Job Classification:

Corporate - Human Resources

At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential, you’ll unlock a motivating and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

We are seeking an Instructional Designer who stands out in the realm of eLearning, boasts advanced graphic design and multimedia capabilities, and possesses superior content curation skills. The ideal candidate will have experience and passion for using AI to automate and augment development processes.  Your expertise in instructional and graphic design and familiarity with AI will help us craft industry leading educational experiences that are not only visually engaging but also based in research, helping us to shape a future-ready workforce.

The current EWA for this position is Virtual or Hybrid but may require some travel. Your direct leader will discuss with you the exact travel expectation. Candidates within the commutable Newark, NJ area will be hybrid.

What You’ll Do:

• Strategic eLearning Design: Construct innovative eLearning courses, using your expertise in graphic design to create captivating visual narratives that support and enhance learning objectives.
• AI in L&D Expertise:  Use AI tools and advise on strategy for using AI to increase productivity and outputs in our agile development environment.
• Graphic Design and Multimedia Excellence: Apply your mastery of Adobe Creative Suite and Canva to produce exceptional graphics, animations, and layouts that elevate the aesthetic and instructional quality of our learning materials.  Use your multimedia production experience and familiarity with best practices for visual design and video production.
• Content Curation Specialist: Leverage your advanced content curation skills to research, select, and organize high-quality content from a variety of sources, ensuring relevance and alignment with our learning goals.
• Workshop and Material Design: Combine your design and curation talents to create engaging workshop materials, providing participants with a rich tapestry of content that stimulates learning and discussion.
• Collaboration with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs): Work alongside SMEs to not only design impactful learning experiences but also to curate a compendium of resources that support ongoing learning and professional development.
• Impactful Learning Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of design and curated content in achieving learning outcomes and use these insights to continually refine and optimize our L&D strategies.

Experience You Have:

• Robust Design and Curation Background: A bachelor’s or equivalent experience or master’s degree in graphic design, instructional design, or a related field, supplemented by a portfolio that highlights your design and content curation expertise.
• eLearning Development Expertise: Extensive experience with authoring tools like Articulate 360 or Adobe Captivate, combined with a resourceful integration of graphics and interactive elements.
• Advanced Content Curation: Demonstrated ability in content curation, with an emphasis on sourcing, organizing, and contextualizing content to create comprehensive learning experiences.
• Engaging Workshop Creation: A history of designing and leading workshops that use both custom design work and curated content to enhance learning engagement and effectiveness.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: A proven track record of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver cohesive and visually appealing learning solutions.

Join Us:

Prudential is a place where your graphic design flair, eLearning acumen, and content curation abilities will not only be celebrated but will also directly contribute to the growth and advancement of our workforce. As part of our team, you will drive the creation of learning experiences that are both educationally profound and visually stunning, helping us foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation. Your role will be instrumental in curating a diverse array of content, ensuring our employees have access to the best and most relevant learning resources available.

An ideal candidate for the L&D function is agile and intellectually curious, able to influence and provide thought leadership in their domain of expertise while effectively navigating ambiguity and driving business outcomes with a learner centric approach. The individual must demonstrate business insight and possess a passion about learning and enhancing learner engagement. Additionally, the ability to build outstanding and constructive working relationships with key partners and foster an inclusive environment will be critical. All L&D team members will need to demonstrate these skills to ensure we collectively deliver optimal business value and customer impact.
 

Prudential welcomes all applicants, even if you don’t meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.

At Prudential, you can:
 

Take charge of your career. We equip and empower our employees to expand their skills and experience by using powerful learning, gigs, and job opportunities. We offer a suite of services including 1:1 Career advice, on demand resources and networking to propel your career forward.
 

We’re a global organization, full of outstandingly dedicated people who aren’t afraid to think differently, challenge the status quo and take sensible risks along the way. You will enjoy pushing boundaries as we build innovative technology that helps clients, customers and employees live their best lives. You will have access to leadership and learning opportunities and the resources needed to take your career in any direction. We will help you do your best work, offering flexibility, while delivering on our Purpose.

What we offer you:

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave
• Retirement plans:
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)
• Company-funded pension plan
• Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

To find out more about our Total Reward package, see our Total Rewards Brochure. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $83,400.00 to $124,100.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.