Principal Instructional Designer, Westford, MA

Aaron.Beatty@ greatjobs. com
Aaron D. Beatty
Account Executive
RANDOLPH ASSOCIATES, INC.
950 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 105
Cambridge , MA 02139 -3174
Tel: 617-441-8777 x27
Fax: 617-441-8778

Westford , MA opening for a Principal Instructional Designer with a strong technical background, and a focus on the areas of e-learning, stand-up training and course development. This is a permanent position. 

PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
The Principal Instructional Designer will create learning materials to be delivered in multiple mediums targeted towards the service provider marketplace. 

Essential Responsibilities: 
-Work with a virtual, highly seasoned learning team and customers to conduct training needs and assessments and develop targeted course materials. Creatively visualize and explain complex ideas for a broad range of advanced network performance troubleshooting, monitoring and management products. 
-Apply instructional systems design (ISD) theories and adult learning principles to create design documents that specify learning objectives, strategies, learning materials, design specifications, measures of student learning, and learning impact (e.g., business results) 
-Develop materials to support both facilitators and participants in various delivery methods taking account of adult learning principles with meticulous attention to detail. This includes design of both face-to-face courses as well as eLearning solutions using interactive online learning models to ensure effective online training 

Requirements:
-Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design or Curriculum Training and Development. Master's degree preferred. 
-Minimum 5 to 7 years training and development experience required 

-Minimum of 2 years of curriculum design for service provider IT customers; specifically wireless required; fixed line, cable operators a plus
-Has extensive experience of analysis, design, and development in multiple modes of instructional initiatives including: instructor-led training, computer-based training, and web-based training (synchronous and asynchronous) 
-Experience with synchronous learning platforms such as WebEx Training Center or Adobe Connect 
-Working knowledge of HTML, authoring software, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Captivate, Camtasia, and/or Adobe Photoshop preferred