Instructional Designer - Digital ISD

Company Profile 

At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally-native, data-empowered solutions.  Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team.  Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.  

Overview 

We are looking for an experienced Instructional Designer who can convert and elevate training assets, currently in paper format, into digital/eLearning formats for safety, compliance, and equipment topics relevant to oil & gas refineries. This role will assess and understand what content is needed, design, and create the digital/eLearning elements needed. In addition, the elements will need to be tested, refined and updated throughout the life of the assigned programs.  Benchmarks and tracking mechanisms of user adoption and engagement will need to be set up and reported to program stakeholders.

This role will be executive facing and requires strong instructional design experience with a proven track record of achievement. This position will require extensive collaboration with Leadership and Development, Safety and Compliance, Refinery Leadership, and other teams throughout the organization. This role requires the ability to gain advanced knowledge of assigned programs, functional disciplines and industry knowledge quickly. This is a remote role and will focus on CST hours primarily, although other time zones could be requested. Some travel may be required. Qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and be able to work CST hours.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct training needs assessments and gather requirements from internal teams
• Develop learning objectives that describe desired training objectives
• Design training curriculum and learning plans to ensure performance objectives are met
• Develop eLearning training materials for digital/web-based platforms
• Build materials from scratch and/or utilize vendor content as applicable
• Assess training needs remotely, and deliver training artifacts as requested
• Develop and implement training assessments to ensure knowledge and skill retention, user experience, engagement and adoption
• Assist in developing any reference materials, KPIs, dashboards and reporting
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products and digital/web-based learning platforms
• Participate with post training analysis, feedback and any necessary calibrations and edits
• Build and maintain knowledge of instructional design and training best practices
• Participate in project team meetings and represent and lead the content development workstreams. Report progress, status, roadblocks, budget, resource needs and the like.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Education, or related discipline
• Minimum of 4-5 years creating and delivering content in a highly technical environment
• Experience with developing and administering safety, compliance, and equipment eLearning programs
• Knowledge and experience working with oil and gas refineries is a must
• Experience building digital training assets using adult learning principles and methodologies
• Experience developing, conducting and reporting results of a training needs assessment
• Knowledge of the curriculum development process including analysis, instructional design, developing outlines, learning objectives, materials, and assessments
• Ability to communicate complex training content to project stakeholders, answer questions, and ensure understanding
• Advanced written and oral communication skills, including strong knowledge of PowerPoint and any learning tool platforms needed.
• Coaching or Training certification is helpful

Compensation

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Sand Cherry Associates is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the State of Colorado and takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. The compensation range for this position is $50 - $70 per hour.  Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.

Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.