Digital Design Trainee

Why Valmont

We’re Here to Move the World Forward.

Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

A Brief Summary of This Position:

The Digital Design Trainee is responsible for creating high quality, effective, and efficient e-learning modules, videos and other digital content, and working directly with our Learning Management System (LMS).  This individual contributor position reports to the Manager Global Learning. Within this position, temporary part time trainees will be assessed and developed, expanding their skills through ownership of key tasks in preparation for potential full-time opportunities to join our team. The length of the traineeship will be coordinated in partnership with your manager and based on demonstration of performance and business need.

Essential Functions:

• This position reports to the Manager Global Learning, has no direct reports and will often collaborate other team members
• Typical schedule includes generally less than 25 hours per week with other schedule considerations subject to management approval
• Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office required per week for team collaboration and training for the Digital Design Trainee
• Travel between the Valley campus and Omaha campus required in completion of tasks
• Use Articulate Storyline 360, Adobe Creative Suite, Cornerstone OnDemand and other software to create functional/technical online training courses to drive critical business outcomes and adapt trainings to end-learner needs
• Utilize Valmont’s learning management system and provide technical support to end-users
• Work with other instructional designers on the team, as well as subject matter experts for content, throughout Valmont’s divisions for both North American and global stakeholders
• Support the testing and adjusting of the training materials to correct any technical problems, and produce documentation describing the design process

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field OR Associates Degree with 3+ years of relevant experience OR 5+ years of relevant experience; Students pursuing a degree are also eligible and encouraged to apply
• Experience with: multi-media creation, e-Learning development, or LMS administration
• Ability to learn new software such as Articulate Storyline, Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point
• Experience with (or ability to learn) operation of media production equipment
• The ability to work in an environment of change and innovation while maintaining organization

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

• Experience with storyboarding (creating a roadmap of the learning journey of a course)

• Interest in adult learning theories and curriculum development
• Interest in Learning Management Systems (LMS, i.e. Cornerstone)
• Interest in E-Learning Design, E-Communications, Education, Social Media or Web Development
• Technical writing and multimedia experience
• Experience with audio recording and editing
• Experience in graphic design
• Experience with video/film recording and editing software (Adobe Premiere Pro CC)
• Fluency in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, or Russian
• The ability to adjust the content of multimedia presentations for different demographics and/or end-users
• Skill to use Articulate Storyline 360 software
• Skill to use Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• The ability to learn how to use web conferencing tools
• Passion and integrity with the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

Working Environment and Physical Efforts:

The employee frequently is required to use hands to type, finger, handle, and reach while working in the office on the computer.  The employee is occasionally required to stand and moving about the office. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds when working with larger cameras, microphone stands and audio equipment. There are areas of the plant that can only be accessed by climbing stairs although visits to these areas are rare. The employee needs to be able to bend down and twist to plug equipment into some hard to reach electrical sockets. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The employee needs to be able to hear in order to edit the audio areas of the videos. It is rare that an employee would have to work from an elevated height such as from a ladder. The employee needs to be able to get to and from different sites used for filming. This position requires some decision making that will be visible to large areas of the company and there are times when the workload is great. Although some of the tasks are repetitive, the job has new challenges every day.

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