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The Sr. Instructional Designer coaches and mentors the instructional design staff; providing thought leadership surrounding learning design, incorporating a holistic and modern view of strategies, design principles, modalities, and learning needs in delivering business objectives. Additionally, the Sr. Instructional Designer is an active Instructional Designer. This role supports the field organization in meeting its performance and organizational objectives.

As a Sr. Instructional Designer, your responsibilities will include:

• Function as an instructional designer (ID), meeting the responsibilities and accountabilities of the ID role.
• Leads and participates in the peer review process.
• Work closely with learning technology, marketing, legal, and compliance teams regarding requirements.
• Consult with the field learning strategy team to understand needs and make recommendations for solving business objectives through learning design.
• Collaborate with partners to manage projects by building project plans and align them to timelines and milestones; drive design projects to completion within established benchmarks; actively identify and communicate the root causes of risks to design timelines; work with the field learning strategy team to resolve them; and recommend solutions.
• Proactively communicates information learned at formal and informal meetings.
• Works with instructional design staff to create a design plan for project introduction. 
• Collaborate with management to develop and implement a learning design framework and work to establish/conduct an outside-in approach to modernizing learning approaches and program life cycle.
• Be a catalyst for change - lead and participate in process and design ratio improvement.
   

The Sr. Instructional Designer position is well-suited for you if you:

• Possesses a design service organization mindset, able to see how their role and projects fit into the larger learning strategy and field sales organization.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and provide feedback to new and experienced instruction designers.
• Skilled communicator—possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present his/her views clearly and compellingly.
• Skilled in working with and communicating with key stakeholders.
• Excellent time management skills with a focus on instructional coordination.
• Strong knowledge of instructional design principles and techniques.
• Effective in working in a matrixed organization.
• Ability to work well under deadlines and within established design ratios.
• Ability to recognize and make recommendations for improving design workflows and design ratios.
• Proficient with a variety of course authoring tools, including but not limited to: Captivate, Articulate, and Articulate Storyline.  Propensity for action.
   

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor's Degree or 8 years of experience in instructional design or related field of study.
• 5 years of experience in instructional design
• 2 years of experience in overseeing or mentoring instructional design work
   

What will set you apart:

• Masters Degree in related field or experience in instructional design or related field of study.
• 7 years of experience in instructional design
• 2 years of experience in overseeing or mentoring instructional design work, financial services industry experience preferred.
• Graphic design experience preferred, audio and video editing experience preferred.
   

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• short-term & long-term disability insurance
• Paid time-off and corporate holidays,
• paid parental leave
• company paid life insurance

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CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands, including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.3 million policies and more than $38.3 billion in total assets.

Our 3,300 associates, 4,900 exclusive agents and more than 6,500 independent partner agents guide individuals, families, and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions. We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of People Focused, Integrity, Customer Driven, and Excellence. We have offices in more than 220 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Orlando, and Milwaukee.

At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company.  We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences. If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.