Instructional Designer at Hollywoodbets

Responsibilities

• We have an amazing opportunity for a Instructional Designer to be based in Umhlanga, Durban. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

You Bring:

• 5 years’ Instructional Design Experience

A bonus to have:

• Degree or appropriate qualification

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• Create engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances retention and transfer.
• Develop materials for courses based on information provided by subject matter experts, department heads and trainers to create the best coursework possible.
• Visualize instructional graphics, the user interface and the finished product.
• Create realistic objectives for learning or performance for students and instructors.
• Redesign courses for online presentation that are conducive to distance learning programs while still adhering to academic goals of the institution.
• Conduct instructional research and analysis on learners and contexts.
• Apply tested instructional design theories, practice and methods.
• Provide exercises and activities that enhance the learning process.
• Create supporting material/media (audio, video, simulations, role plays, games etc).
• Recommend changes to existing courses, including technology or instructional methods, to better adhere to delivery options and accessibility for the course.
• Analyze courses to ensure they meet or exceed the organisational standards and provide reports for accreditation reviews.
• Adapt coursework to assist learners with disabilities so that they are able to experience the same learning opportunities as others.
• Remain aware of all emerging instructional technologies and make recommendations about when to adopt certain systems to continue to offer the best learning experience possible.
• Maintain project documentation and course folders.
• Work with subject matter experts to identify target audience’s training needs.
• Set instructional end goals and create content that matches them.
• Analyze and apply trends and best practices in learning technologies and instructional design.
• Devise modes of assessment, such as tests or quizzes, to measure the effectiveness of the course.
• Decide on the criteria used to judge learner’s performance and develop assessment instruments.
• Working with experts to determine what is to be learned.
• Ensuring content matches established objectives.
• Reshaping content for changing needs.
• Structuring content and activities for optimizing learning.
• Creating and testing multimedia.
• Developing entire courses and curriculum.
• Creating student guides and training manuals.
• Conducting any ad hoc tasks or research when required.

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Follow process in order to ensure high quality output
• Ensure deadlines are met by using effective planning
• Approaches own work with dedication and high sense of responsibility
• Listening skills 
• Problem Solving skills
• Communication skills 
• Presentation skills 
• Bring energy

Apply Before 02/26/2026