Instructional Designer

At Success Academy, we are redefining what’s possible in public education. Our schools rank in the top 1% in math and top 2% in English Language Arts among all New York State schools, while serving children with an overall poverty rate of 70%. Success Academy Charter Schools are dedicated to academic excellence, character development, and extracurricular achievement with college graduation as an end goal.

Reporting directly to the Director of Learning and Development, our Instructional Designer will have a direct impact on revolutionizing teacher and leader training. S/he will also help us share our training content beyond the walls of Success Academy to reform the educational world at large. The ideal Instructional Designer has a track record of effectively delivering learning content across multiple platforms and a variety of formats, including online and blended learning environments. S/he is a skilled storyteller, has a strong sense of humor, and is able to utilize different authoring tools to create engaging interactions that make learning stick.

* Working with a variety of authoring tools (including, but not limited to Articulate Storyline) to create well-designed, effective training for a variety of adult audiences; * Designing for rapid development and reusability; * Development of courses from existing templates; * Creation of branching scenarios and serious games; * Handling multiple projects at a given time, prioritizing among them as necessary; * Partnering with content owners (SMEs) to produce content across multiple departments.

* Ability to collaborate with a team as well as execute responsibilities individually; * Ability to approach problems from multiple perspectives; * Coding knowledge a plus; * Interest or experience in game development.