Instructional Designer and Facilitator

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Role overview:

As Instructional Designer and Facilitator, you will be responsible for supporting the design of global leadership, management and human skills development programs, online learning courses and engaging learning material.

Your primary focus will be applying your instructional design and technical skills to a growing curriculum of programs from our Centre of Excellence - leveraging AI and innovative technologies to bring learning to life.

Your secondary focus will be to support and deliver live virtual or face-to-face course facilitation - this secondary focus is ideal for candidates wanting to develop facilitation skills beyond pure instructional design.

To be successful you will need to deliver a wide range of technical skills to uplift existing content, develop new and exciting training courses and become an ambassador for the Talent Enablement and Development team; such as AI and automation, class leading gamification, e-learn creation, visual design and illustration, learning theory, training needs analysis, collaboration, partner engagement, data analysis and project management.

What you'll be doing:

• Create learning materials including on-demand courses, workshops, presentations, supporting collateral and gamified experiences for new and existing development programs
• Be a subject expert for instructional design and associated technical solutions within the Talent Enablement and Development team and to internal collaborators
• Research needs analysis data and relevant material or frameworks to ensure learning is targeted and impactful
• Partner with selected learning vendors to design, curate and deliver learning content across the entire organisation
• Maintain and implement continuous improvement across a range of development program materials
• Collaborate with internal partners, including HR, people managers, internal communication, and multiple IT teams to develop and enable program content.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of development programs and individual learning assets and continuously refine content and delivery mechanisms to meet evolving business needs.
• Stay current with learning technology trends and advancements to keep learning materials relevant and impactful.
• Continually challenge current approaches through adoption of groundbreaking technologies and AI automation
• Facilitate and co-facilitate live virtual and face-to-face development programs

What we're looking for:

• 4+ years (or equivalent) of experience in Instructional Design, Learning & Development, or a related field, with a focus Leadership, Management and Human Skills development.
• A subject matter expert and significant experience working with the Articulate suite, PowerPoint and visual design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud
• Demonstrated ability to create audio, video, simulations, role plays, tests, games and other enhanced learning material
• Proven experience working with a range of Learning Management Systems and Learning Experience Platforms with a particular emphasis on SCORM file application, API connections, learner journey and automation.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with external learning vendors and internal teams to design learning programs and material.
• Excellent communication and copywriting, collaboration, and advising skills.
• Project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and maintain project documentation and quality assurance

Desirable:

• Experience in the gaming industry or a solid understanding of gaming technologies and trends.
• Comfortable with and already applying AI tools and platforms, such as machine learning, natural language processing, or generative AI applications.
• Knowledge of Unity gaming engine would be a big plus!

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

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Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. 

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.