreamweaver Photoshop Illustrator)
• Strong project management and leadership skills to achieve design target timelines.
• Ability to write effective copy instructional text audio scripts/video scripts
• Solid knowledge of course development software and at least one Learning Management System

Additional Qualifications / Skills

• Strong project management skills
• Good understanding and experience in Design Thinking and Prototyping
• Good leadership skills
• Ability to work under high pressure incomplete data and tight deadlines
• Ability to find creative out of the box solutions to complex problems
• Self-driven with a high degree of accountability
• Excellent verbal communication in English. Additional languages are a strong advantage (preferred languages - Russian French German Italian)
• Ability to cope and navigate in a multinational multicultural and virtual team