Senior Instructional Designer
Amherst is revolutionizing the way U.S. real estate is priced, managed and financed in order to unlock opportunities for all market participants. Driven by data, analytics, and technology, Amherst has a 20-year history of anticipating where the next risks and opportunities are likely to emerge and designing actionable strategies for investors to capitalize on opportunities across residential real estate, commercial real estate and public securities. Amherst, along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, has more than 900 employees, $5 billion under management and approximately $15 billion under advisement and oversight. www.amherst.com.
The Senior Instructional Designer is part of the Learning & Growth team and is responsible for designing, deploying, facilitating, and maintaining effective learning solutions that enhance the performance of employees and advance the business goals of the company. This role will partner effectively with all levels of leadership, subject matter experts (SMEs), and the rest of the HR organization to analyze and fulfill learning and performance needs.
What you'll do:
Gather information from leadership, SMEs, and target performers/learners to analyze needs (e.g. business goals, performance gaps, employee behavior changes needed, root cause factors), to define measures of success, and design the right solutions
Design and develop the structure and materials for effective learning solutions, including: learning objectives, program architecture, training outlines or storyboards, engaging and relevant activities and scenarios, and materials (e.g. Facilitator Guides, Participant Guides, job aids, slide decks, videos, assessments, and interactive eLearning courses)
Gather reviews, conduct pilots and user testing, and effectively adjust solutions based on findings and feedback
Successfully lead your own projects, including creating and maintaining project schedules, driving own and others' (SMEs, stakeholders, other team members) tasks to on-time completion, and proactively communicating on progress, obstacles, and mitigations
Define and execute program rollout plans, including deployment logistics and internal marketing
Improve and maintain deployed learning solutions via measurement, feedback, and making needed updates
Facilitate live virtual and classroom training
What you’ll need to have:
Portfolio of your instructional design work available upon request
A passion for learning & development and your own self-education
Required minimum 3-5 years experience in designing and deploying successful learning solutions, including eLearning courses
Prefer 1-3 years of experience in facilitating effective training, including virtual training
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience
Demonstrated deep knowledge and skills in adult learning principles, training needs assessment, instructional design, eLearning development, scenario design, visual design, video development, and training facilitation
Prefer experience and expertise in Action Mapping
Required proficiency in eLearning development applications such as Adobe Captivate or Articulate Storyline, video & audio editing software, audiovisual hardware, and Microsoft Office 365 applications (including PowerPoint, SharePoint, Word, Excel)
Responsible and resourceful, can work independently with minimal oversight
Business and organizational savvy
Strong project management skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Excellent attention to detail
Adept at learning new computer programs and systems
Ability to travel if needed up to 10% (Note that due to COVID-19, non-essential travel has been suspended until further notice)
Our full-time employee benefits include:
- A competitive compensation package, annual bonus, 401k match
- Flexible PTO including 7 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and 1 volunteer day
- Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account)
- Professional career development and reimbursement
- Up to 16 weeks paid maternity leave; up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave
- Backup childcare offered through Bright Horizons
- Relaxed casual environment with virtual office events
Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.