Instructional Systems Specialist (Senior)
Web-Based Self-Help Courses · Remote (U.S.) · Full-time, contingent on award
About the role. We're seeking a Senior Instructional Systems Specialist to lead the instructional design of self-paced, highly interactive courses that help users, their families, and caregivers, content a hesitant user can find, start, and finish, and that improves real outcomes.
What you'll do - Lead the full ADDIE lifecycle analysis, design, development support, and evaluation — for course and micro-learning products. - Conduct needs and learner analysis; produce written data-collection plans, findings, and terminal/enabling objectives. - Author Design Concept Documents, course and micro-learning storyboards (Alpha/Beta/Final), and GUI mock-ups. - Design Level-3 interactivities (genuine branching, decisions, feedback) in HTML5 responsive formats. - Write and edit all content at or below an 8th-grade reading level (plain language). - Build accessibility in from the storyboard stage — partner with our DHS Trusted Tester to meet Section 508 / WCAG 2.2 AA. - Build and maintain the course media library; collaborate with our subject-matter experts and the Program Team. - Support developers translating approved storyboards into accessible HTML5 courseware.
Required qualifications (must meet — these are contract minimums) - Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.). - Ten (10)+ years designing instruction of similar size and complexity, including HTML5 design and Section 508 compliance. - ATD Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), ATD Master Instructional Designer, or equivalent certification.
Preferred - healthcare, or behavioral-health course experience; mental-health or suicide-prevention content a strong plus. - Hands-on with H5P/Adapt, SCORM, the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) / VA Design System, and accessibility tooling. - DHS Trusted Tester, IAAP CPACC/WAS, or analytics/UX experience.
Eligibility & logistics - Must be able to obtain a Tier 1 background investigation - Work performed in the United States; remote with occasional pre-approved travel.
Aurelius is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans strongly encouraged to apply.
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About the role. We're seeking a Senior Instructional Systems Specialist to lead the instructional design of self-paced, highly interactive courses that help users, their families, and caregivers, content a hesitant user can find, start, and finish, and that improves real outcomes.
What you'll do - Lead the full ADDIE lifecycle analysis, design, development support, and evaluation — for course and micro-learning products. - Conduct needs and learner analysis; produce written data-collection plans, findings, and terminal/enabling objectives. - Author Design Concept Documents, course and micro-learning storyboards (Alpha/Beta/Final), and GUI mock-ups. - Design Level-3 interactivities (genuine branching, decisions, feedback) in HTML5 responsive formats. - Write and edit all content at or below an 8th-grade reading level (plain language). - Build accessibility in from the storyboard stage — partner with our DHS Trusted Tester to meet Section 508 / WCAG 2.2 AA. - Build and maintain the course media library; collaborate with our subject-matter experts and the Program Team. - Support developers translating approved storyboards into accessible HTML5 courseware.
Required qualifications (must meet — these are contract minimums) - Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.). - Ten (10)+ years designing instruction of similar size and complexity, including HTML5 design and Section 508 compliance. - ATD Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), ATD Master Instructional Designer, or equivalent certification.
Preferred - healthcare, or behavioral-health course experience; mental-health or suicide-prevention content a strong plus. - Hands-on with H5P/Adapt, SCORM, the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) / VA Design System, and accessibility tooling. - DHS Trusted Tester, IAAP CPACC/WAS, or analytics/UX experience.
Eligibility & logistics - Must be able to obtain a Tier 1 background investigation - Work performed in the United States; remote with occasional pre-approved travel.
Aurelius is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans strongly encouraged to apply.
Apply To This Job