Senior Instructional Designer, Online Learning

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Your Career Opportunity Senior Instructional Designer, Online Learning UK work from home position with occasional UK travel required Permanent & full-time working 37.5 hours per week Reporting to Content Development Manager This is an outstanding opportunity to be part of an innovative new online learning service that Pearson has launched in the UK. Working in partnership with universities across the UK, the division provides online learning services including marketing, student recruitment, course content development, training and ongoing student support and retention. The team is currently going through a period of unprecedented growth due to a surge in demand for online learning. The Senior Instructional Designer is responsible for managing the content development process for modules assigned from handover of the final learning design, UX and technology solution by Academic Services to handover of final and complete content (including storyboards, asset briefs, transcripts) to Content Production, ensuring that the learning design and content quality and treatment is as envisioned and maintained throughout development. The Senior Instructional Designer will work collaboratively with academics, ensuring that the raw content deliverables are of the desired quality in order to achieve the desired outcomes. This role will also manage and oversee a team of Instructional Designers, ensuring consistency of approach and the highest quality across units. You’ll need to be prepared to script and storyboard where needed and work collaboratively with colleagues on project priorities. You’ll work closely with cross-functional team to deliver modules on time, to specification and within budget. Your Key Responsibilities Academic / SME Management; ? Manage and consult with academics for modules assigned. Consultation activities could include face to face/online meetings or in person ? Work with the Lead Instructional Designer to establish guidelines, templates and briefing documentation for academics ? Monitor academic priorities for modules assigned to ensure that the raw content schedule is maintained Instructional design standards and process; ? In conjunction with Lead Instructional Designer, establish storyboard templates based on agreed ID methodology and course objectives ? Be able to develop and review content in Pearson proprietary authoring tools ? Produce sound instructional materials in accordance with solid instructional principles, client objectives, and project objectives. ? Ensure that necessary rights and permissions have been checked and are cleared for reuse (both third party and Pearson) ? Together with the Content Development Manager, select, engage, coach and manage a strong network of trusted Instructional Designers with the appropriate skill set in collaboration with the Principal Instructional Designer. Content development standards and process; ? Ensure quality, standards and schedules are maintained or modules assigned ? Ensure all courses remain aligned to agreed brief, client needs and, above all, learner outcomes. ? Brief, train, coach and develop Instructional Designers, to include training and reviewing of all storyboards/content to ensure quality and consistency. ? Ensure content is final and complete for handover to content production team. This includes monitoring and reviewing content for rights & permissions, ensuring accurate ALT text and ensuring that all third party content is appropriately cleared for re-use. ? Provide clear briefs as agreed for all asset creation and incorporate as part of the storyboard process ? Maintain version control as content progresses through the development process. ? During production, manage the content development review/quality assurance process, collating your own and academic feedback for modules assigned Project management; ? Ensure that modules are handed over to production on time, to budget and specification. Continuously assess and prioritise to ensure high standards that result in the delivery of a professional final product ? Resolve all project-related issues as they arise, ensuring that key stakeholders are aware of any delays or effect on milestones which may affect delivery. Identify suitable mitigation for any risks. ? Project closure and archiving: ensure that all key and relevant assets and documentation is archived. Best practice; ? Training and mentoring: train and monitor new instructional designers in best practice ? Support the development of best practice documentation across content development. Our Successful Candidate We welcome professionals with experience in instructional design and content development/editing, with knowledge of the end-to-end content development process in online learning. We are looking for experie