Sr. Content Developer - Technical and Sales Training

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As a Senior Content Developer your goal is to conduct, develop and produce external-facing and internal-employee technical & sales training curriculum, incorporating feedback from the business. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to maintain a comprehensive learning catalog of engaging and effective training programs. Additionally, you’ll maintain and improve the Briggs & Stratton Power Academy learning management system, as well as classroom and workshop facilities for effective training program execution. #LI-MD1 #LI-Hybrid

You will do this by:

• Developing, producing and presenting training material, handouts, teaching aids and new curricula, using blended, adult learning principles/ methodologies, and established team standards and best practices
• Creating content and curriculum for self-paced and virtual/remote course offerings, including eLearning courses, utilizing industry standard eLearning software tools
• Evaluating the effectiveness of current training methods, facilities and materials
• Partnering with internal sales, marketing and engineering stakeholders to review technical information for development of support materials
• Attending and leading training at high visibility functions such as sales meetings, trade shows and specialty dealer/customer meetings as needed
• Making field visits as required to help assist with product issues, customer issues and to support training development needs
• Collaborating with the field team to secure facilities for training and supporting administration of learning management system information for participants
• Providing guidance and mentorship to Customer Experience team members on industry-standard design considerations

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities. 

You are the kind of person who is/has:

• The ability to bring a fresh new perspective to your work
• The ability to collaborate cross functionally
• The ability to learn technical products

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field OR equivalent education and experience
• Minimum of five years of experience in training, instructional design or development
• Background in working with technical Subject Matter Experts preferred
• Proficient use of applicable software, especially Articulate, Adobe Creative Suite, or other authoring and design software tools
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of company products
• Experience integrating theory and practice to deliver effective e-learning experiences
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to present and maintain a positive, professional image
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership in meeting training needs, tailor training to adult learning/instructional design skills, and achieving results
• Ability to travel up to 25% annually as needed
• Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.