Instructional Design Specialist

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 collects and analyzes data, and makes recommendations for improvements to courses and/or to gauge course success rates.

Job Description
What you will do
Acts as the project manager for course development, including implementing and ensuring timelines, outlining course development plans and guiding the development process.
Designs and develops online, blended, and instructional workshops by applying best instructional practices and learning technologies.
Collaborates on course development with subject matter experts, editors, and web developers.
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.
Creates and updates design templates for print and electronic usage.
Provides guidance, training and/or expertise to team members, industry partners, students, writers, faculty and/or management on tools and processes.
Collects and analyzes data, and makes recommendations for improvements to courses and/or to gauge course success rates.
Maintains information databases and/or archives.
Liaises with the copyright librarian to identify appropriate digital resources for instructors, ensuring copyright permissions are secured and documenting the use of copyright items.
Provides training and support regarding teaching strategies, learning activities, assessments, increased student engagement, and integration of new learning technologies.
Assists in the delivery of courses, lectures, tutorials and/or laboratory activities by preparing marking schemes, rubrics and coordinating design deliverables.
Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.
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 of concepts 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.
Prioritize and distribute work to deliver objectives on time and to the highest standard.
Identify in advance when the intended results may not be achieved and develops a plan to address the gaps.
Actively participate in project team meetings and develop individual 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 they 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.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized persons, Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ persons. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada.
The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at View email address on clients.njoyn.com .