Instructional Designer

Pay Rate: $74.00/hour, depending on experience
Contract Length: 7 Months
Location: Calgary Alberta (open to remote candidates wiling to work MST hours)

Raise is currently hiring an Instructional Designer on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client is a market leading financial institution

Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.

Description

The Instructional Designer in this role will be responsible for researching, designing, creating, curating, implementing, and continuously improving full-cycle learning experiences that help team members build the capabilities needed to deliver business outcomes. This role will support enterprise programs such as, onboarding, leadership development, and other learning initiatives across our clients learning ecosystem. The successful candidate will combine instructional design expertise, human-centred thinking, strong stakeholder partnership, and creative visual design to build learning experiences that are practical, engaging, measurable, and easy to apply in the flow of work.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with stakeholders to understand and help identify possible approaches to achieving the capability changes needed to support business outcomes
Manages & coordinates, and in some cases facilitates learning programs through all phases including initiation, development, implementation / delivery, adoption, maximization, review, etc.
Designs learning interventions that satisfy each project and fit into the learning ecosystem
Curates and develops internal and external content into meaningful learning experiences; tactfully uses Visual Design to enhance the experience and improve learning outcomes
Works with Change Leaders to initiate & implement a learning portfolio that reflects holistic change enablement needs of a program or project
Designs, manages, analyzes, and reports on learning metrics; understands how different learning experiences can impact learning outcomes, and is able to use metrics to adjust content and program as needed
Communicates with multiple stakeholders to ensure seamless professional implementation of learning and development programs and initiatives

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years of experience in instructional design, learning experience design, learning and development, organizational development, or a closely related role.
Demonstrated experience designing and developing enterprise learning programs, courses, curricula, or performance-support materials.
Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design methodology, learner needs assessment, course design and development, course authoring, and course management.
Experience developing learning for multiple modalities, including instructor-led, virtual, blended, digital, self-paced, and job-embedded learning.
Ability to translate business priorities, complex subject matter, and stakeholder input into clear, engaging, learner-centred experiences.
Strong project and program management skills, including planning, prioritization, coordination, delivery, and expectation management.
Experience measuring learning effectiveness and using data, feedback, and learner insights to improve programs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify information and create clear learner-facing content.
Strong relationship management and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
Creative mindset with strong visual design, layout, multimedia, storytelling, and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Assets
Experience supporting onboarding, leadership development, enterprise learning, technical training, or capability-building programs.
Experience working in a financial services, regulated, enterprise, or complex corporate environment.
Experience with human-centred design, design thinking, ideation methods, and change enablement practices.
Portfolio examples that demonstrate strong instructional design, visual design, multimedia design, learner engagement, and measurable learning outcomes.
Familiarity with course authoring tools, learning management systems, video development, and digital learning platforms.
Core Skills and Competencies
Course design and development
Instructional design
Learner needs assessment
Human-centric skilling
Design thinking and human-centred design
Project and program management
Learning metrics and evaluation
Course authoring and course management
Visual design, layout design, videography, and multimedia design
Written and verbal communication
Education and Certifications
Post-secondary education or certification in instructional design, education, adult learning, learning technologies, organizational development, communications, or a related field.
Certifications (Assets): Professional designations or certifications in instructional design, adult education (e.g., CTP, CTDP), or agile project management are highly desirable

Additional Information

A requirement for candidates to be considered for this role will be to complete a criminal and credit check (including Canadian Credit Risk Score)

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Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.

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