Sr. Instructional Designer (Canada - remote)

at  GP Strategies Corporation

GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world’s leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.
From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we’ve learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com.
We are seeking a talented Instructional Designer to join GP Strategies in support of our Microsoft client account. The ideal candidate will be a creative thinker, with a passion for designing engaging and effective learning solutions across a variety of learning platforms and modalities including eLearning, instructor-led, group/social, applied learning, coaching/mentoring, video/podcast, and document-based learning experiences. They will have proven success applying adult learning best practices, and a strong curiosity for emerging learning techniques and technologies including AI and gamification. The candidate must thrive in dynamic, collaborative, and agile team environments and have strategies for soliciting quality content and feedback with subject matter experts within both iterative and formal (ADDIE) development cycles. Our ID roles require strong emotional intelligence, listening and communication skills, and a proven ability to influence and contribute while being responsive to direction from our Microsoft customers. Our IDs are expected to be proactive self-starters who are very comfortable with ambiguity and can independently drive the instructional design process and make progress and solve problems without being directed, assigned, or micromanaged. Our ideal candidate will have experience developing scenario-based trainings in sales enablement (solution sales), professional skills, and technical/technology content areas. Passion for technology and experience designing trainings for sales, technical sales, and engineering roles in big tech organizations like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, etc. is a big plus. Fluency with eLearning rapid development platforms like Articulate RISE is required as is the ability and desire to train oneself quickly on new platforms and processes not currently mastered. Basic familiarity with Articulate Storyline and/or Captivate functionality, and successful experience collaborating with, storyboarding for, and handing off to, media developers to complete custom online trainings is required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, or a related field.
• Proven experience in instructional design, preferably in a tech or sales-focused environment.
• Scenario development and creative/narrative writing skills.
• Strong strategic collaboration skills in working with SMEs for content creation, training adaptation, and validation.
• Proficiency in e-learning authoring tools and multimedia software.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7 - 15 years of experience in Instructional Design.
• Intermediate to expert level experience with Articulate 360, Camtasia, and other authoring tools.
• L&D specific experience/background is highly desired.
• Experience working in large technology companies is highly desired.
• Ability to comfortably navigate matrixed corporate organizations and complex stakeholder environments.
• Excellent communication, writing, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with basic sales skills and knowledge of the sales profession is a plus.
• Proactive approach to leading meetings, providing clear objectives, and sending comprehensive meeting notes and status updates.
  With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That’s how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
  GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.

• Design & Content Development:
• Develop and design high-quality instructional materials, including e-learning courses, training manuals, job aids, and multimedia content.
• Develop realistic and challenging sales scenarios that mirror the complexities of the tech sales landscape.
• Utilize strong writing skills to create compelling content and scenarios, making use of creative writing, narrative, storytelling techniques
• Design creative and effective online trainings with Articulate RISE & Storyline, Captivate, PowerPoint, MOOC, video, and Teams platforms
• Apply adult learning and instructional design strategies to enhance learner engagement and retention
• Technology and Creativity
• Recommend, experiment with, and utilize cutting-edge instructional design tools and technologies to create interactive and dynamic learning experiences, including AI content development and L&D tools.
• Stay current on industry trends and incorporate innovative approaches to enhance training effectiveness.
• Present, share, and participate in ID communities of practice.
• Collaboration and stakeholder management
• Work strategically with subject matter experts (SMEs) to gather and validate content, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
• Successfully manage stakeholder feedback to refine and enhance training materials.
• Continuously analyze and improve instructional materials based on feedback and performance data.
• Proactively communicate project timelines and progress to stakeholders.