Temporary Educational Technology and Platform Specialist

Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers

Job Location:

Piscataway, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 37 - 41

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Educational Technology and Platform Specialist is a temporary role for 12-18 months that requires a blend of software technical expertise troubleshooting skills learning management system and administrative responsibilities. The overall purpose of this position is to provide technical support and perform administrative responsibilities on the IEEE Learning Network (ILN) platform (IEEEs learning management system) and provide technical support for IEEE Educational Activities customers and partners. Note: This role does not involve instructional design curriculum development or content creation.

This position functions as an individual contributor.

Key Responsibilities

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

Provides technical support as the IEEE Learning Network (ILN) Administrator (IEEEs learning management system) including researching diagnosing troubleshooting and identifying solutions to resolve customer issues
Assists and/or collaborates with internal and external platform teams to implement ILN technical fixes and enhancements
Keeps abreast of technology and provides recommendations to improve end user support and operations
Writes/updates user guides and documentation regarding the ILN
Uploads courses to ILN as needed
Produces ILN standard and custom reports
Assists with IEEE Learning Network implementations of new ILN Partners
Participates in reviewing requirements for ILN enhancements and tests enhancements
Writes ILN testing scripts for UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
Participates in UAT including resolving technical issues reporting etc.
Delivers SCORM sales orders as needed
Prepares product data to be uploaded to internal IEEE systems
Processes internal reimbursements to ILN Partners for ILN licenses
Supports the creation of analytics and usage reports for IEEE eLearning products identifying actionable insights key trends and metrics user behavior data/marketing/website optimization opportunities as well as to respond to institutional customer requests
Gathers generates and reviews catalog records of eLearning courses as per machine readable cataloging (MARC) standards and (Knowledge Bases and Related Tools) KBART title lists
Updates edits and/or enhances existing catalog records for greater discoverability
Submits and monitors project management tickets (JIRA)
Coordinates virtual events/webinars including setting up registration pages providing production support collaborating with marketing efforts and producing events
Assists with website that supports the IEEE Learning Network including conducting keyword research to improve SEO auditing LMS content and URLs to ensure data integrity and creating/updating customer support documentation
Conducts industry research and landscape assessments within the adult learning space
Works on other Educational Activities projects as needed and assigned

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent experience
Preferred knowledge in learning management administration educational technology and/or technical support

Skills & Other Requirements:

Strong analytical and problem solving skills including being a creative problem solver
Strong comfort with software
Strong customer service administrative and software skills
Strict attention to detail
Ability to work well under pressure with deadlines with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Knowledge of educational technology platforms including learning management systems
Highly competent in working with Microsoft Office and Google Docs
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully with both internal and external stakeholders
Knowledge of HTML CSS a plus
Knowledge of JIRA a plus
Exposure working with system requirements a plus
Salary Range:
$37-$41/Hr

Required Experience:

This position functions as an individual contributor.

Key Responsibilities

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

Provides technical support as the IEEE Learning Network (ILN) Administrator (IEEEs learning management system) including researching diagnosing troubleshooting and identifying solutions to resolve customer issues
Assists and/or collaborates with internal and external platform teams to implement ILN technical fixes and enhancements
Keeps abreast of technology and provides recommendations to improve end user support and operations
Writes/updates user guides and documentation regarding the ILN
Uploads courses to ILN as needed
Produces ILN standard and custom reports
Assists with IEEE Learning Network implementations of new ILN Partners
Participates in reviewing requirements for ILN enhancements and tests enhancements
Writes ILN testing scripts for UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
Participates in UAT including resolving technical issues reporting etc.
Delivers SCORM sales orders as needed
Prepares product data to be uploaded to internal IEEE systems
Processes internal reimbursements to ILN Partners for ILN licenses
Supports the creation of analytics and usage reports for IEEE eLearning products identifying actionable insights key trends and metrics user behavior data/marketing/website optimization opportunities as well as to respond to institutional customer requests
Gathers generates and reviews catalog records of eLearning courses as per machine readable cataloging (MARC) standards and (Knowledge Bases and Related Tools) KBART title lists
Updates edits and/or enhances existing catalog records for greater discoverability
Submits and monitors project management tickets (JIRA)
Coordinates virtual events/webinars including setting up registration pages providing production support collaborating with marketing efforts and producing events
Assists with website that supports the IEEE Learning Network including conducting keyword research to improve SEO auditing LMS content and URLs to ensure data integrity and creating/updating customer support documentation
Conducts industry research and landscape assessments within the adult learning space
Works on other Educational Activities projects as needed and assigned

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent experience
Preferred knowledge in learning management administration educational technology and/or technical support

Skills & Other Requirements:

Strong analytical and problem solving skills including being a creative problem solver
Strong comfort with software
Strong customer service administrative and software skills
Strict attention to detail
Ability to work well under pressure with deadlines with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Knowledge of educational technology platforms including learning management systems
Highly competent in working with Microsoft Office and Google Docs
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully with both internal and external stakeholders
Knowledge of HTML CSS a plus
Knowledge of JIRA a plus
Exposure working with system requirements a plus
Salary Range:
$37-$41/Hr