Senior Instructional Design Specialist

Division or Field Office:

Human Resources Division

Department of Position: Learning & Development Dept 

Work from:

Home Office, Erie PA  Salary Range:

$67,958.00 - $108,556.00 *

salary range is for this level and may vary based on actual level of role hired for

*This range represents a national range and the actual salary will depend on several factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the skills, education, training, credentials, location, and experience of an applicant, as well as level of role for which the successful candidate is hired. Position may be eligible for an annual bonus payment.

 

At Erie Insurance, you’re not just part of a Fortune 500 company; you’re also a valued member of a diverse and inclusive team that includes more than 6,000 employees and over 13,000 independent agencies.  Our Employees work in the Home Office complex located in Erie, PA, and in our Field Offices that span 12 states and the District of Columbia. 

Benefits That Go Beyond The Basics

We strive to be Above all in Service® to our customers—and to our employees. That’s why Erie Insurance offers you an exceptional benefits package, including:

• Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents. Coverage begins your first day of work.
• Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums. We currently pay up to 97% of employees’ monthly premium costs.
• Pension. We are one of only 13 Fortune 500 companies to offer a traditional pension plan. Full-time employees are vested after five years of service.
• 401(k) with up to 4% contribution match. The 401(k) is offered in addition to the pension.
• Paid time off. Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave.
• Career development. Including a tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations.
   

Additional benefits that include company-paid basic life insurance; short-and long-term disability insurance; orthodontic coverage for children and adults; adoption assistance; fertility and infertility coverage; well-being programs; paid volunteer hours for service to your community; and dollar-for-dollar matching of your charitable gifts each year.

 

Position Summary

Designs and develops effective and engaging instructional materials for instructor-led, self-directed, virtual classroom, web-based, blended learning platforms and development paths for Employees and Agents in support of business and performance objectives.  Performs needs analysis, researches and conducts curriculum design work consistent with sound instructional design principles while analyzing and selecting the most appropriate strategy, methodologies and technologies to maximize the learning experience and impact.

Duties and Responsibilities

Identifies and designs multi-media learning solutions and programs to meet business and performance objectives. Creates high-quality, interactive and visually enhanced courses, participant materials and job aids.

 

Applies instructional design techniques to build the conceptual detailed design plans for complex learning initiatives with responsibility for the overall design integrity of the learning solution.

 

Partners with department staff and builds relationships with business areas. Engages team members throughout the development life cycle of training solutions: needs analysis, proposal, design, development pilot, implementation, measurement and support.

 

Conducts needs analysis to identify training needs to address skill and performance-related learning gaps.

 

Designs and develops development paths for individual job functions by synthesizing content from subject matter experts and existing materials; develops source content, including graphics, audio, video and assessments, to support learning objectives.

 

Designs and develops learning materials including facilitator guides, participant guides, PowerPoint presentations, Job Aids and audio and video scripts.

 

Designs and develops eLearning storyboards to precisely communicate instructional strategies to key stakeholders.

 

Organizes, performs and oversees quality assurance of final materials and deliverables to ensure concepts are properly designed.

 

Utilizes a broad range of interactive and engaging instructional methods, including but not limited to, simulations, games, activities, case studies, role-plays and assessments.

 

Publishes learning solution content to various sites ensuring targeted audience access. Reviews output from training vendor to ensure courses are addressing defined learning objectives

 

Conducts, recommends and implements vendor/product selectio