Senior Instructional Designer and Developer

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Motorola Solutions is seeking a dynamic and creative senior instructional designer/developer. As part of the instructor-led training division of the Global Education team, you will design, develop, and maintain product training and documentation for Motorola Solutions’ technologies and products.

Job Description

• Perform needs analysis for an integrated set of courses of high complexity and scope.
• Create and develop integrated designs encompassing many different products.
• Design, develop, and maintain training assets that support partners, customers, and employees with their use of the MSI product suite, including, but not limited to, instructor guides, student workbooks, powerpoints, and online modules.
• Write concise, technical, and effective instructional content for a variety of deliverables, including lesson plans, guides, online content, and more.
• Create and utilize multimedia elements, simulations, and assessments to enhance the effectiveness of learning materials.
• Develop resolutions to complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
• Follow a scalable and repeatable process in the scoping, creation, and maintenance of content.
• Assist with quality assurance activities at various stages of course development to ensure that courses meet team standards.
• Manage and monitor training assets and courses in the LMS.
• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure technical accuracy and relevance of content.
• Work closely with project managers to manage high-impact product portfolios.
• Work closely with team leads to ensure training content is focused on the right content, filling knowledge gaps, and appropriate.
• Mentor the work of less experienced designers and provide guidance on portfolio management skills.
• Navigate and facilitate change management processes related to the implementation of new learning initiatives.

Basic Requirements

Qualifications

• Certification in education, adult education, communications, instructional design, instructional technology, curriculum studies, or a related field
• Typically requires a minimum of 5+ years related experience

Preference will be given to candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong content organization and structuring skills
• Significant experience with ILT learning design and development models, adult learning principles, and delivery methods
• Intermediate knowledge with graphic editors such as Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Strong background in Google Suite and Microsoft Office applications
• Strong understanding of delivery mechanism/best practices for classroom delivery
• Ability to mentor and coach others
• Experience or interest in using generative AI tools (e.g., Google Gemini, ChatGPT, NotebookLM) in training content development or delivery
• Strong aptitude to learn new technologies and software quickly and be able to convey the meaning of complex concepts clearly to a broad audience

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.