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OCLC is seeking an Instructional Designer to create online professional development courses and training materials for library staff, leveraging advanced technology and design principles.

Responsibilities: Design and develop self-paced and facilitated cohort courses for WebJunction, provide consulting for online training best practices, maintain the LMS, and support programming and operations.

Skills: Proficiency in instructional design, online course development, Articulate Storyline, and familiarity with digital accessibility standards and LMS administration.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in instructional design or related field with 3-5 years of experience in online training and adult learning theories.

Location: Job is based in Seattle, WA.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $70,000 - $95,000.

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• Tuition reimbursement and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility 
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance 
• Fitness facility reimbursement benefit 

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The job details are as follows:

The WebJunction Instructional Designer is responsible for designing and creating WebJunction’s on-demand professional development courses and learning support materials for library staff; creating facilitated cohort and instructor-led training for targeted projects; providing consulting to grant-funded partners on best practices for design, hosting, and delivery of online learning; updating WebJunction’s catalog; liaising with OCLC Customer Support to maintain a positive experience for learners using the Moodle learning platform; and supporting WebJunction programming and operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create new and/or update existing self-paced and facilitated cohort courses and learning content for the WebJunction Course Catalog. This includes design and layout directly in the Moodle learning management system (LMS), as well as using Articulate Storyline, and other course authoring software to create engaging, relevant, easy-to-use self-paced courses.
• Provide consultation services to external organizations on how to use the LMS to design, deliver, and administer their training programs for library staff.
• Communicate issues and feature requests from users to WebJunction team, to inform priorities and solutions for platform and service improvements/enhancements.
• Assist with LMS administration, including configuration, updates, account management, and reporting functions.
• Stay up to date with changes to features and functionality available in course design and LMS software that can benefit WebJunction’s training offerings and our services to partner organizations.
• Collaborate with team members to assist in the coordination, production, and support of programming.
• Respond to and resolve technical issues reported by learners, in consultation with OCLC Customer Support.
• Share support of WebJunction operations by collecting and reporting data, updating the website and social media collateral, and reviewing content.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in instructional design, education, or equivalent field; or equivalent experience

Experience, Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• 3-5 years experience in instructional design; demonstrated proficiency with creating and delivering online training.
• Experience with online course development, for both self-directed and cohort-based learning, including creating storyboards, scripts, graphics and engaging learning experience.
• Experience with developing online, SCORM compliant, on-demand courses.
• Skilled in using the Articulate Storyline/360 course authoring system.
• In-depth knowledge of adult learning theories and instructional design models, and the ability to apply them to practical, outcomes-oriented continuing education for library workers
• Strong visual design skills, and experience using media creation software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier, Camtasia, and H5P.
• Experience performing basic video editing using tools such as Camtasia and Adobe Premier Pro.
• Excellent online meeting planning and presentation skills
• Familiarity with the Moodle learning management system administration; experience with configuration, updates, analytics and other reporting tools
• Knowledgeable about current digital accessibility standards, including Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as well as legal requirements such as Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508 of the US Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Familiarity with web conferencing and presenting platforms
• Demonstrates clear, responsive, and tactful communication, both oral and written
• Demonstrated skill with individual and team-based problem-solving.
• In-person and virtual conference presentation experience

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA/EAA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.