Courseware Developer

Long Wave Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Long Wave Inc. is seeking a Courseware Developer to design and deliver military training content, including CBT and IMI, for a compact instructional design team.

The role welcomes adjacent skills and growth into full courseware authoring, with on-the-job Captivate training. You’ll collaborate on QA, writering, and storyboard work, ensuring accessibility and SCORM compliance while coordinating media and SME sessions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in ID, EdTech, Communications, English, Multimedia, or equivalent DoD/QA/technical-writing experience.
• 1–4 years in QA, technical writing, instructional support, multimedia, classroom instruction, or aviation/military training.
• Strong writing craft, attention to detail, and ability to learn authoring tools quickly.
• Familiarity with NAVAIR/military training conventions or ability to learn them.
• Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams; disciplined version control.
• U.S. citizen; eligible for Top Secret clearance.
• On-site in Oklahoma City; coachable and comfortable with rapid feedback.

Responsibilities

• Courseware production (≈80%): QA, writing, storyboard implementation; progress to independent Captivate builds.
• QA testing: Identify functional defects, navigation issues, broken interactions, and design mismatches.
• Learner-facing writing: Produce guides, job aids, POIs, lesson plans, and reference materials aligned to ISD objectives.
• Assessment development: Build written and scenario-based assessments; grow into branching logic and remediation paths.
• Storyboard implementation: Convert ISD storyboards into functional lesson pages and IMI screens.
• Standards: Validate against Section 508/WCAG and SCORM requirements.
• Media integration: Coordinate graphics, animations, VO, and video placement.
• SME dialogue: Participate in SME sessions; take on independent clarifications over time.
• Maintain traceability, configuration control, defect resolution, and continuous improvement feedback loops.

Skills

Instructional design

QA testing

Technical writing

Multimedia production

Aviation training

ISD standards

NAVAIR standards

MS Word

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Teams

Version control

US citizen

Top Secret clearance

On-site work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in ID/EdTech/Communications/English/Multimedia or equivalent DoD/QA/technical-writing experience

Tools

Captivate

Storyline

Rise

Lectora

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel)

SharePoint

Job description

Job Title: Courseware Developer

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Department: Training

Reports To: Training Manager

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret clearance

Position Summary

The Courseware Developer builds military training content including CBT, IMI, student guides, and assessments as part of a small instructional design and multimedia team. This role is designed for candidates with adjacent skills such as QA, technical writing, multimedia, classroom instruction, or aviation and military training experience who want to grow into a full courseware author. Adobe Captivate proficiency is learned on the job through structured coaching and paired authoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Courseware production (≈80%): Begin with QA, writing, and storyboard implementation; progress to independent Captivate builds.
• QA testing: Identify functional defects, navigation issues, broken interactions, and design mismatches.
• Learner-facing writing: Produce guides, job aids, POIs, lesson plans, and reference materials
• aligned to ISD objectives.
• Assessment development: Build written and scenario-based assessments; grow into branching logic and remediation paths.
• Storyboard implementation: Convert ISD storyboards into functional lesson pages and IMI screens.
• & standards: Validate against Section 508/WCAG and SCORM requirements.
• Media integration: Coordinate graphics, animations, VO, and video placement.
• SME dialogue: Participate in SME sessions; take on independent clarifications over time.
• Maintain traceability, configuration control, defect resolution, and continuous improvement feedback loops.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in ID, EdTech, Communications, English, Multimedia, or equivalent DoD/QA/technical-writing experience.
• 1–4 years in QA, technical writing, instructional support, multimedia, classroom instruction, or aviation/military training.
• Strong writing craft, attention to detail, and ability to learn authoring tools quickly.
• Familiarity with NAVAIR/military training conventions or ability to learn them.
• Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams; disciplined version control.
• U.S. citizen; eligible for Top Secret clearance.
• On-site in Oklahoma City; coachable and comfortable with rapid feedback.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret (SCI preferred).
• Experience with Captivate, Storyline, Rise, or Lectora.
• Knowledge of SCORM, xAPI, Section 508/WCAG, IMI levels.
• Adobe Creative Suite familiarity.
• or Naval Aviation background.
• Instructional design coursework or self-study.
• Small‑team, cross‑functional experience; AS9100 familiarity.

Position Benefits

As a full‑time employee of Long Wave, you are eligible for our benefits package including:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine‑hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability