Instructional Design (Educational Technology) /Digital Media Editor for NFATC, Arlington VA- on site
Piedmont GlobalArlington, United StatesFull TimeMid-levelPosted Today
PGLS is looking for a
Instructional Designer (Educational Technology)/
Digital Media Editor
with experience in
Educational Technology
, for a position at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center (formerly Foreign Service Institute )onsite in Arlington, VA-
contract
end date 8/15//2026.
LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY
- Execute the creation of digital content based around the current language curriculum, including but not limited to the readability, structure, organization, style, and formatting of all digital content.
- Collaborate in the creation and formatting of language content in authorized NFATC Learning Management Systems to improve the online usage of various language learning tools.
- Collaborate with the COR, ACOR, or GTM in all stages of the SLS Curriculum Design Process in helping create and format the online environment for the language curriculum.
- Collaborate with the COR, ACOR, or GTM in providing training to all staff on using educational technology and other tools in creating and maintaining language curriculum.
- F ollow NFATC and SLS procedures regarding copyright, and track compliance for assigned development project(s). Collaborate with the COR, ACOR, or GTM and content creators to establish processes and deadlines for the editing workflow. Provide regular status updates on progress to the COR, ACOR, or GTM and briefings on request for the content creators and others regarding progress, standards, or issues for discussion.
Requirements
- BA/BS, MA/MS, or Ph.D., or foreign equivalent degree in Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Graphic Design, etc.
- One (1) year of experience or education in Educational Technology or Digital Media Design.
- One (1) year of experience using a Learning Management System as either an instructor or administrator.
- Experience creating digital training materials: course content, teaching manuals, student guides, e-books, and interactive media (video, audio, animation, digital text).
- Experience using Office and Graphic Design Applications (Adobe Premier, Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and other Adobe Creative Cloud apps).
- Knowledge of basic computer skills: e.g., email, Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with online meeting software (Zoom, Skype, MS Teams), etcetera.
- Preferred experience with the following languages: Albanian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Czech, Croatian, Dari, Dutch, Farsi, Georgian, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Montenegrin, Nepali, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Thai, Urdu, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese
- Experience in desktop publishing graphic design valued.
- One (1) year of experience training instructors in using digital training techniques.