Training Manager - Tastefully Simple

Tastefully Simple is conducting a search for an excellent Training Manager to develop a strategy and create trainings, primarily for our direct sales consultants. This is a full-time employment opportunity; however, we are open to a contract for hire. 

Critical Performance Areas

• Create training strategy
• Develop training content 
• Design training tools and materials
• Oversee conference experience
• Deliver soft skill training

Competencies and Qualities 

• Strategic
• A strong verbal and written communicator; simplifier, concise 
• Customer focused
• Creative
• Proactive; take the initiative
• Highly productive
• Strong eye for detail
• A culture fit
• • Abundant Desire to achieve highest levels of excellence
  • Celebratory
  • Real

Experience and Education

Required

• BA or BS degree or equivalent life experience
• Training strategy development: Five years
• Instructional design: five years
• Online Training, including video and webinar creation: Five years
• Content development: Scripts, storyboards, creative concepts
• Development of best practices
• Metric creation, reporting and analysis
• Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook Powerpoint

Preferred

• Sales Experience

Role Details

Create training strategy

• Serve as a champion for consultant portal content
• Collaborate with Marketing Team to ensure excellent user experience
• Provide training analytics to make recommendations for improvements
• Identify opportunities to drive sales through training strategies

Develop training content

• Work with HQ Sales Team and consultants to create trainings for direct sales consultants to sell, sponsor and lead
• Make recommendations on training enhancements

Design training tools and materials

• Develop training modules, user guides, multimedia visual aids and handouts

Create and deliver soft skill training

• Determine skill gaps and build appropriate training
• Facilitate as needed
• Devote less than 5% of time to HQ team training

Oversee conference experience

• Develop training agenda for annual conferences Party Palooza and Lead Strong Conference.
• Execute conference vision, from theme to music to overall experience
• Manage rehearsal process, including content , outlines, rehearsals, audio visuals

If interested, please apply by clicking HERE.

 Date Posted:

09/29/2020

Product Manager - Holmes Corporation

Holmes Corporation (HC) is a leading provider of educational products for the association marketplace and has been a strategic partner in education since 1970. HC has an opening for an experienced Product Manager. The Product Manager will be responsible for the management of learning system products in the association space. In addition to product management, this individual will be responsible for updates to and ongoing maintenance of assigned products. This person will be a key member of the development team. 

Responsibilities include product management, project management, content oversight, sales support, and training and communication. 

Product Management 

·Managing product accountability and performance, including customer satisfaction, market evaluation, and review of the competitive landscape

·Managing day-to-day operational aspects of products

·Managing post-release responsibilities

Project Management 

·Handling project management activities, including securing and managing all resources assigned to product/project

·Managing all efforts of product development cycle: content, software, marketing, production

·Managing relationships with stakeholders (clients, internal staff, subject matter experts [SMEs], etc.)

·Handling communication with all internal and external resources

Content Oversight 

·Recruiting and managing SME efforts

·Researching and/or reviewing program content in response to market questions

·Reviewing content drafts to ensure alignment with expectations

·Providing guidance and support to content developers

·Working with software development team to ensure that product requirements are met

·Using content development tools in online software to edit content

Sales Support/Training and Communication 

·Participating in client visits, designing and delivering product webcasts, training internal and external audiences on product capabilities

·Creating and developing new product proposals, presentations, and pricing

The Product Manager requires strong written and oral communication, project management, and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate has a minimum of five years of related experience and is a success-oriented self-starter with a bachelor’s degree. An understanding of adult learning and instructional design is necessary; PMP certification is a plus.

If interested, please express interest by contacting Elizabeth Moore by clicking HERE.

 Date Posted:

08/18/2020

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