I have located a Instructional Designer position on the ASTD website:
http://jobs.astd.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2972012&keywords=instructional%20technology
I wanted to stay in the state of North Carolina and this position is located in the Davidson area. The company is called Aptara, Inc. and they have an opening an Instructional Designer/Project Manager. This position will be responsible for planning, analyzing, consulting, and managing new hire blended learning solutions. Other responsibilities include managing development and quality assurance.
Qualifications include experience in analyzing, designing, developing, and managing Instructor Lead Training and eLearning courses. Good training background along with a knowledge of learning theories and practice, technology is a plus. Also, experience in designing highly effective training materials would be helpful. The candidate must have good communication skills and writing skills and be able to work with subject matter experts (SMEs), programmers, designers, project managers and offshore teams.
This is a job that would interest me once I received my degree. I have worked with SMEs in my last job in the IT field developing not only customize software programs, but also training materials and conducted training courses to end-users. This position also refers to distance learning, which I will be certified when I finish my MS. Educational requirements are only a four year degree so I would exceed that expectation. The job is a contract job and some people may worry about this. But in today's corporate job market, they are all contract jobs. The definition of job security has changed in the past couple of decades.
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When I first read it, I though "Wow, intimidating!" But once you get past the terminology it sounds interesting.
I agree with you that the definition of job security has changed. You just never know when a company may have to let you go. You just cannot count on a company being around for thirty or forty years. In the public school system, I have seen many teacher's assistants and school employees let go due to budget cuts.
This looks like an interesting job. Looks like there's elements of performance support in this position too. That contract thing is out of my comfort zone, though. But I understand that a lot of people are completely fine with that.
The part about needing writing skills caught my eye. As more and more education goes online, the skills instructors need to communicate seem to be shifting. I would have a very difficult time taking an online class created by someone that was not good at communication through writing.
This sounds like a very challenging position and it also sounds like you already have a lot of the experience they are seeking. Contracting is not bad as long as the demand for your skills remains. Judging from the number of positions we've seen in the Instructional technology field, it seems that demand will remain high for quite a while.
Don,
You should have the skill set you need to thrive in this position upon completion of your master's degree. No worry about it being a contract job. In today's society, contract can mean more control.
Shaneir
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