Instructional Designer Specialist

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented or summarized away detail. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, scam warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Role: Instructional Designer Specialist (Specialist, Curriculum Develop) – but we don't repeat title. - About the role: description: "Canon USA’s Sales Training team empowers sales representatives to excel in selling Canon’s cutting-edge print and scan hardware and software solutions through dynamic self-paced and instructor-led training programs. We’re looking for a creative, tech-savvy, and results-driven Instructional Designer Specialist (Specialist, Curriculum Develop) who thrives on building performance-based learning solutions for new product launches and strategic initiatives. In this role, you’ll lead the design and development of microlearning, web-based training, and both virtual and in-person instructor-led programs tailored to our sales force. If you're passionate about learning innovation and have a strong background in instructional design, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This position may be based out of one of our six regional offices: Melville, NY (headquarters), Jamesburg, NJ, Atlanta, GA, Itasca, IL, Irving, TX, or Irvine, CA. This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs." - Your Impact (list of duties): bullet points. - About You: The Skills & Expertise You Bring (list of qualifications/requirements). - Company Overview (maybe not needed? It's boilerplate? Might be considered "About our Company" but we might include as "About the role"? Actually "Company Overview" is generic; but we need to preserve substantive info. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Company overview may be considered not boilerplate? It's about the company, but maybe we can keep as part of "About the role"? However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could include "About the role" covering the initial paragraph and maybe location/hybrid schedule. Then "Responsibilities" for the impact list. Then "Requirements" or "Qualifications" for the About You list. Then "Skills" maybe separate? But we have overlapping. The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: - About the role: we have description of role, location, hybrid schedule. - Responsibilities: list of duties (Your Impact). - Requirements: maybe education/experience required. - Qualifications: maybe preferred concentration, etc. - Skills: maybe tools proficiency, etc. - Benefits: we have info about benefits: "We demonstrate commitment to our employees by offering a full range of rewards, including competitive compensation and benefits. And Even More Perks! Employee referral bonus Employee discounts “Dress for Your Day” attire program (casual is welcome, based on your job function) Volunteer opportunities to give back to our local community Swag! A Canon welcome kit and official merch you can’t get anywhere else †Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office. All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. Canon U.S.A., Inc. offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) Savings Plan, discretionary profit sharing, discretionary success sharing, educational assistance, recognition programs, vacation, and much more. A more comprehensive list of what we have to offer is available at https://www.usa.canon.com/about-us/life-at-canon/benefits-and-compensation" Thus we have benefits content. - Pay: "We are providing the anticipated salary range for this role: $76,150 - $114,040 annually." - Schedule: hybrid schedule details already in About the role; but we could also have a Schedule section. However the instruction says: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting does state schedule (hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and option to work from home remainder). So we could include a Schedule section. However we already included schedule in About the role; but we could move schedule details to Schedule section and keep About the role more generic. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Might be better to combine schedule into About the role or have separate Schedule section. Since schedule is specifically mentioned, we could create a Schedule section with that detail. But we must not duplicate content. If we put schedule in both About the role and Schedule, that's duplication. Better to put schedule in Schedule section and keep About the role focusing on role description and location. Thus: - About the role: description of role, purpose, location (regional offices), full-time. - Responsibilities: list of duties (Your Impact). - Requirements: maybe education/experience required (Bachelor's degree, 3-5 years experience, etc.) - Qualifications: maybe preferred concentration, etc. But we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? The instruction allows both headings if they have real content. We have both required and preferred items. Could split: Requirements = required items (Bachelor's degree, 3-5 years experience, hands-on experience in L&D, proficiency in eLearning tools, etc.) Qualifications = preferred items (Preferred concentration in Instructional Technology, experience with Synthesia, knowledge of enterprise office equipment, ability to travel, driver's license, etc.) - Skills: maybe we could list specific skills like AI-enhanced learning design, Articulate, etc. But those are already covered in Requirements/Qualifications. Could make Skills section for tools and competencies: "Proficiency in eLearning tools such as Articulate 360, Google Docs, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word; experience with Synthesia or similar video tools is a plus; Experience leveraging AI tools to personalize, automate, and optimize learning solutions; Skilled in designing microlearning, web-based training, and both virtual and in-person instructor-led training, including instructor guides and interactive content; Strong understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE), and learner engagement strategies; Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills; Business acumen with understanding of sales processes and ability to align training with performance goals". That seems like skills. But we already have many overlapping. To avoid too many sections, we could combine Requirements and Skills into one "Requirements" that includes education, experience, skills. But the instruction says we can use those headings; we need to decide. Given the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we should have: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (covering education, experience, skills, qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's 6 sections. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have real content. Let's extract content precisely. About the role: - Canon USA’s Sales Training team empowers sales representatives to excel in selling Canon’s cutting-edge print and scan hardware and software solutions through dynamic self-paced and instructor-led training programs. We’re looking for a creative, tech-savvy, and results-driven Instructional Designer Specialist (Specialist, Curriculum Develop) who thrives on building performance-based learning solutions for new product launches and strategic initiatives. In this role, you’ll lead the design and development of microlearning, web-based training, and both virtual and in-person instructor-led programs tailored to our sales force. If you're passionate about learning innovation and have a strong background in instructional design, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This position may be based out of one of our six regional offices: Melville, NY (headquarters), Jamesburg, NJ, Atlanta, GA, Itasca, IL, Irving, TX, or Irvine, CA. This position is full time. We could also mention hybrid schedule? But we moved schedule to Schedule section. Thus About the role paragraph ends before schedule. Responsibilities (Your Impact): List: - Conduct needs assessments to identify performance gaps and define course goals - Design and develop engaging, AI-enhanced learning experiences using adult learning principles and instructional design models to personalize content, automate workflows, and optimize learner engagement - Create content using tools like Articulate 360 and Synthesia, including microlearning, eLearning, and instructor-led materials such as instructor guides and student guides - Proactively engage and follow up with subject matter experts (SMEs) to gather necessary content, clarify technical details, and ensure timely input throughout the design and development process to ensure content accuracy and relevance - Manage multiple projects simultaneously using project management best practices - Evaluate training effectiveness and continuously improve learning solutions - Stay current with trends in instructional design, learning technologies, and print solutions - Complete control documents and maintain records in accordance with department standards That's the list. Requirements (education/experience etc.): From About You: The Skills & Expertise You Bring: - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience required, plus 3 to 5 years of related experience of instructional design experience in a corporate environment - Preferred Concentration In Instructional Technology, Or Related Field - Hands-on experience in learning and development, particularly in instructor-led training design, including the creation of facilitator guides and related materials is required - Proficiency in eLearning tools such as Articulate 360, Google Docs, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word; experience with Synthesia or similar video tools is a plus - Experience leveraging AI tools to personalize, automate, and optimize learning solutions - Skilled in designing microlearning, web-based training, and both virtual and in-person instructor-led training, including instructor guides and interactive content - Strong understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE), and learner engagement strategies - Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills with the ability to work independently - Business acumen with understanding of sales processes and ability to align training with performance goals - Knowledge of enterprise office equipment, production print technologies, digital workflows, large format printing and integrated software solutions is a plus - Ability to travel domestically up to 25% - Individual must possess a clean valid state driver's license in order to obtain the position - This position requires driving, therefore a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record are necessary. - Additionally, because this position requires driving for company business as an essential function of the job, must remain in compliance with company safety guidelines and policies We need to separate required vs preferred. Required items: Bachelor's degree + 3-5 years experience, hands-on experience in L&D (instructor-led training design), proficiency in eLearning tools (Articulate 360, Google Docs, MS PowerPoint, MS Word), experience leveraging AI tools? It says "Experience leveraging AI tools to personalize, automate, and optimize learning solutions" - not explicitly required or plus; it's in the list after proficiency; ambiguous. We'll treat as required? It says "Experience leveraging AI tools to personalize, automate, and optimize learning solutions" - likely required. We'll keep as required. Skilled in designing microlearning, web-based training, and both virtual and in-person instructor-led training, including instructor guides and interactive content - likely required. Strong understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE), and learner engagement strategies - required. Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills with ability to work independently - required.