Instructional Designer

Hollywoodbets; Durban; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational technology company in Durban is looking for an experienced Instructional Designer. The role involves creating engaging learning activities and course content, developing materials from expert input, and redesigning courses for online formats. Candidates should have a degree and at least 5 years of instructional design experience. This position offers a collaborative work environment focused on innovative educational solutions.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ Instructional Design Experience.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging learning activities and compelling course content.
• Develop materials based on information from experts.
• Visualize instructional graphics and finished products.
• Create realistic objectives for learning or performance.
• Redesign courses for online presentation.
• Conduct instructional research and analysis.
• Apply tested instructional design theories and methods.
• Provide exercises that enhance the learning process.
• Create supporting media such as audio or video.
• Recommend changes to existing courses.
• Analyze courses to meet organisational standards.
• Adapt coursework for learners with disabilities.
• Stay aware of emerging instructional technologies.
• Maintain project documentation and course folders.
• Identify target audience’s training needs.
• Set instructional end goals.
• Analyze trends in learning technologies.
• Devise assessment modes like tests or quizzes.
• Determine criteria for judging learner performance.
• Ensure content matches established objectives.
• Reshape content for changing needs.
• Structure content for optimizing learning.
• Create and test multimedia.
• Develop entire courses and curriculum.
• Create student guides and training manuals.
• Conduct ad hoc tasks or research.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Energy

Education

Degree or appropriate qualification

Job description

Job Description

• Communication
• Presentation
• Energy

Responsibilities

• Create engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances retention and transfer.
• Develop materials for courses based on information provided by subject matter experts, department heads and trainers to create the best coursework possible.
• Visualize instructional graphics, the user interface and the finished product.
• Create realistic objectives for learning or performance for students and instructors.
• Redesign courses for online presentation that are conducive to distance learning programs while still adhering to academic goals of the institution.
• Conduct instructional research and analysis on learners and contexts.
• Apply tested instructional design theories, practice and methods.
• Provide exercises and activities that enhance the learning process.
• Create supporting material/media (audio, video, simulations, role plays, games etc).
• Recommend changes to existing courses, including technology or instructional methods, to better adhere to delivery options and accessibility for the course.
• Analyze courses to ensure they meet or exceed the organisational standards and provide reports for accreditation reviews.
• Adapt coursework to assist learners with disabilities so that they are able to experience the same learning opportunities as others.
• Remain aware of all emerging instructional technologies and make recommendations about when to adopt certain systems to continue to offer the best learning experience possible.
• Maintain project documentation and course folders.
• Work with subject matter experts to identify target audience’s training needs.
• Set instructional end goals and create content that matches them.
• Analyze and apply trends and best practices in learning technologies and instructional design.
• Devise modes of assessment, such as tests or quizzes, to measure the effectiveness of the course.
• Decide on the criteria used to judge learner’s performance and develop assessment instruments.
• Working with experts to determine what is to be learned.
• Ensuring content matches established objectives.
• Reshaping content for changing needs.
• Structuring content and activities for optimizing learning.
• Creating and testing multimedia.
• Developing entire courses and curriculum.
• Creating student guides and training manuals.
• Conducting any ad hoc tasks or research when required.

Qualifications

• Degree or appropriate qualification
• 5 years’ Instructional Design Experience