Learning Designer (Talent Pipeline)

Location: Cape Town

Hybrid work model: Minimum two days a week in the office, with an option to work remotely for the remaining three days

Contract Type: Fixed-term contract | Talent Pipeline

Working Hours: 10:00AM - 18:30PM (SAST)

We're looking to connect with talented individuals to join our talent pipeline for future projects—while we don’t have a role available right now, we’d love to hear from you and keep in touch for upcoming opportunities!

Job summary:

In this role, you will deliver world-class service and sector-leading digital products to our portfolio of global clients. This could include designing and building high-end blended MBA programs, supporting clients in creating life-changing MOOCs, and developing competency-based job training.

You will work closely with internal role players on multiple client and in-house projects and be responsible for delivering high-quality course content. While you will be part of a highly supportive environment, as a Learning Designer, you will be expected to:

• take full ownership of your work,
• contribute to the supportive environment by offering coaching and peer support,
• develop an area of specialization in which you can provide a high level of coaching to peers and/or external stakeholders.

Core Learning Design tasks:

• Apply advanced learning and design knowledge and skills to create technology-enabled learning experiences for a range of learners that meet best practice standards.
• Effectively engage in regular interactions with internal role players to translate a course blueprint into a detailed course atlas/storyboard which supports an effective and efficient digital course building process.
• Taking a lead in internal Construct team initiatives.
• Reviewing course documentation to familiarize yourself with the broader context of the course.
• Collecting content aligned to learning outcomes by creating and reviewing content request documents for your clients.
• Creating instructionally sound and engaging online learning experiences by presenting content coherently, creating relevant activities, and proposing necessary graphic and video content.
• Designing and writing grammatically correct learning content in partnership with external subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Populating course atlas/storyboard and writing scripts, according to Construct’s learning and visual design principles.
• Author directly on the LMS or support the learning technologist team as they build the course.
• Regularly engaging with the production team to create a course graphics guide and video graphics guide according to Construct’s design principles.
• Supporting internal role players through QA processes. (For example, processing client feedback and mapping all design activity to Construct’s quality standards)

Additional tasks:

• Provide additional support for learning strategy for a project by reviewing course deliverables and ensuring they are aligned with the learning cycle design and other required internal and external (client) standards.
• Build and maintain strong client and partner relationships.
• Provide advanced expertise (such as use of specific technologies, learning design approaches or tasks, etc.)

You have:

• 5 years + working experience in online or blended Learning Design, or similar role.
• Strong consultancy and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to develop and/or design courses for multiple LMSs (EdX, Canvas, and Bridge, etc.).
• Proven ability to self-motivate, work autonomously and demonstrate leadership qualities with a multidisciplinary team.
• Deep knowledge of best practices for online and blended learning design.
• Ability to coach peers and external role players on best practices.
• Demonstrable interest in and understanding of agile L&D design and delivery, especially technologically enhanced L&D.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A passion for great learning and a solutions-oriented approach to learning and design challenges.

ABOUT CONSTRUCT

Construct Education is a strategic digital learning solutions company specializing in the design of innovative, impactful, and bespoke digital learning experiences. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of OES, a global leader in education solutions, we continue to push the boundaries of online education.

Construct Education is a fee-for-service partner to institutions and organizations worldwide, creating digital learning experiences that empower both learners and educators. We are committed to redefining online education in a way that prepares learners for real-world challenges and helps them succeed in their careers.

We are on a mission to transform online learning and bridge the gap between education and employment. Our vision is for everyone to have access to meaningful education through superior online programs.