(USA-WA-Seattle) Sr. Learning Specialist

**WHAT WE'RE ABOUT** We're creating an airline people love. It begins with each Alaska Airlines employee, bringing unique strengths and energy to our work in the air and on the ground. Every day, we go beyond what's expected and reach for the remarkable, together. **YOUR ROLE** Role Summary The Senior Learning Specialist is a subject matter expert in organization-wide learning and development programs at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgment to makes decisions in the design, development and delivery of organizational learning for professional and leadership development and provide recommendations to meet the current and future program needs of the business. Key Duties - Acts as a subject matter expert in organization-wide learning and development programs. - With minimal direction from leadership, exercises considerable judgement to design, develop, deliver and maintain organizational learning programs, and aligns solutions to Alaska Airlines' strategy, initiatives, values, and focus areas. - Makes recommendations to address content development, instructional design, and project management for the learning program across all levels of the organization, with a focus on professional and manager-level content - Remains current in best practices and trends in the learning industry and finds ways of testing and evaluating new approaches. - Applies deep knowledge in current learning principles and concepts, instructional design theory and evaluation methods, and available training techniques and technologies to develop, deliver, administor, and evaluate of learning programs. - Guides, influences and coaches leaders across the company on employee growth and development strategies to foster leader-led learning. - Consults with management to identify workforce gaps and needs, gather data and feedback, facilitate capability, and design learning and performance solutions that make a measurable impact. - Evaluates the effectiveness of and continuously improves the program through stakeholder assessments and awareness of industry best practices, trends and standards. - Ensures alignment and functionality of learning with the Learning Management Systems (LMS). - Plans, implements, and guides the work of a cross-functional design team of internal and external support (i.e., vendors), including project management, budget control, and quality control. - Creates comprehensive Learning solutions demonstrate impact and effectiveness - Writes, edits, and designs facilitator guides, participant materials, and multimedia presentations, as well as other printed and digital resources. Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills Required - 4 years of experience in instructional/learning design, training development, training delivery or related area. - Bachelor's degree with a focus in business administration, communications, human resources, education or related discipline, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree. - Experience analyzing instructional needs, defining course requirements, and designing/developing learning solutions that can be delivered through multiple modalities including e-Learning. - Proficiency with authoring tools, such as Articulate Pro Suite, Lectora, Adobe Acrobat, or Photoshop. - Experience utilizing integrated learning management (LMS) and/or people systems (e.g. PeopleSoft, GreenLight, Skill Soft, Cornerstone, etc.) - Knowledge of adult learning principles and understanding of diverse learning and thinking styles (e.g. generational, cultural, etc.) - Demonstrated ability to facilitate large-scale projects with diverse stakeholder groups involving cross-divisional or company-wide goals. - Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills. - Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint). - High school diploma or equivalent. - Minimum age of 18. - Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Preferred - Professional Certification in Performance Technology (CPT), Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP), or other relevant certification. - Experience in leadership learning and development. - Experience in a project management or solutions design role. - Knowledge of Content Management Systems (CMS). - Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud. Job-Specific Leadership Expectations - Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance and be remarkable. **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY** Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines participate in E-Verify, a service of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA), where required. **Job ID** 36442 **Location** Seattle, WA **FLSA Status** Exempt **Full/Part Time** Full-Time **Regular/Temporary** Regular
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