Penske
Instructional Designer
Penske, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, 19601
**Position Summary:**
The purpose of this role is to execute the design, development, and delivery of a wide range of learning experiences of varying scope and complexity within our maintenance department. This role will incorporate the latest thinking in technology, instructional design, and content development to delight our customers and move our business forward.
**Major Responsibilities:**
- Create compelling and impactful learning experiences that keep pace with the evolving ways people are consuming and being impacted by information. Ensure offerings engage end users and support a high transfer of learning.
- Facilitate effective needs assessments, establish learning outcomes, and build and execute learning design plans. Partner with subject matter experts and key stakeholders to identify learning objectives and recommend effective solutions.
- Stay current on the latest and best thinking in learning science, learning design and technology. Continually scan, analyze, and leverage the most appropriate strategy, methodologies and technology to elevate the learning experience and impact.
- Integrate state-of-the art technology to create high quality, innovative learning content and materials in a variety of formats including, but not limited to e-learning courses, training videos, in-person programs, live online programs, print, graphics, and user guides.
- Other projects/tasks as assigned.
The Instructional Designer will report to the Manager - Maintenance Training Solutions
This position is open to remote work. Penske's corporate offices are located in Reading, PA, 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Candidates would be expected to travel as necessary for work and/or development opportunities (15% Anticipated Annually).
**Qualifications:**
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Instructional Design required, Masters preferred.
- Solid base of professional certifications and qualifications within Instructional Design required
- At least 3 years of experience in instructional design and leveraging existing and emerging learning technologies required.
- At least 3 years of experience preferred in learning and adult education required.
- Excellent communication, project and program management, and influence skills required
- Must have deep subject matter expertise in industry-standard content authoring tools (Storyline, Captivate, Camtasia, Adobe Creative Suite, AV production tools)
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Transportation industry experience preferred.
- Sincere hunger to learn, creative mindset, and high learning agility
- Experience and expertise in applying human-centered design and design thinking principles and methods in developing impactful learning experiences.
- High personal standard for quality of work product
- Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location if required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.
**Physical Requirements:**
- The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Category: Other Corporate
Job Family: Human Resources
Address: 100 Kachel Boulevard
Primary Location: US-PA-Reading
Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
Req ID: 2409626
The purpose of this role is to execute the design, development, and delivery of a wide range of learning experiences of varying scope and complexity within our maintenance department. This role will incorporate the latest thinking in technology, instructional design, and content development to delight our customers and move our business forward.
**Major Responsibilities:**
- Create compelling and impactful learning experiences that keep pace with the evolving ways people are consuming and being impacted by information. Ensure offerings engage end users and support a high transfer of learning.
- Facilitate effective needs assessments, establish learning outcomes, and build and execute learning design plans. Partner with subject matter experts and key stakeholders to identify learning objectives and recommend effective solutions.
- Stay current on the latest and best thinking in learning science, learning design and technology. Continually scan, analyze, and leverage the most appropriate strategy, methodologies and technology to elevate the learning experience and impact.
- Integrate state-of-the art technology to create high quality, innovative learning content and materials in a variety of formats including, but not limited to e-learning courses, training videos, in-person programs, live online programs, print, graphics, and user guides.
- Other projects/tasks as assigned.
The Instructional Designer will report to the Manager - Maintenance Training Solutions
This position is open to remote work. Penske's corporate offices are located in Reading, PA, 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Candidates would be expected to travel as necessary for work and/or development opportunities (15% Anticipated Annually).
**Qualifications:**
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Instructional Design required, Masters preferred.
- Solid base of professional certifications and qualifications within Instructional Design required
- At least 3 years of experience in instructional design and leveraging existing and emerging learning technologies required.
- At least 3 years of experience preferred in learning and adult education required.
- Excellent communication, project and program management, and influence skills required
- Must have deep subject matter expertise in industry-standard content authoring tools (Storyline, Captivate, Camtasia, Adobe Creative Suite, AV production tools)
-
Transportation industry experience preferred.
- Sincere hunger to learn, creative mindset, and high learning agility
- Experience and expertise in applying human-centered design and design thinking principles and methods in developing impactful learning experiences.
- High personal standard for quality of work product
- Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location if required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.
**Physical Requirements:**
- The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Category: Other Corporate
Job Family: Human Resources
Address: 100 Kachel Boulevard
Primary Location: US-PA-Reading
Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
Req ID: 2409626