Job Description

Position Title Instructional Designer – Foreign Language

Position Type Full Time

Position Location Arlington, VA (Must reside in DC/MD/VA)

Tracking Code 01072

Daily Responsibilities

• Collaborates with stakeholders to identify performance gaps and design appropriate learning solutions in a variety of formats for FSI’s language products.
• Designs a variety of learning solutions, including but not limited to e-learning, mobile apps, microlearning, blended learning, and instructional games.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to clarify performance gaps, write clear objectives, formulate instructional approach, design learning solutions, and produce evaluation instruments.
• Works with development staff to produce solutions.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of subjects important to Foreign Service Officers and applies knowledge to produce appropriate, effective, and meaningful learning solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required: Years of Experience (min)

• 3 years of instructional design experience.

Required: Degree/Certification

• BS/BA in instructional design, educational technology, or related field.

Required: Experience

• Minimum 3 years of instructional design experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing learning solutions for foreign languages.
• Demonstrated experience applying educational strategies and instructional techniques
• Adult second-language acquisition
• Transfer knowledge of instructional techniques involving use of educational technologies to instructional staff
• Demonstrated experience with at least two types of digital learning solutions (including, but not limited to: e-learning courses, mobile learning, simulations, microlearning, ePublishing, blended learning/flipped classroom, and games.)
• Demonstrated ability to develop training objectives, design learning solutions, and produce evaluations.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively write, review, and edit content.
• Demonstrated ability to apply learning theories and models to different learning contexts.
• Demonstrated experience working with project teams (e.g.: Graphic Artists, Developers, and Editors) to produce professional e-learning.
• Demonstrated knowledge of responsive web design, interface usability guidelines, Section 508 accessibility, SCORM, learning management systems, and integration of media into web-based training applications.
• Positive and proactive customer service skills.

Additional Desired Experience

• Familiarity with US government web/mobile development policies and standards.
• Experience teaching a foreign language and designing learning solutions tailored for learners of foreign languages.
• Experience with video/animation.
• Instructional Design for eLearning is a well-established field. The industry standard for a position within this field requires a B.A./B.S. in Instructional Design or related area. As an instructional designer for the FSI/EX/ISD, a minimum of 3 years ID experience are critical to demonstrate proven ability to identify performance gaps and design appropriate solutions to fill those gaps for foreign language instruction.
• The Instructional Designer – Foreign Language will be working on priority courses and dealing with high level bureau and school/center clients, as well as designing a variety of complex, media-rich, and highly interactive courses and products beyond standard eLearning courses—these are considered tasks above entry-level for the field.

Required: Clearance

• Low risk public trust

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