Job Summary
Virtual Instructional Designer with Writing Skills for Project to Part Time Position
Sonata Learning provides training-related consulting, content development services and software to leading organizations in business, government and the nonprofit sector. Our company is 100% virtual, with team members based in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
We are seeking someone to join our team as a term-of-project Learning Specialist, with the possibility of this becoming a regular part-time role.
Responsibilities will include:
- A variety of writing tasks, including creating course scripts and client proposals
- Meeting with prospective clients to assess their training needs
- Designing online, classroom and blended training programs
- Working with production team to develop training materials, including e-Learning modules, quizzes and interactive scenarios (including helping with basic production tasks - copying and pasting translated text into PowerPoint presentations, searching for appropriate stock photography, splitting narration audio into individual files for each slide, etc.)
- Proofreading / QA of training materials and client communications
- Keeping track of multiple projects and ensuring that deliverables are completed on schedule
*Required qualifications*
- Native or fluent English speaker
- Familiarity with instructional design / adult learning principles
- Excellent grammar, spelling and proofreading skills
- Attention to detail
- Able to quickly learn new software tools
- Extremely well-organized and able to track many projects / tasks at once
- Basic to intermediate Google Docs / Apps and MS Office skills
- An "eye for design" and ability to tell whether graphic designers have followed our guidelines / adhered to our standards
- Ideally based in North America, or at least able to work customary North American business hours
- Windows computer and reliable high-speed Internet
*Desirable qualifications*
- Familiar with Slack
- Basic familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite
- Experience directing training initiatives or organizational training strategy a plus
- Experience with SCORM/xAPI authoring tools (Articulate Rise, iSpring Suite) a plus
- LMS administration experience a plus
Candidates will be expected to pass a series of timed skills tests, which will require 3 to 6 hours to complete.
