"Senior Training Developer"

Senior Training Developer

Company: The University of Arizona

Job Location: Tucson, 85724

Category: Instructional Technology and Design

Type: Full-Time

Posting Number: req24121

Department: Human Resources

Location: To Be Determined

Address: USA

Position Highlights

The Training Developer is a hybrid role that blends instructional designer and learning administration supporting offerings departments in the LMS and reports to the Manager of Training Development. This role ensures seamless creation of engaging, technology-enhanced learning experiences aligning with institutional goals. This role collaborates with business owning departments and subject matter experts to create learning content and builds and administers learning through the university's enterprise learning management system.

Candidates working anywhere in the U.S. may be considered for a remote assignment. If you are selected for this position and are employed to work remotely from outside of Arizona, your overtime exemption status will depend on the laws of the state where you perform your work. For employees working outside of Arizona, you may be hired as an hourly employee in accordance with state laws. A comparable hourly rate range would be: Hourly Wage: Min $31.59, Mid $41.06, Max $50.52. These changes would not affect the position duties as outlined.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Instructional Design

• Design and develop engaging learning experiences including large-scale training initiatives and complex builds often requiring significant technique, innovation and creativity, or new development approaches including instructor-led (ILT), virtual (VILT, e-learning,, and blended learning programs.
• Utilize instructional design models and authoring tools to create effective learning experiences.
• Develop interactive multimedia content, including videos, simulations, gamification, and microlearning assets.
• Manage course packaging (SCORM) and uploads, learning materials, and assessment tools, ensuring proper version control and organization.
• Use authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia) and other learning technology and tools like AI.
• Ensure content meets University and accessibility standards across platforms.

Learning Administration of LMS

• Acts as a lead learning administrator for the Learning Management System, ensuring optimal performance, processes, and best practices are in application.
• Upload, organize, and maintain training content, assessments, and configuration of courses, curriculums, and certifications.
• Contribute to LMS quarterly release management and roadmap including evaluating and recommending new emerging technologies tools and features.
• Provide technical support to learners, troubleshoot LMS issues, and generate training reports for HR and leadership.

Learning Services Portfolio Management

• Assigned a portfolio of various campus business units and stakeholders of central learning services and LMS to support including user support of area trainings.
• Meet with service portfolio quarterly to establish proactive learning needs and priorities amid portfolio.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with key stakeholders across campus including existing clients or new to enhance business process and learning functionality through ID and system capabilities and evolving new features.
• Collaborate with business partners and subject matter experts to design, develop, implement, evaluate and maintain offerings based on requirements, offering department desires, and user experience.
• Lead multiple projects simultaneously, setting clear timelines through all phases, communicating with key partners, and selecting appropriate measurements for successful implementation including scope and deliverables.
• Conducts consults to assess needs and collaborates with department and unit leads to align training initiatives with organizational goals requiring evaluation, interpretation, innovation and creativity.
• Develops and maintains advanced training resources and creates advanced training materials, including guides, tutorials, and multimedia content.

Learning Services Program Management

• Develops standards, practices, and resources for content standards and best practices for eLearning standards and alignment with SCORM and authoring tools such as Articulate 360, Articulate Storyline, and Adobe Captivate.
• Support portfolio of federated model Learning Administrators to assure mentoring from our central services team, support, and adherence of learning services best practices and operations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines, maintain a strong attention to detail, and work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced organization.
• Growth mindset and constructive curiosity approach of tackling new opportunities, challenges, and developing solutions and new business processes.
• Agility and adaptability in attuning to the changing needs of the software, stakeholders, and University priorities.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Proficient in adult learning principles (ADDIE, SAM), curriculum design, and knowledge transfer techniques.
• Strong ability to work with SMEs, trainers, and business leaders to create relevant learning content.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required and 5 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years experience creating training materials and courses with advanced levels of proficiency in Articulate 360 or Storyline or Adobe Captivate.
• 5 years experience using Learning Management System platforms like Saba, Cornerstone, SAP SuccessFactors, or Docebo.
• 5 years experiencing conducting learning and development consulting with clients.
• Experience managing a multitude of training programs for various audiences across a decentralized organization.
• Experience with gathering requirements from stakeholders to create and innovate multiple concurrent medium to large learning projects.
• Experience with Saba Learning Management System.

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Human Resources

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: $65,687 - $85,393

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Grade: 9

Career Stream and Level: PC3

Job Family: Organization Development

Job Function: Human Resources

Type of criminal background check required: Fingerprint criminal background check (security sensitive due to title or department)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates:
Ashley Kurtz,
alkurtz@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume, Cover Letter, and One Additional Document

Special Instructions to Applicant:
Please provide a sample of your instructional design portfolio with your application.
The application window is anticipated to close 1/9/2026.