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Senior Instructional Designer -Consultant

Remote • Full or Part Time

LCL is looking for a passionate, curious and self-motivated learning nerd to join our team as a part-time, freelance contractor!

Are you a natural problem solver who loves taking things apart to see why they’re not working? Do you get a kick out of coming up with new and creative solutions to common learning challenges? Are you laser-focused on creating an engaging and effective learner experience? We need someone like you on our team!

About us

Leah Chang Learning (LCL) is a women-led digital consulting agency providing end-to-end learning strategy, design and development services. 

We create engaging learning experiences for cause-driven nonprofits, government organizations, and businesses across Canada and the US. 

Our dynamic, interdisciplinary team executes projects in an agile workflow, with a focus on quality, learning effectiveness and client experience. 

What we offer:

  • The opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects from different industries to expand your skills and experience.
  • A collaborative, team-based environment with a strong culture of learning and continuous improvement.
  • An experienced leadership team of instructional designers who will review your work and provide feedback.
  • Process documentation and project management to help everyone work effectively and keep projects on track.
  • Flexible schedule that can adapt to your life priorities and commitments.
  • Options to pay into our team’s group benefits if you don’t already have your own.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead discovery interviews with clients and SMEs to uncover learning needs, organizational goals and evaluation criteria.
  • Design and present comprehensive learning plans for self-paced, instructor-led, and blended learning solutions.
  • Storyboard and write learning content such as scenarios, activities, case studies, and video scripts.
  • Create learner assessments and evaluations to measure knowledge transfer and learning effectiveness.
  • Work closely with eLearning developers to transform content into engaging learning experiences in Storyline or other authoring tools.
  • Manage time efficiently to adhere to project timelines and deadlines.
  • Communicate asynchronously with LCL leadership and team members using project management software.
  • Utilize LCL templates and processes, provide feedback for future optimizations and improvements.

What you’ll bring

Desired Skills, Experience and Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience as a full-cycle instructional designer, preferably in an agency setting or within one of the following industries:
    • Healthcare
    • Nonprofit
    • Government
    • Technology
  • Post-secondary education in Adult Education, Learning Design or Instructional Design, or equivalent experience
  • Recent and continued professional development in:
    • Adult Education (andragogy)
    • Neuroscience, neuroplasticity, science of learning
    • Organizational, performance or talent management
    • Learning technology and innovation
  • Commitment to principles of diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Highly adept at conducting learning needs analysis and defining the measurable impact of learning interventions
  • Solid consulting and presentation skills, confidence to advocate for learner-centric design decisions and industry best practices with clients
  • Strong writer with the ability to write for various types of instructional design content for diverse audiences in multiple industries
  • Self-motivated worker, with proactive communication skills to collaborate effectively as part of an asynchronous, remote-first team
  • Demonstrated ability to meet timeline expectations for project deliverables in a fast-paced environment
  • Comfortable working in Google Docs and utilizing project management software (e.g. ClickUp, Asana, Trello)
  • Experience with time tracking and invoicing for your work as a contractor

Position Requirements

This opportunity is open to sole proprietors or incorporated freelancers located within Canada or the US.

Candidates must be available to work remotely for approximately 10-20 hours/week.

The successful candidate will need to provide their own equipment (laptop, phone, secure wifi, etc.) and Articulate 360 team account.

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How to Apply

Submit your cover letter, resume and portfolio to projects projects@leahchanglearning.com with subject line: Senior Instructional Designer
Optional substitution for, or in addition to a cover letter: 

A quick video (less than 3 min) telling us about:

  • Your favourite (and least favourite) ID task, and why.
  • The most challenging project you’ve ever worked on and any solutions you tried.
  • How you explain to people outside our industry what you do for work (without saying “instructional designer”).

Optional substitution for, or in addition to a portfolio:

Write out or make a video describing your preferred instructional design process for conducting analysis. This would be any steps you take between starting the project and writing the first storyboard draft.