Learning Experience Designer

As a Learning Experience Designer at Blackline Safety, you'll be responsible for creating tailored training materials, developing engaging eLearning content, and producing instructional videos. You'll collaborate closely with a team of professionals to conceptualize storyboards and enhance our existing learning resources, ensuring they meet the needs of our clients and align with our product updates.

To qualify for the Learning Experience Designer position at Blackline Safety, candidates need a post-secondary degree or diploma in instructional design, education, marketing, or a closely related field. While a minimum of one year of experience in instructional design and e-Learning is preferred, equivalent relevant experience will also be considered to ensure a suitable fit for this role.

At Blackline Safety, Learning Experience Designers utilize various modern eLearning authoring tools, with a specific emphasis on Articulate Storyline. Additionally, strong video editing technology and techniques are crucial for creating compelling instructional videos. Candidates should also possess a high technological aptitude to adapt to different software tools as needed.

Blackline Safety champions the professional growth of Learning Experience Designers through a collaborative work environment that values innovation and continuous learning. The organization provides opportunities for its team members to attend workshops, collaborate on various projects, and share insights with experienced colleagues to foster an enriching learning experience.

The company culture at Blackline Safety promotes a supportive and challenging atmosphere, ideal for Learning Experience Designers who value collaboration and creativity. Team members are encouraged to share their ideas and work together in a dynamic environment, where everyone contributes to the mission of creating life-saving learning experiences.

In your response, outline your systematic approach to instructional design — starting from needs analysis, determining learning objectives, engaging stakeholders, and creating outlines or storyboards before developing content and assessing effectiveness post-delivery. Highlight any frameworks you utilize.

Discuss your techniques for user testing and feedback solicitation, including employing accessibility principles and maintaining consistency in visual style and navigation across your materials. Mention how you create user personas to understand different learner needs.

Share your insights on employing interactive elements, gamification techniques, and multimedia content to create engaging learning experiences. You could also mention your use of storytelling strategies to make the learning process more relatable and enjoyable.

Be prepared to share a specific example where you faced limitations—such as tight deadlines or stakeholder disagreements—and elaborate on the steps you took to address the issues, the adjustments made, and the positive outcome that resulted.

Explain your approach to gathering both qualitative and quantitative data through assessments, feedback surveys, and analytics from eLearning platforms. Discuss how this data informs your design revisions and continuous improvement efforts.

Talk about your commitment to professional development, including attending industry conferences, participating in online forums, pursuing certifications, and following thought leaders in instructional design and eLearning.

Provide specific examples of video editing tools you’re familiar with, such as Adobe Premiere or Camtasia, and describe how you have utilized these tools to produce high-quality instructional videos, emphasizing any notable projects.

Illustrate your effective communication techniques when engaging with subject matter experts (SMEs) to extract their knowledge, ensuring you can translate complex concepts into learner-friendly materials while respecting their knowledge and time.

Emphasize how you actively seek feedback from various stakeholders throughout the design process, including peer reviews and learner assessments, and how this feedback shapes and enhances your final materials for improved learning outcomes.

Prepare a specific case where you adapted learning content for an audience with unique needs, outlining the research, design alterations, and learning impact achieved through your tailored approach.