Lead Instructional Designer, Online Learning

Job Description

Our OrganisationWe are the worlds learning company with more than 20,000 employees, supporting learners in nearly 200 countries worldwide. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching andpersonalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people. Were committed to a world thats always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks intolaptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether its one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in anenvironment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technologyand each other to surpass these boundarieswe create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the worlds innovations, personal and global, largeand small.At Pearson, we believe in the power of difference. Harnessing the unique skills, perspectives, and backgrounds of every employee helps us foster innovation and create the most effective solutions for learners around the world. Thats why were committedto ensuring that diversity and inclusion are embedded into everything we do. We foster a work environment thats inclusive and diverseand where our people can be themselvesso we can reflect the customers and learners we serve. You can learn more aboutour commitment to a diverse and inclusive culture here:https://careers/diversity-equity-inclusion/At Pearson, we are delighted to be awarded Gold against the Investors in People standard in the UK; we are confirmed by Stonewall in the Top 100 Employers LGBTQ+ UK employers; we are a Disability Confident committed employer, and committed to the Race Charter;we were recognised in the Best Employers for Diversity 2019 awards; we were featured on The Forbes List of Best D&I Employers; we are a Working Mums Top Employer and Age Positive employer. Pearson is a truly global family, and listed on both the London andNew York Stock Exchanges. We are proud to offer an exceptional and supportive environment to develop your professional career!Your Opportunity

• Lead Instructional Designer, Online Learning
• UK work from home position with occasional travel to Harlow/London
• Permanent & full-time working 37.5 hours per week

Reporting to the Principal Instructional Designer, the Lead Instructional Designer is responsible for managing the content development process from handover of the final learning design, UX and technology solution by Academic Services to handover of finaland complete content (including storyboards, asset briefs, transcripts) to Content Production, ensuring that the learning design and content quality and treatment is as envisioned and maintained throughout the programme and module development. The Lead InstructionalDesigner plays an important role in working collaboratively with academics to achieve the desired course outcomes and will be the main point of contact for academics and Programme Leaders at the Institution.This role will also manage and oversee Instructional Designers in all aspects of their work, ensuring consistency of approach and the highest quality across units. The Lead Instructional Designer will need to be prepared to script and storyboard themselveswhere needed and will work collaboratively with the Senior ID on project priorities. The Lead Instructional Designer will need to work collaboratively within a cross-functional team to deliver projects on time, to specification, quality and budget.Your Key ResponsibilitiesAcademic Relationship Management

• Serve as primary contact for academics and Programme Leaders at client universities. Consultation activities will include face to face meetings, instructional design and process workshops and presentations.
• Establish mutually agreed guidelines and templates for academics (to include academic manual and briefing documentation) for all projects
• Establish a relationship management strategy for each module to include ways of working, best practice, communication plan to ensure the development is collaborative and inclusive

Instructional Design standards and processes

• Lead on establishing storyboard templates for each programme and detailed module design documentation based on agreed ID methodology and course objectives
• Create objective-based, engaging storyboards, course components and courses that are aligned with the agreed learning design
• Be able to design, develop and review content in a range of off-the-shelf authoring tools (e.g. Articulate, Evolve etc)
• Produce sound instructional materials in accordance with solid instructional principles, current research, client objectives, and program objectives.
• Responsibility for ensuring that necessary Pearson and third party rights and permissions have been checked and cleared for use where Pearson is proposing content
• Select, engage and manage a strong network of trusted freelance instructional designers with the appropriate skill set in collaboration with the Principal Instructional Designer.

Content Development standards and processes

• Create a digital delivery plan for projects assigned: In conjunction with Principal Instructional Designer, confirm and agree appropriate resources, validate content development schedule and budget.
• Create template storyboards for each programme based on the agreed learning design
• Ensure quality, standards and schedules are maintained across all projects assigned to Instructional Designers
• Ensure all courses remain aligned to agreed brief, client needs and, above all, learner outcomes.
• Engage, train, coach and develop Instructional Designers, to include training and reviewing of all storyboards/content to ensure quality and consistency.
• Ensure content is final and complete for handover to content production team. This includes monitoring and reviewing content for rights & permissions, ensuring accurate ALT text and ensuring that all third party content is appropriately cleared for reusewhere Pearson is proposing content
• Provide clear briefs as agreed for all asset creation and incorporate as part of the storyboard process.

Project management Manage all projects assigned from a content development perspective, ensuring that all projects are delivered on time, to budget and to specification. Continuously