Online jobs in South Africa

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.