• Manage the entire project lifecycle through each stage of design and development.
• Produce innovative solutions for complex corporate training initiatives.
  Develop project plans using MS Project—estimating production time, delivery dates, and review cycles, as necessary.
• Lead a team of instructional designers, graphic artists, and programmers to meet project time and budget goals.
• Oversee all communications with client contacts, project sponsors, subject-matter experts and technical representatives.
• Secure client approvals on all project deliverables.
• Provide timely reporting of project status, revenue projections, and invoicing status to Allen management.
• Manage multiple projects and multiple client relationships concurrently.
• Support sales and marketing efforts by reviewing proposals, working with clients to secure demo permissions, and presenting at industry conferences.
• Provide mentoring for contractors and new hires by reviewing their work, providing feedback, and ensuring that all of their deliverables exceed expectations.
• Facilitate project kickoffs, needs assessment, content-gathering activities, executive interviews, usability testing, or other related activities either at client sites or virtually using Web conferencing software. (Positions require approximately 10% travel.)

• At least 5 years of project leadership experience with external training projects.
• Project management in instructional design, training, or education preferred, but candidates with significant experience in related fields or industries will also be considered.
• Management experience in LMS, database, or software development environments would be helpful.
• PMP Certification is a plus.
• MS, MA, or MBA in relevant field (candidates without an advanced degree should have additional years of industry-specific experience).

The experts at Allen Communication solve business problems with beautiful custom learning solutions. We bring creativity into instructional design. For more than three decades, we have built programs that impact the world’s best companies by improving human performance. Our experts create training that does things you didn’t know training could do. We change behaviors and influence choices. We build better training. That’s what we do. But at our core, Allen Communication is a company that cares about people. What really drives every interaction, every design and every choice is people. From whom we hire to how we work, our first thought is finding the right fit. We hire experts. We want to work with people who love what they do and are great at it, and you do, too. By hiring the best, we make sure you get the best possible solution for your needs. Our learning and development experts understand your business goals and learner needs, and care about finding the answer that’s right for you. Allen Communication’s instructional designers and artists deliver creative solutions across multiple mediums that make you rethink training. Whether in the smallest detail or the overall design, you see how much thought and care we put into the people behind each project. We love what we do, and you see the results.