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Instructional designer and educator with a strong background in learning experience design, visual design, and educational technology. With a practical, learner-centered approach, she focuses on creating clear, engaging, and accessible learning experiences grounded in sound instructional theory. Her work spans higher education and professional learning, with an emphasis on thoughtful design, consistency, and purposeful use of technology to support meaningful learning outcomes.…Instructional designer and educator with a strong background in learning experience design, visual design, and educational technology. With a practical, learner-centered approach, she focuses on creating clear, engaging, and accessible learning experiences grounded in sound instructional theory. Her work spans higher education and professional learning, with an emphasis on thoughtful design, consistency, and purposeful use of technology to support meaningful learning outcomes.

Jessica Briskin

Designer, Content Creator, Graphic Designer, +2

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Instructional designer and educator with a strong background in learning experience design, visual design, and educational technology. With a practical, learner-centered approach, she focuses on creating clear, engaging, and accessible learning experiences grounded in sound instructional theory. Her work spans higher education and professional learning, with an emphasis on thoughtful design, consistency, and purposeful use of technology to support meaningful learning outcomes.…Instructional designer and educator with a strong background in learning experience design, visual design, and educational technology. With a practical, learner-centered approach, she focuses on creating clear, engaging, and accessible learning experiences grounded in sound instructional theory. Her work spans higher education and professional learning, with an emphasis on thoughtful design, consistency, and purposeful use of technology to support meaningful learning outcomes.

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Instructional designer and educator with a strong background in learning experience design, visual design, and educational technology. With a practical, learner-centered approach, she focuses on creating clear, engaging, and accessible learning experiences grounded in sound instructional theory. Her work spans higher education and professional learning, with an emphasis on thoughtful design, consistency, and purposeful use of technology to support meaningful learning outcomes.

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Work Experience

Assistant Director at Institute for Interactive Technologies (IIT)

September 1, 2018 - Present

Mentor students on corporate instructional design projects; conducts weekly guidance meetings; reviews and refines student work to align with objectives for client submissions; leads weekly client meetings providing status updates and consulting on instructional design strategies.

Partner at Parallel Designs

January 1, 2017 - August 1, 2025

Provides training solutions to government agencies, academic institutions, and corporations; designs and develops training using Articulate Storyline, Rise, Adobe Captivate, Vyond, Camtasia, Photoshop, Illustrator, and more; manages a team of 4 consultants; maintains a diverse client roster including Scientific Advisors, The Game Agency, Whirlpool, The Thinking Project, Vantaca, and more.

Graduate Assistant at Office of Digital Learning, Penn State University

January 1, 2015 - August 1, 2018

Collaborated with College of Arts and Architecture faculty to redesign courses for online or blended learning; assisted in designing and researching the department’s authentic online virtual studio.

Senior Learning Design and Developer at ARMS, Inc.

March 1, 2014 - April 1, 2016

Collaborated with SMEs from ARMS, its affiliates, and external healthcare professionals to design and develop eLearning courses for deployment through the Saba LMS; ensured eLearning course scripts applied adult learning principles and used the ADDIE model; edited professionally recorded audio; revised existing courses to reflect updates and CME requirements; designed and maintained graphics and templates; conducted QA; managed course loading and deployment; established department visual style for print and digital materials.

Learning Design and Developer at ARMS, Inc.

November 1, 2011 - March 1, 2014

Collaborated with SMEs to design and develop eLearning courses; created graphics and templates; contributed to marketing collateral and course catalogs; assisted with content delivery via the LMS.

Instructional Designer at S2 Learning

September 1, 2010 - November 1, 2011

Partnered with SMEs to create instructor-led and eLearning materials; designed participant workbooks, facilitator guides, PowerPoints, and job aids for Mercer Human Capital; assisted with eLearning projects for Mercer Outsourcing; managed a group of 15 SMEs to design an educational presentation for the Hydraulic Institute; edited an eLearning course for Marsh & McLennan.

Instructional Designer at Vertical Learning Curve

May 1, 2010 - August 1, 2010

Internship focused on researching and writing a script for a sexual harassment course; identified edits to improve interactivity and learning paths; researched and selected SCORM-compliant software; collaborated to develop a SCORM-compliant module for an MBA course on leadership.

eLearning Designer & Developer (Consultant) at Horizon Media

September 1, 2009 - May 1, 2010

Produced and developed an eLearning course using Adobe Flash; conducted content research, script writing, layout design, and graphics development.

Graphic Designer at Mulholland Drive Entertainment

May 1, 2008 - October 1, 2008

Created YouTube window display for the LA Film Festival and designed marketing materials for Heineken and company events.

Instructional Designer at Karl Storz Endoscopy - America

May 1, 2008 - August 1, 2008

Intern to produce an eLearning course for the sales team; collaborated with SMEs to write and edit the script, recorded a professional voice-over, and designed and developed interactive elements and graphics.