Design Consultant Jobs in North Carolina

Department:

85014 Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Academic Faculty Affairs

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Full time

In person

Pay Range:

$30.70 - $46.05

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) seeks a dynamic Instructional Designer for Faculty Development who will help shape how our faculty learn, grow, and flourish. At WFUSM, our diverse and talented faculty advance our national academic model through world-class healthcare, groundbreaking research, and unparalleled education. The Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) envisions a community where every faculty member flourishes and experiences a strong sense of belonging within a highly collaborative, values-driven culture that inspires excellence, professional growth, and well-being. As a central member of the faculty development team, the Instructional Designer will work closely with the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Success to drive the design and delivery of innovative learning experiences that help faculty succeed in their professional development throughout their careers. This includes academic promotion, leadership training, mentoring and coaching, and more. This role is integral to our success as we grow educational offerings across multiple states, with WFUSM serving as the academic core of Advocate Health, and offers the opportunity to build high-impact programs that advance educational excellence, career advancement, and belonging across a broad and evolving academic health system.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Instructional Designer will have a dual report to the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Experience and Success and the Assistant Vice President of Faculty Affairs and will work collaboratively to implement and manage innovative programs that:

• Attract and retain a world-class faculty to WFUSM
• Equip faculty to succeed in scholarly work and academic promotion
• Provide faculty development and leadership training at every career stage
• Offer mentoring and coaching to faculty throughout their careers
• Create initiatives to value, elevate, and recognize faculty
• Educate faculty about new technologies

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for working with stakeholders across the organization to identify performance, skills, knowledge and attitudinal gaps of a targeted audience and create learning experiences that close the associated gaps.
• Designs, develops, and delivers innovative, multi-modal learning solutions and experiences across each campus environment and the larger health system that aligns to leadership needs, functionality and technical requirements.
• Works with faculty and staff to understand the needs and conditions of faculty development satisfaction, strategy, and capabilities to achieve the best outcomes in the educational environment.
• Consults with faculty/staff on instructional design needs, plans and conducts analyses, leads the design and development of the training or curricula, and manages the implementation and evaluation of the training or curricula.
• Proven project management experience in the administration of learning management software, instructional design, or continuing education. Experience with curriculum development and course design software: MS Office Suite, Articulate, Camtasia, Adobe products, web authoring tools/AV experience a plus.
• Conducts various program management duties such as event and programmatic support, and day-to-day operations relating to the Office of Faculty Affairs.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems is required.
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence.
• Conducts instructional research and analysis on learners and contexts.
• Works with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to design and develop learning content.
• Creates learner-centered learning objectives and content to match them.
• Applies instructional design theories, practice and methods.
• Designs and develops compelling course content that enhances retention and transfer including, but not limited to: microlearning, social learning, virtual and instructor led learning, gamification and simulations, and performance support tools.
• Demonstrates management, project planning, strong collaboration and cross functional leadership abilities.
• Designs an assessment strategy in collaboration with the Assessment & Evaluation team and Curriculum leaders to gauge impact of the development experience.
• Collaborates with IT teams and consultants to ensure quality and efficiency in evaluation and assessment processes.
• Be able to work both independently and part of a team of faculty, staff, and administration.
• Attends and contributes to the discussion in applicable professional development committees, task forces, etc.
• Designs, records, and edits videos.
• Updates OFA SharePoint site.
• Creates fliers, brochures, and other graphic design products.
• Writes content.
• Occasional travel to Charlotte may be required.
• This is an in person role.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, instructional technology, or related field with (5) years of related instructional design experience. Master’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, instructional technology, or related field is preferred. Ability to design functional and technical training is necessary. Ideal candidates will have experience in problem-based, inquiry-based and/or case-based curricula.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of instructional design and implementation.
• Strong written, oral, and presentation skills.
• Experience with multi-media including video and graphic design.
• Able to work on multiple projects and deliverables at a time.
• Good project management and meeting facilitation skills are necessary.
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Acts with high ethical standards and focuses on excellent customer service. Must be able to work professionally and effectively with all faculty and staff levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.
• High energy, team-oriented, customer-focused with a passion for excellence consistent with WFUSM’s culture and core values and operating with the utmost integrity.
• Able to successfully navigate a complex academic, clinical, research organization with multiple internal and external stakeholders, leading through influence and transparency to gain trust and credibility.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.