Strategic Instructional Designer for Government Training

HighPoint; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

HighPoint is seeking an Instructional Designer in the United States (Indiana/Indianapolis area) to design, develop, and maintain instructional materials for job training products. You will evaluate existing materials, create new curriculum, perform needs analyses, and ensure accessibility and quality standards are met.

The role requires collaboration with SMEs and cross-department teams, leadership on projects, and ongoing process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a 4-year college or university.
• 4 years of instructional design and/or training delivery experience.
• Experience with Section 508 accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and modify existing instructional materials to improve instructional design quality.
• Create and design new/refresher training products and curriculum.
• Conduct needs analyses, write objectives, recommend instructional models, create learning solutions, and integrate measurement standards.
• Select, modify, or create a design and development model for a project.
• Revise current training products and curriculum regularly to keep content accurate and current.
• Manage deliverables and timelines while meeting quality standards, Section 508 compliance, style guide requirements, and review cycles.
• Participate in call reviews, test calls, and quality activities to assess training effectiveness.
• Seek guidance/resources to ensure data is interpreted correctly at the product level.
• Work with curriculum team members, Subject Matter Experts, and cross-department representatives.
• Attend team, curriculum, and client meetings.
• Occasionally represent the Training team when presenting to the client.
• Assist new hires with onboarding plans, tasks, and shadowing.
• Create, document, and improve team processes, standards, and best practices.
• Recommend and execute solutions/work-arounds that support the overall program or project.
• Identify and communicate issues or improvement opportunities.
• Seek opportunities to try new processes and tools.
• Accept changes to processes and environment.
• Provide feedback to leadership regarding issues or improvement opportunities.
• Communicate clearly and in a timely manner about issues, opportunities, barriers, and project risks.
• Contribute to the overall goals of the training organization.
• Contribute to key projects and initiatives.
• Act as a key contributor and team leader supporting training organization goals.
• Experience facilitating training across multiple formats, such as instructor-led and virtual, preferred.

Skills

Instructional Design

Curriculum Development

Needs Analysis

Assessment Design

Adult Learning

Project Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

4 years of instructional design/training delivery

Tools

Microsoft Office

Section 508 Accessibility tools

SharePoint

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe Fonts

Captivate

Snagit

Job description

HighPoint is seeking an Instructional Designer in the United States (Indiana/Indianapolis area) to design, develop, and maintain instructional materials for job training products. You will evaluate existing materials, create new curriculum, perform needs analyses, and ensure accessibility and quality standards are met.

The role requires collaboration with SMEs and cross-department teams, leadership on projects, and ongoing process improvements in a fast-paced environment.