About Hurix Digital:
HurixDigital (www.hurix.com) is a leading content solutions provider to global
educational publishers, institutions and enterprises. Our product and
technology solutions enable effective and engaging digital content, across
traditional and newer mobile platforms, formats, and devices.
The Role:
We are looking for experienced US based Instructional Designers (IDs)who will manages the course development process and evaluates curricular materials (e.g., courses, technologies, modules) providing expertise on the instructional effectiveness of learning resources. This individual will work closely with stakeholders, researching and incorporating proven learning strategies and quality practices into the curriculum of each program. In addition, the Instructional Designer collaborates with stakeholders to develop course competencies and objectives. This is a contract opportunity.
Job Description:
We are looking for US based ADs who will work directly with the client's team.
Project Start Date - Immediate
Project Scope:
Consultant will work as Assessment Developer with the Client.
● Consultant will maintain and follow the working days and working hours defined by the Client.
● AD with higher education experience is required.
● AD with original item writing development in the information technology field or health field; rubric creation; leading workshops; working closely with SMEs; able to work independently and collaboratively; good communication skills; content authoring;
● AD with artificial intelligence experience, ChatGPT 4.0 in particular.
● Additional technologies that are nice to have would be proficiency with the Open Ed Ex (OEX) platform for content authoring, Microsoft Office, SmartSheet, Canva, and Grammarly.
● Expected working hours per month will be up to 160 hours (Average 40 hours/week.)
● The client will directly assign work and define project completion deadlines and key responsibility areas to the consultant during this period. Some of the responsibilities that the consultant may be responsible for includes:
◦ Participating in weekly team project update meetings, and additional meetings as needed.
◦ Collaborate with the team via meetings, workshops, and asynchronous work to produce necessary related documents/deliverables.
◦ Work with other Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Instructional Designers (IDs), team
◦ Members and other stakeholders (as communicated from Hurix or the Client per assignments) to ensure assessment items meet project requirements and quality thresholds as indicated by project documentation and other the Client item guidelines (e.g., course content, Course Design Document, Task Models, and Assessment Blueprint, etc.).
◦ Provide specific, actionable feedback per item review checklists and project plan for any review-tasks assigned.
● Please note that the Client may assign additional responsibilities too (other than the ones listed above.) in discussion with you as a consultant SME.
● Consultant will inform the Client stakeholders and Hurix at least two weeks ahead, if they plan to take long time-offs during the project/contract period. In cases of unplanned time-offs, Consultant is expected to inform both the stakeholders as soon as they can.
● Availability for each Contractor will be during core working hours (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM MST)
● Collaborate with the team via meetings, workshops and asynchronous work to produce necessary related documents/deliverables.
● Examples may include: forms and blueprint construction and review, item analysis, course playbook information, and learning resource-assessment alignment.
● Input items into and export from assessment authoring systems.
● Assessments may require submissions in MS Word or a digital platform of the Client's choice (e.g., Quad, Learnosity, etc.). Training would be provided as needed by the Client counterpart.
● Communicate with publication specialists to set up beta testing, Course Congruence Check, create and publish forms.
● Expectation: An AD working FT is able to handle 3 courses simultaneously.
Minimum Qualifications:
● Master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, or comparable degree.
● 3 or more years of online university course design experience or curriculum development.
● Experience in AI and higher education experience is required
● Based in North America (preferred).
● Computer science background (or developing courses in that arena) that is preferred.
Technology Experience:
● SharePoint Course Playbook site development
● Smartsheet
● Teams
● While the Client expects candidates to be familiar with these tools the Client will provide relevant instructions on how to use these resources.
If Interested, please share your Resume at nandini.parate@hurix.com
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $35.00 per hour
Schedule:
Experience:
- Assessment creation for Higher Education students: 3 years (Required)
- Higher education teaching: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
