Curriculum Developer, AWS Support Global Learning
DESCRIPTION
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.
Amazon was recently rated the #1 most reputable company in the US, #1 for innovation, and is frequently ranked at the top in Customer Service. Amazon’s technology business has a history and tradition of leading the world in Web-related technologies and services. Now, with Amazon Web Services (AWS) you have the chance to help individuals and businesses take their computing infrastructures and applications into the Cloud. As a member of the AWS Support team, you will be at the forefront of Cloud technologies experiencing the full breadth of AWS services. You will be surrounded by people that are extremely smart, passionate about cloud computing, and believe that world class support is critical to customer success.
We have a team of talented engineers located in multiple locations around the world, and are growing rapidly.
Some travel required (10-25%). Portfolio and/or eLearning sample required at interview.
Key job responsibilities
• Design and develop creative, learner-centered, performance-based training materials in multiple modalities including eLearning, blended learning content, videos, tutorials, etc
• Lead the development and implementation of new learning models and content design templates
• Develop rapid and agile techniques and processes to create content for a frequently changing environment
• Lead needs analyses and learning strategy development activities to improve individual and organizational performance through learning
• Develop curriculum using multiple synchronous and asynchronous training modalities, including instructor-led, micro-learning, blended learning, and training materials
• Coach and mentor junior developers in use of tools and instructional design methodologies
• Effectively manage multiple projects and initiatives from analysis to evaluation
• Continuously self-educate on the latest trends and practices in learning
A day in the life
Curriculum Developers are also Program Managers; each CD owns a portfolio of AWS services and their associated training courses and materials. CDs interface with business leaders and internal Learning Business Partners to assess the training needs of their services. CDs are responsible for maintaining existing training content, addressing course feedback, and leading content development and refresh projects. A typical day in this role might involve: communicating with peers and stakeholders, updating project documentation with current statuses, authoring elearning courses, maintaining phased onboarding plans, interfacing with our learning management system to action updates or pull reports, attending meetings, and completing peer QAs.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of experience in an instructional design/curriculum development role or similar, including significant experience in creating eLearning courses
- 1+ years of program or project management experience, handling multiple concurrent projects
- 1+ years experience in using authoring tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate in addition to experience in multi-media development with audio, video, and/or graphic design (e.g., Audacity, Adobe Audition, Camtasia, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop)
- 1+ years experience working with Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Cornerstone, Thinking Cap
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics
- Experience working in a global organization
- Strong attention to detail
- Comfortable operating in new domains with high ambiguity and little direction
- Experience developing and supporting training for technical/IT related positions
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $50,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $107,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.