Instructional Designer

About NIIT

NIIT is a premier skills and talent development company, established in 1981 to address human resource challenges within the burgeoning IT sector. Today, it operates across 40 countries, delivering a broad spectrum of training programs tailored for individuals, enterprises, and institutions worldwide.

Role Overview

The position is for a Learning Designer & Developer, offered on a contract basis for one year. The role is hybrid with work based in Bengaluru.

Key Responsibilities

• Create superior, learner-focused educational materials for external audiences, ensuring alignment with set learning goals, experience frameworks, and curriculum standards.
• Implement externally targeted learning strategies by crafting instructional designs, storyboards, scripts, slide presentations, facilitator guides, participant materials, and supplementary resources.
• Develop digital, blended, and instructor-led courses for clients, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders using standardized templates, tools, and design guidelines.
• Utilize AI-powered tools to expedite drafting learning designs, storyboards, scripts, and content outlines, validating and refining these outputs to meet instructional standards.
• Apply instructional design expertise to verify that AI-assisted content fulfills learning objectives and meets expectations of professional audiences.
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to transform complex technical or domain-specific content into effective learning modules for external learners.
• Maintain and enhance curriculum content within an established portfolio of externally delivered learning assets.
• Assist with translation and localization efforts by preparing content handoffs, addressing design nuances, and ensuring localized versions are consistent with original learning goals.
• Ensure all learning materials satisfy criteria for quality, accessibility, branding, and governance.
• Design content modularly to promote reuse and localization, facilitating scalable deployment across diverse markets and audience segments.
• Work cohesively with global teams, including curriculum architects, project managers, localization experts, and fellow designers, across various time zones.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years’ experience in instructional design, learning design, or learning experience design, particularly for external or professional audiences.
• Proven track record in delivering complete learning solutions from concept through development.
• Comprehensive knowledge of adult learning principles and best practices in learning experience design.
• Familiarity and hands-on experience with AI-driven content development tools, accountable for final content quality.
• Experience collaborating with Subject Matter Experts and integrating structured feedback effectively into deliverables.
• Experience supporting localization and translation workflows in partnership with vendors or internal teams.
• Strong proficiency in both written and verbal English communication.
• Previous work experience in structured enterprise settings with well-defined standards, processes, and governance.

Preferred Skills

• Expertise in designing learning content aimed at client-facing or professional external audiences.
• Knowledge of popular learning authoring software such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, or equivalent.
• Experience producing video-based or media-enriched learning modules.
• Experience working with AI-enabled content creation platforms like Synthesia, or the aptitude to rapidly master AI tools to enhance efficiency in development workflows.
• Comfortable operating within a global delivery framework involving distributed, cross-functional teams.

Diversity and Inclusion

NIIT is committed to equal opportunity employment, welcoming candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.