Instructional Designer

Reingold, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid work environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Reingold seeks an experienced Instructional Designer to support a portfolio of virtual government training projects. You will apply ADDIE, adult learning principles, and evidence-based design to create engaging, learner-centered experiences.

You’ll collaborate with SMEs, design leads, and clients to align objectives with assessments and materials. The role is hybrid, requiring two on-site days per week at our Alexandria, VA headquarters.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Public Trust determination or ability to obtain one.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in education, psychology, instructional design, or related field.
• 5+ years designing and creating courses and learning items; K–12 experience excluded.
• Experience in designing effective e-learning experiences and facilitator/participant guides.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles and evidence-based design.
• Experience with ADDIE model and accessible e-learning practices.
• Creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with PMs, SMEs, leads, and vendors.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments; learning tech proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Apply instructional design methodologies and adult learning principles to create engaging training.
• Develop learning elements, programs, and curricula on time and on budget.
• Conduct needs assessments and task analyses.
• Plan and document learning solutions; curate existing materials.
• Write learning objectives and design specifications.
• Create course outlines, storyboards, scripts, guides, and job aids.
• Produce engaging materials including assessments, simulations, and case studies.
• Conduct design quality reviews and incorporate SME feedback.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure accurate authoring of materials.
• Assist in initial delivery and revise materials based on pilot results.

Skills

Active U.S. Public Trust

Education background

5+ years instructional design

Adult learning principles

ADDIE model

Accessible e-learning

Strong writing skills

Collaboration skills

Fast-paced environment

Learning technology tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education, psychology, instructional design, or related field

Tools

Articulate Storyline

Job description

About Reingold

Reingold is a full-service marketing,communications, learning anddevelopment,,and creative firm in Alexandria,VA. Formore than 40 years, we have helped government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and businesses advance their missions and make a positive difference in the world. Our multidisciplinary team combines strategic insight, creativeexpertise, and technology to design and deliver engaging training programs and communications that meet audiences where they are, build knowledge and skills, and inspire action.

We’reproud to saywe’vebuilt a team of curious, passionate pros — from marketers and tech wizards toL&D expertsand strategists — who love what they do and bring their A-game every day. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We believe great ideas come from collaboration, humor, and a little bit of fun along the way.

When you work at Reingold, you get more than ajob,you get a community. We offer competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, a dynamic hybrid work environment, a vibrantworkplaceand growth opportunities in a variety of specialty areas. That means when we find great people (and they find us), they stick around for the long term.

That'swhere you come in.We’relooking for anInstructional Designerto support a portfolio of virtual training projects in the government sector. As an instructional designer, you are a trusted counsel to our clients, understand the complexity of their industry, and have a passion for developing creative solutions that will help them meet competency training requirements with their audiences.

This is a hybrid role, requiring at least two days per week on site at Reingold’s headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

Here’sthe workyou’lldo:

Essential Functions:

• Apply instructional design methodologies (e.g.,ADDIE,)andevidence-basedadult learning principles to create engaging, learner-centered training experiences.
• Use learning design processes tocreate effectivelearningelements, programs, and curricula on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
• Conduct needs assessments and task analyses.
• Plan and document learning solutions and gain approvals from design leads, subject matter experts (SMEs), and clients;identifyexisting materials that can be curated and integrated into the learning process.
• Write learningobjectivesthat meet industry standards.
• Write designspecifications to ensure alignment ofobjectiveswith assessments, practice, presentation, overviews, integration, and motivation elements.
• Write innovative course outlines and storyboards, audio/video scripts, facilitator and participant guides, job aids, and other materials.
• Write engaging instructional materials, including assessments and quizzes, practice exercises withappropriate feedback, simulations, demonstrations, case studies, worked examples, procedural steps, and descriptions of concepts/processes/principles with opportunities for reflection and self-explanation.
• Conduct design quality reviews of new and existing learning solutions to confirm consistency.
• Conduct quality assurance checks with SMEs and internal technical reviewers; implement their feedback to revise design documents.
• Collaborate closely with developers to ensure that finished materials are authored as specified.
• Assistin theinitialdelivery of courses and makeappropriate revisionsto learning materials based on pilot results.

This job description is not designed to cover orcontaina comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that arerequired ofthe employee. Duties,responsibilitiesand activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time.

This role is a good fit for someone with these qualifications,experienceand skills:

Required Qualifications:

• Active U.S. Public Trust determination or ability to obtain one.
• Bachelor’s or master’sdegree in education, psychology, instructional design, ora relatedfield.
• 5+yearsexperiencein designing and creating courses and other learning items, or equivalent combination of education and experience.(K–12 training experience will not count toward this requirement.)
• Demonstrable experience in designing effective e-learning experiences, facilitator and participant guides (for the physical and virtual classroom), online simulations, and video and audio media
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, learning science and evidence-based design standards, and practices to ensure that learning content is of the highest quality and has the desired business impact
• Experience in using the ADDIE model of instructional design
• Demonstrable experience in designing e-learning that is fully accessible and meets industry-compliant practices
• Creativity and out-of-the-box thinking
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to write effective instructional text, facilitator materials, audio and video scripts, and other design documents
• Strong collaborationskills,enablingtheinstructionaldesigner to work effectively with project managers, SMEs, design leads, other members of the learning team,and vendors to ensure that client needs and expectations are met.
• Experience inworking in fast-paced environments to deliver required results.
• Ability to use learning technology and tools, desktop apps, and relevant knowledge tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Higher professional qualifications or a master’s degree in a related discipline
• Professional qualification in instructional design ora relateddiscipline
• Experience in managing change initiatives
• Experience using Richard Mayer’s 12 principles of multimedia learningand the Kirkpatrick Model of evaluation
• Experience using Articulate Storyline or similar course-authoring programs
• Experience working within the health care, government, or military sectors

Supervisory Responsibilities:This position will not have direct reports but will be expected to mentor junior teammates and to lead by example and influence.

Work environment and physical requirements: Prolongedperiods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Additional Information:

The base salary range of $75,000to $119,900representsthe low andhighof the company’s pay range for this position. The budgeted starting salary is in the lower half of the base salary range. Individual compensation will vary based on experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and business needs. Full-time employees are eligible for comprehensive health and wellness benefits, 401(k) employer contributions and matching, and other benefits.

Reingoldis dedicated to providingequal opportunity for individuals of all abilities. If yourequireassistanceor need accommodation at any stage of the application process because of a disability or medical condition, please feel free to email [e-mail] or contact a member of the People & Experience team at 202-333-0400.

Reingold has a policy ofmaintaininga workplace free of drugs and alcohol. For access to the full policy, which is part of the Reingold Employee Handbook, email [e-mail]. Reingold ensures a safe, healthy, and productive work environment for its employees and others. All applicants are advised that full compliance with this policy is a condition of employment at Reingold.

Applicants must have authorization to work for any employer in the United States. We are currently unable to sponsor or to take over sponsorship of an employment visa. U.S. citizenship may be required for future project assignments that involve access to classified information. Candidates must be able to obtain andmaintaina U.S. government security clearance ifrequired.