Instructional Designer II

Be the one who makes a difference!

At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.

POSITION OVERVIEW :

The instructional designer II understands how people learn and designs experiences to improve learning. The instructional designer collaborates with subject matter experts to design and develop engaging, instructionally sound, learning materials for K-12 courses to improve student learning while maintaining compliance with standards. The instructional designer cultivates and maintains collaborative professional relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, and analyzes learning and performance data to ensure continuous quality improvement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Note : The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent's performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent's immediate supervisor or manager.

• Develops partnerships and works collaboratively with subject matter experts during analysis, design, and development to produce quality learning materials within established timeframes while accurately representing content and applying appropriate, sound instructional design principles.
• Creates engaging learning activities and compelling learning content that enhance the learning experience.
• Applies best practices and current research in learning theories and instructional design methodologies.
• Applies an innovative mindset to solving learning design problems.
• Creates supporting materials and media (audio, video, simulations) as necessary.
• Creates storyboards for media production.
• Ensures all designed materials meet compliance and legal guidelines.
• Tracks projects and manages milestone achievements using a prescribed workflow methodology.
• Manages an aggressive schedule of learning content development and curriculum revisions.
• Uses data to inform improvements.
• Ensures diverse student needs are accommodated through an intentional application of universal design and accessibility best practices.

SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES :

Education, Licensure, or Certification :

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Work Experience or Related Experience :

Specialized Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

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PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!

Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 258,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 226 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.

Be the one who makes a difference!

With an innovative mind, a hungry heart, and engaging spirit you can change lives through education. Be a part of Vertex Education and let's make a difference together. Apply Today!