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Digitas North America · 17 hours ago

Associate Director, Talent

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$97K/yr - $156K/yr

7+ years exp

Digitas North America is a Networked Experience Agency that creates magnetic experiences for brands. They are seeking an Associate Director, Talent Development to design, develop, and implement learning solutions that align with corporate strategies and enhance employee performance.

Marketing & Advertising

Responsibilities

Translate Digitas corporate strategies into appropriate learning and development initiatives

Uses consulting skills with Talent and business partners to design and implement needs assessments; draw conclusions and recommend appropriate learning initiative to fill gaps

Hires/manages internal resources and develops/maintains outsourced learning partners vendors when required

Lead the design and development of learning initiatives, from single sessions to more complex, multi-part programming, using sound instructional design strategies

Manage the continual update, revision, and customization of existing materials to reflect changes in the business identified through needs assessment or general interaction with business leaders

Facilitate instructor-led training using techniques that maximize learner participation, comprehension, and application of the material

Partner with subject experts across Digitas to ensure their intellectual capital is packaged appropriately to suit a variety of end-user needs

Develop the measurement approach for each learning initiative and provide a thorough analysis of results, including recommendations for improvement

Maintains pulse on developments in the field of learning and development

Partners with Vice President to manager Talent Development budget

Manage to successfully deliver the execution of complex programs/projects consistently

Effectively balance various business, employee and internal Talent Development team needs to deliver high-impact work on time, on budget

Write clear, grammatically correct and compelling training materials, PowerPoint presentations, and communication plans

Influence other’s perceptions using reason, fact, and data appropriately

Possess strong presentation, verbal communication skills, and listening skills

Partner with and advise Digitas business leaders on their learning needs

Understand the fundamental economics of professional services firms and use this knowledge to drive effective programming

Balance the need to deliver programming with the realities of working with client facing staff; flexibly work with subject experts to make progress on deliverables despite conflicting work priorities

Qualification

Instructional DesignProject ManagementZoomMicrosoft TeamsADDIE MethodologyTraining SolutionsLeadership SkillsGenerative AI ToolsVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design/Technology required

7-9 years training/performance support experience, preferably at a professional services firm or at a company providing training solutions to third party clients

Candidate must be open to travel as needed

Proven working experience in instructional design and development

Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

Strong project management and leadership skills to achieve design target timelines

Working knowledge of Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams to deliver effective learning solutions

Experience working in (ADDIE) design environment

Preferred

Master's degree desired

1-2 years of management experience is desired

Experience in marketing/advertising industry desired

Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation