Instructional Design Consultant

Envision Group Consulting is a privately held, aggressively growing consulting company specializing in learning solutions and performance consulting. Our current client base is heavily comprised of Fortune 500 companies within the Chicagoland area. We are looking for top performing training and performance consultants to join our team and support our growing client base.

To fit into our team you must be dedicated to customer excellence, driven by goals and incentives and have the ability to deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines. As an organization, we use the “work hard, play hard” motto—maintaining success in life is just as important to us as it is in business. We can deliver serious results without being “stuffy” and most of our team prefers to work virtually, set their own schedules, and tackling business challenges as they best see fit. Our Instructional Design consultants need to be self-starters, as there will be no micro-managers here.

As a company, we stay on top of leading processes, leadership strategies and improvement techniques, and genuinely care about our customers. We treat every customer's business situation as though it were our own, and our Instructional Design consultants will be expected to do the same. We encourage the development and growth of our people and share a great bond as a team.

Listed below are some of the core responsibilities for this critical role within our firm. Our Instructional Design consultants are seen as vital team members and will be supported by a strong team who will ensure they have whatever is necessary to be able to deliver great results to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and update course curriculum and materials using instructional design methodologies while meeting both time deadlines and budget requirements. Course development responsibilities include, but are not limited to, creating learning objectives and developing corresponding test items; writing course content; and creating, selecting, and incorporating print or Web graphics into courses as appropriate.
• Utilize creative skills to develop ILT, online, self-directed, or alternative approaches to designing curriculums and programs that facilitate effective learning.
• Collaborate with client managers and subject matter experts to develop curriculum requirements and program designs that support organizational needs and objectives.
• Manage the program development and regularly communicate program status.
• Apply analytical skills to evaluate, report, and improve the effectiveness of developed training programs.
• Conduct front-end analysis and content analysis and lead the course design process or participate on a development team.
• Refine, document, and maintain instructional design strategies and standards utilized by Envision Group Consulting learning services consultants.
• Organize learning analytics data and maintain and develop reports for the assessment of learner feedback, trends and opportunities for additional client programs, or revisions to existing programs.

Professional Requirements

• Knowledge of evaluation methods, needs analysis and adult learning theory.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills are required only for facilitation-related projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio. Knowledge of Snag-it, Lectora, Authorware, Flash, Articulate, and Photoshop helpful.
• Four or more years as an Instructional Designer, with consulting or project-based work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in education, instructional design, instructional technology-related fields, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong creative thinker who possesses excellent communication, brainstorming, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to motivate others and build consensus within a team, but willing to secure action and closure when necessary to achieve results and meet deadlines.

In exchange for your hard work and commitment to our company and our clients, Envision Group Consulting provides a competitive hourly consulting rate. Hourly rates are based on comparable industry rates, your experience, and your ability to manage projects and clients while working independently. We regularly celebrate our consultants' achievements and milestones through reward programs, bonuses, and celebration dinners.

We are members of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and prefer for our consultants to be members of appropriate professional organizations to support their professional growth and development.

Instructional Designers and performance consultants who exhibit exceptional skills and client management abilities may be offered full-time positions with the company. Full-time employees receive comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and legal insurance, plus opportunities for project/performance-based bonuses and profit sharing.