{"id":135137,"date":"2016-05-10T13:09:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T18:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artisantalent.com\/?page_id=135137"},"modified":"2023-07-17T20:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T01:45:00","slug":"instructional-designer-job-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artisantalent.com\/job-descriptions\/instructional-designer-job-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructional Designer Job Description"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Ever take an online course or training segment that made you immediately feel like a pro? You have an Instructional Designer to thank! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">We are living in a digital world, and more and more companies and educational institutions are looking for ways to present information to people in the digital arena. That\u2019s where an Instructional Designer steps in. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">An Instructional Designer is the virtual Mr. Miyagi that creates the straightforward, easy-to-use educational materials that effectively prime the designated users. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Click, wax-on; click, wax-off.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>WHAT DOES AN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER DO?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Instructional Designer constructs training and user manuals that help a specific audience learn how to use software, hardware, Internet applications, phone apps, electronics manuals, and even wikis or blogs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> They also create curriculums that guide users in the how-to of educational technology. The process can include trial-and-error development of online or written resources, product or methodology research, and end-user analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER SKILLS NEEDED<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Instructional Designers are\u00a0technical\u00a0and\u00a0scientific writers, as well as\u00a0graphic- and\u00a0CAD-savvy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>They are\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Empirical in their design approach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Generally\u00a0organized<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Comfortable with\u00a0technical\u00a0and\u00a0professional jargon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Fascinated by new technology <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">These Designers love tech and\u00a0understanding how things work (especially true for complicated electronic components). In fact, they have <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a knack for\u00a0communicating<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> the complicated to the average layperson so that they can understand and utilize a tool, whether it\u2019s an online webinar or an eLearning course. Instructional Designers \u00a0also\u00a0understand the variety of ways that people learn,\u00a0and are able to\u00a0communicate content\u00a0in a concise and coherent fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SUGGESTED SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Graphics tools like\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/snagit.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snagit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Photo editors like\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/photoshop.html?sdid=KKSNL&amp;kw=semgeneric&amp;s_kwcid=AL%213085%2110%219101718800%2120541714964&amp;ef_id=VpUkbwAAADM2dxRQ:20160510115759:s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PhotoShop<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">istockPhoto<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0\u00a0(or similar photo sourcing)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/premiere.html?sdid=KKSRA&amp;kw=semgeneric&amp;s_kwcid=AL%213085%2110%2112232965037%2120541723925&amp;ef_id=VpUkbwAAADM2dxRQ:20160510115655:s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adobe Premier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0(for video editing)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macromedia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Flash<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftstore.com\/store\/msusa\/en_US\/cat\/categoryID.68155000?tduid=%2845d37da387d1ae6b16c6613230b8f91c%29%28256380%29%282459594%29%28SRi0yYDlqd0-6mHJl2GO4V0.FFEpasrvcw%29%28%29\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Excel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/dreamweaver.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dreamweaver<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftstore.com\/store\/msusa\/en_US\/pdp\/Visio-Standard-2016\/productID.323025800?tduid=%2845d37da387d1ae6b16c6613230b8f91c%29%28256380%29%282459594%29%28SRi0yYDlqd0-WMc6Eoe8ao3PS.tknWpNlg%29%28%29\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visio<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quid Interactive<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> (A range of software created specifically for Instructional Design)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artisantalent.com\/hire-talent\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-138903 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/artisantalent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nowHiring-InstructionalDesigner.gif\" alt=\"Instructional Designer\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>NEXT STEPS FOR HIRING INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERS<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">We hope you found our Instructional Job Description useful.\u00a0 Looking to hire an Instructional Designer? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artisantalent.com\/find-talent\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let Artisan\u2019s digital staffing agency find you the perfect employee\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">to match with your business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Are you an Instructional Designer?\u00a0View our digital staffing agency\u2019s list of available jobs and opportunities\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artisantalent.com\/jobs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever take an online course or training segment that made you immediately feel like a pro? 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