Instructional Designer

at  Queens University

Instructional Designer
About Queen’s University
Queen’s University is the Canadian research intensive university with a transformative student learning experience. Here the employment experience is as diverse as it is interesting. We have opportunities in multiple areas of globally recognized research, faculty administration, engineering & construction, athletics & recreation, power generation, corporate shared services, and many more.
We are committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcome applications from individuals from equity seeking groups such as women, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, persons who identify in the LGBTQ+ community and others who reflect the diversity of Canadian society.
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Job Summary
A Brief Overview
This position acts as the project manager for course development, including implementing and ensuring timelines, outlining course development plans and guiding the development process. This position designs and develops online, blended, and instructional workshops. This position collaborates on course development with subject matter experts, editors, and web developers. This position provides guidance, training and/or expertise to team members, industry partners, students, writers, faculty and/or management on tools and processes. This position also directs, allocates, and supervises the work of other staff.
Job Description
What you will doActs as the project manager for course development, including implementing and ensuring timelines, outlining course development plans, and guiding the development process.
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Designs and develops online, blended, and instructional workshops by applying best instructional practices, and learning technologies.
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Collaborates on course development with subject matter experts, editors, web developers etc.
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Composes, creates, edits and/or proofreads a variety of materials, including publications, advertisements and marketing materials, proposals, social media posts, website copy, promotional materials, briefings, reports, articles, quizzes, assignments, manuals, signage, newsletters, stationary, logos, and graphic and video content.
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Creates and updates design templates for print and electronic usage.
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Provides guidance, training and/or expertise to team members, industry partners, students, writers, faculty, and/or management on tools and processes.
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Collects and analyzes data, and makes recommendations for improvements to courses and/or to gauge course success rates.
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Maintains information databases and/or archives.
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Liaises with the copyright librarian to identify appropriate digital resources for instructors, ensuring copyright permissions are secured and documenting the use of copyright items.
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- Directs, allocates, and, supervises the work of other staff.

Required Education

• Master’s Degree or equivalent. In addition, requires a professional designation, certification, or other qualification, or on-going learning to remain ahead of changes in technology or emerging fields.

Required Experience

• More than 3 years and up to and including 5 years of experience.

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge and Requirements

• Knowledge and principles in a specialist field that is typically acquired through a combination of advanced professional or academic qualifications and/or substantial work experience.
• Provide effective consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.
• Interaction with others requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.
• Adapt messages to meet the different needs of different audiences.
• Builds relationships, trust and credibility.
• Manage own work, train and review the work of the team to see commitments through to completion.
• Set work priorities and direction, supporting the unit in achieving goals and objectives.
• Identify in advance when the intended results may not be achieved and develop a plan to address the gaps.
• Actively participate in project team meetings and develop team and unit project plans.
• Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
• Seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.
• Appropriately assesses risks before making a decision.
• Contribute to the creation and evaluation of possible solutions.
• Take action to remove obstacles and address problems before the impact performance and results.
• Apply equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion and Indigenization considerations to decision making and planning.
• Promote a work environment that is free from sexual violence, harassment and discrimination, and the ability to show empathy for those who have experienced trauma.
• Assess the suitability of job candidates and recommend the most appropriate person for hire.
• Monitor and assess output and the quality of work from team members and recommend need for formal training or development plans to management and identify possible performance and/or disciplinary issues.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
The University provides support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at hradmin@queensu.ca.

SKILLS

• Attention To Detail
• Project Management

Please refer the Job description for details