Significance is a woman-owned consulting firm serving the federal government. We are known for building trusted relationships within our teams and with our clients and hiring the highest-level experts who implement innovative solutions. We also like to have fun! Our focus on culture has contributed to Significance being named a Washington Business Journal Best Place to Work each of the last seven years.
Significance, Inc. is seeking a Digital Media Training and Development Lead to support our growing team in Gaithersburg, MD. This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
The Digital Media Training and Development Lead creates, maintains, and delivers specialized courses and learning tools to both external clients and internal staff with the intention of disseminating knowledge, practical skills and motivation to carry out work-related tasks while capitalizing on digital platforms such as Learning Management Software, YouTube, SharePoint, and media platforms. The T&D Lead acts in a strategic rather than reactive way in assessing the skills and knowledge of the intended training recipients in determining what training is needed to grow, retain information and change the behavior of participants. Leads a team of 2-3 training and development specialists.
Rquired Skills:
The Training and Development Lead will need to:
Have previous real-world experience in designing, creating, and publishing videos and content multiple media platforms Identify training and development needs within an organization through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and leadership
Become sufficiently familiar with topics as to become a Subject Matter Expert to better train the travel community
Create, edit, and enhance graphics within multiple formats to obtain images that work within branding guidelines and work with Adult Learning Theory
Independently research and obtain needed job information without the need of formal step-by-step training on all required topics
Design and expand training and development programs based on the needs of the organization
Obtain and /or develop effective training materials utilizing a variety of media
Work in a team to produce programs that are satisfactory to all relevant parties
Determine the needs of end users of technical documentation
Be an expert in classroom and virtual classroom instruction
Work with technical, legal and SME staff to make products more effective to use and thus need fewer instructions
Organize and write supporting documents for products
Standardize content across platforms and media
Conduct ADDIE appraisals
Devise individual learning plans
Produce training materials including presentations and job aids for new and existing courses
Edit existing digital presentations/trainings to conform to requested changes
Manage the delivery of training and development programs
Monitor and review the progress of trainees
Ensure that statutory training requirements are met
Evaluate training and development programs
Assist managers and trainers solve specific training problems, either on a one-to-one basis or in groups
Ensure 508 compliance in the majority of produced trainings
Have an understanding of e-learning techniques, and where relevant, be involved in the creation and/or delivery of e-learning packages
Research new technologies and methodologies in workplace learning and present this research.
Prior experience leading small teams
Desired Skills:
Successful candidates possess and are able to demonstrate a high degree of proficiency in:
English in both written and spoken format
E-learning creation and maintenance
All aspects of designing, creating, and publishing videos on YouTube and other media platforms
Adult learning theory
Current Microsoft Office products including MS Excel and PowerPoint
Current Adobe products such as Acrobat Pro, Captivate, Photoshop, Premiere, etc.
HTML5 and SCORM requirements
General computer technology
Team collaboration to achieve multiple or singular goals
Task and deadline prioritization
At Significance, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location.
We carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including but not limited to experience; job-related skill sets; relevant education or training; and other business and organizational needs. The salary range listed is for the level at which this job has been scoped. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for a comprehensive and generous benefits package.
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