Instructional Designer, Contract

Transfr is on a mission to help create pathways to career success. Our immersive career exploration and training simulations empower learners and job seekers of all ages find the right job for them and build the skills they need to enter (or reenter) the workforce or change careers — helping them improve their quality of life. Immersive VR experiences from Transfr have been shown in studies to deliver better learning gains than video tutorials, slide presentations, and other training methods. Learners also find Transfr experiences highly engaging and enjoyable. At Transfr, we believe the future starts with innovative workplace training and skills development. We’re building bridges between schools, workplaces, and governments to help improve training and job placement pipelines and create a better tomorrow, today.

Role Description: Responsible for designing and developing comprehensive eLearning and instructor-led learning resources that align with a pre-defined curriculum architecture. This role produces essential training content and digital learning assets—including lesson plans, eLearning activities, and video scripts—that support a cohesive and instructionally sound learner journey for a diverse range of learners. Work directly with Sr. instructional designers, subject matter experts (SMEs), and creative services to bring innovative learning solutions to life.

Responsibilities:

• Use established instructional design principles, accessibility guidelines, and project guidelines to design and develop comprehensive, multi-modal learning content, resources, and implementation support, such as curricula, narratives, scenarios, storyboards, and scripts.

• Prototype and build learning solutions using authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Rise).

• Ensure all learning materials are structured and sequenced to meet established terminal and enabling learning objectives within a given curriculum framework.

• Engage with subject matter experts (SMEs) and interpret project documentation to gather essential information for developing user-centric eLearning experiences.

• Apply advanced knowledge of learning theories (e.g., cognitive load theory, constructivism), backward design principles, and relevant instructional design models (e.g., iterative design, prototyping) to develop learning objectives, assessment items, program integration and implementation support, and engaging content.

• Develop and implement clear, measurable activities and assessment items that accurately evaluate learner comprehension and skill acquisition, following established design principles and project guidelines.

• Provide accurate timelines for assigned instructional design tasks and content development activities.

• Use feedback from stakeholders to iterate and refine learning deliverables to meet the needs of the project goals and customers.

• Communicate regularly to the project team with progress updates, risks, and overall quality of design and development.

Qualifications:

• Background in Education, Instructional Design, or related field is desired.

• At least 3 years of experience in instructional design.

• At least 2 years of experience with eLearning development and storyboarding, including experience designing eLearning that meets WCAG accessibility standards.

• Knowledge of pedagogy and andragogy, with experience creating learning experiences for both youth and adult learners is desired.

• Experience creating curriculum resources from scratch, adhering to industry or defined standards. (Preferred)

• Conceptual understanding of designing for 3D environments, Virtual Reality (VR), or Augmented Reality (AR). (Preferred)

• Experience with 3D assets or environments and/or collaborating with 3D artists or XR developers. (Preferred)

In Closing:

If you're looking to make a big difference in the lives of others, we invite you to join us on our mission to make learning more intuitive and help individuals develop the skills they need for career success.

Be a part of creating pathways to prosperity by helping to develop training simulations to teach skills that lead to well-paying jobs, for all.

At Transfr, we embrace diversity because it breeds innovation. Transfr is an equal opportunity employer that participates in E-Verify committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants, consultants, and employees, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Must be authorized to work in the United States without restriction

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