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　　Job Description

　　Who We Are

　　Chegg Skills/Thinkful is a new type of school that brings high-growthtech careers to ambitious people everywhere. We provide 1-on-1 learningthrough our network of industry experts, hiring partners, and onlineplatform to deliver a structured and flexible education to help upskilland reskill the workforce. We offer programs in tech and tech adjacentfields, such as AI, cybersecurity, web development, data science, dataanalytics, UX design, and project management, as well as power skillsand leadership disciplines like sales and frontline management.

　　Job Description

　　The Instructional Designer will be responsible for either assisting withthe design (under the supervision of a Senior Instructional Designer) ordesigning a program(s) that leads to the maximization of studentlearning and career outcomes in one or multiple domains. With thesupport of a Senior Instructional Designer, they will analyze data,define and run research, and iterate content and curricula for skillstraining across Thinkful\'s portfolio of courses to achieve theseoutcomes. The content created will address the core needs of learnerswho wish to upskill or move into new career paths.

　　The Instructional Designer must be knowledgeable of the best practicesin adult learning and bring experience developing content andassessments to meet the needs of learners and partners. They will stayup to date on industry-recognized credentials and skills to preparestudents to test for certifications or job outcomes. They will then usethis set of findings to inspire informed development of our programs fora designated area and measure the efficacy of the content they design atdelivering improved student outcomes.

　　Our Talent Pool

　　Our talent pool is for qualified candidates not necessarily seekingimmediate employment however, open to being considered for a positionwhen it becomes available. Additionally, these contractors will notnecessarily have regular or ongoing work, but they will be asked to jumpin on curriculum-building projects as the need arises. As we expand ourportfolio of programs, we see this pool of talent as our primary way wecan quickly scale our team to meet demand.

　　There is no need to follow-up on your application. Our recruiters willreview resumes on a regular basis to determine and notify candidates iftheir qualifications match the requirements for the role.

　　Responsibilities

　　Design learning objectives, program capstones, course assessmentsthat are driven by learning outcomesConduct surveys, tests, and competitive analyses to ensure ourlearning objectives are teaching towards the highest-demand jobskills in each industry we teachPartner with a Senior Instructional Designer to formulate a strategyfor improving student outcomes for your assigned programWork directly with SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) to build coursecontent and assessments; you may use ChatGPT and other AI platformsto generate curriculum contentMaintain and improve instructional materials for a single program,drawing on existing metrics like pacing, skills attainment, andmastery{=html}<>- Analyze learner data to identify and make improvements to the program based on that data- Work with cross-functional teams to communicate updates/changes to course content- Test updated content with users as it is being developed to ensure outcomes- Design for a diverse group of student personas - our students have varied education, skills, work backgrounds, and demands on their time: we must build solutions that solve for each group in equitable and personalized way- Ensure our content deliver is viable and feasible: recommend and develop content solutions for student problems that can be supported by our Operations teams at scale, and delivered within budget by our Subject Matter Experts, Instructional Designers, and Editorial teams

　　Requirements

　　1-2 years working in a Curriculum Development, Learning Design,Learning Engineering, or Instructional Design roleExperience designing curriculum for an online education platformExcellent writing and editing skillsExperience working directly with SMEs and other content developers{=html}<>- Understanding and application of adult learning best practices- Ability to contextualize skills and tools taught in the program to specific job functions- Ability to use backward design to create and iterate content as needed- Self-motivated, organized, reliable, flexible, deadline-oriented, have keen attention to detail and can complete multiple tasks in a timely fashion- Comfortable with remote work

　　Consistently deliver content that meets set criteria and is on time tosupport our program launch roadmap

　　Create new and revised