Instructional Designer, Training Curriculum Dev-Remote for CA resident

Contract Duration:4 months OPEN TO LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL CANDIDATES BUT LOCAL WITHIN SERVICE TERRITORY IS PREFERRED. TOP THINGS LOOKING FOR: Strong instructional design skills, open to steady feedback, and ability to pivot between tasks. Role: Contract Instructional Designer Responsibilities • Create, revise, and enhance instructor-led training programs for apprenticeship and refresher courses. • Leverage and apply established instructional design methodologies to assess stakeholder needs, analyze complex content, and evaluate delivered training. • Develop learning materials for technical content, including hands-on practice activities, student guides, facilitator guides, scenarios, videos, assessments, simulations, and other instructional media. • Perform a detailed task analysis for each job function, business process, or system for which training will be developed. • Partner with cross-functional teams to conceptualize training design and content. • Define learning objectives, and course structure aligned to stakeholder needs and to meet the constraints of the learning environment. • Work under the direction of the Senior Instructional Designer to apply company standards, guidelines, and templates. • Write clear and effective instructional text, audio, or video scripts appropriate for the target audience. • Participate in milestone meetings with subject matter experts, including task analysis, alpha, beta, and train the trainer. • Engage with subject matter experts for ongoing content review and validation. • Receive and incorporate feedback. • Self-manage assigned tasks and deadlines to complete deliverables. • Proactively communicate issues and risks. Required Skills • 3+ years’ experience developing instructor-led training. • Knowledge of adult learning theory and instructional design and methodologies. • Proven experience performing task analysis. • Strong knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Teams. • Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver against multiple competing deadlines, as needed. Desired Skills • Experience with QuestionMark, Author-It, and/or Storyline. Location: • Bay Area residency is preferred but not required. • Occasional onsite or in-person presence may be needed depending on project needs. Note: This position requires - Clear Background, Drug Test, and Education Check. Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer without Sponsorship. (Principal Only! No Corp to Corp) Company DescriptionAbout us: The Norland Group has been in operation successfully since 1996. We are a strong believer of people management, professionalism and accountability. We only make promises when we are certain we can fulfill them. Our business focuses on fulfilling the needs of commercial and government customers in administrative services, workforce mobilization, information technology, engineering, project management services. Our Mission Statement Our main goal is to provide career advancement opportunities to our associates. We are committed to bringing our customers exceptional support services with the highest quality, integrity, and innovation. We believe that we are the stepping stone for our associates to advance their careers and to live a better life. Everyone should have a chance to live a successful and happy life. We operate our business based on those values and we choose employees who value the same principles. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job