Digital Media Training and Development Lead

Significance • Gaithersburg, MD

13h • $108,000 - $118,000

About The Position

Significance is a woman-owned consulting firm serving the federal government. We are known for building trusted relationships within our teams and with our clients and hiring the highest-level experts who implement innovative solutions. We also like to have fun! Our focus on culture has contributed to Significance being named a Washington Business Journal Best Place to Work each of the last seven years. Significance, Inc. is seeking a Digital Media Training and Development Lead to support our growing team in Gaithersburg, MD. This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. The Digital Media Training and Development Lead creates, maintains, and delivers specialized courses and learning tools to both external clients and internal staff with the intention of disseminating knowledge, practical skills and motivation to carry out work-related tasks while capitalizing on digital platforms such as Learning Management Software, YouTube, SharePoint, and media platforms. The T&D Lead acts in a strategic rather than reactive way in assessing the skills and knowledge of the intended training recipients in determining what training is needed to grow, retain information and change the behavior of participants. Leads a team of 2-3 training and development specialists.

Requirements

• Have previous real-world experience in designing, creating, and publishing videos and content multiple media platforms
• Identify training and development needs within an organization through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and leadership
• Become sufficiently familiar with topics as to become a Subject Matter Expert to better train the travel community
• Create, edit, and enhance graphics within multiple formats to obtain images that work within branding guidelines and work with Adult Learning Theory
• Independently research and obtain needed job information without the need of formal step-by-step training on all required topics
• Design and expand training and development programs based on the needs of the organization
• Obtain and /or develop effective training materials utilizing a variety of media
• Work in a team to produce programs that are satisfactory to all relevant parties
• Determine the needs of end users of technical documentation
• Be an expert in classroom and virtual classroom instruction
• Work with technical, legal and SME staff to make products more effective to use and thus need fewer instructions
• Organize and write supporting documents for products
• Standardize content across platforms and media
• Conduct ADDIE appraisals
• Devise individual learning plans
• Produce training materials including presentations and job aids for new and existing courses
• Edit existing digital presentations/trainings to conform to requested changes
• Manage the delivery of training and development programs
• Monitor and review the progress of trainees
• Ensure that statutory training requirements are met
• Evaluate training and development programs
• Assist managers and trainers solve specific training problems, either on a one-to-one basis or in groups
• Ensure 508 compliance in the majority of produced trainings
• Have an understanding of e-learning techniques, and where relevant, be involved in the creation and/or delivery of e-learning packages
• Research new technologies and methodologies in workplace learning and present this research
• Prior experience leading small teams

Nice To Haves

• Successful candidates possess and are able to demonstrate a high degree of proficiency in:
• English in both written and spoken format
• E-learning creation and maintenance
• All aspects of designing, creating, and publishing videos on YouTube and other media platforms
• Adult learning theory
• Current Microsoft Office products including MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Current Adobe products such as Acrobat Pro, Captivate, Photoshop, Premiere, etc.
• HTML5 and SCORM requirements
• General computer technology
• Team collaboration to achieve multiple or singular goals
• Task and deadline prioritization

Responsibilities

• Create, maintains, and delivers specialized courses and learning tools to both external clients and internal staff
• Acts in a strategic rather than reactive way in assessing the skills and knowledge of the intended training recipients in determining what training is needed to grow, retain information and change the behavior of participants
• Leads a team of 2-3 training and development specialists

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed