Learning & Development Specialist

Learning & Development Specialist (Learning Media Specialist), Chennai

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

As a Learning Media Specialist, you would be a part of the Learning Solutions team and will produce a wide range of learning content (e.g. screen-captured videos, interactive walkthroughs, infographics, animation, audio and video) to support global communities of learners and guide practitioners across ICON PLC.

You will work closely with Subject Matter Experts across functionality in the business and Learning and Development specialists in ICON University to produce relevant, purposeful, engaging and interactive, learning experiences.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Produces learning media. Works with other learning professionals to storyboard, script, produce, edit and review
• Develops, publishes and maintains libraries of learning content shared across the team
• Works within defined processes and methodologies, and proposes improvements to processes and methods, to ensure quality standards are achieved
• Identifies and proposes opportunities for innovation and improvement drawing own personal experience, best practice in a rapidly-changing industry and active knowledge sharing with peers
• Ensures efficiency in daily routines and support a quality service
• May design and deliver structured training appropriate to the need and audience
• Enthusiastic for digital content as evidenced by an awareness of the industry and key issues
• Confident to challenge and able to take on criticism
• Good-humoured and fun to work with; a great team player who wants to see the whole team grow
• Exercises judgment, based on previous personal experience and the precedents of the environment, to identify and solve new problems that arise
• Technologically adaptable
• Conscientious, detail-oriented and thorough with focus on delivering excellent content

Your Profile:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 3+ years of experience in media design and production in a learning context
• Understanding of the concepts and theories of digital design applied in a practical context (Design Thinking, Color Theory, Typography and Visual Hierarchy)
• Expert in a range of production tools (Articulate 360 suite of Apps, Evolve, Adapt Framework, Vyond, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, illustrator, Photoshop and Captivate)
• Strong visual communications and a storytelling sensibility.
• Ability to storyboard and wireframe subject matter at the design stage is important
• An understanding and ability to apply usability and user experience principles

What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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