Jay Yearley Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Buffalo Grove

▪Integrating simulations, serious games, branching, and adaptive learning into eLearning.▪Writing storyboards and design documents for educational games, simulations with game mechanics, and highly interactive eLearning courses.▪Using Unity for creating 3D simulations and eLearning.▪Guiding instructional design for gamified simulations.▪Developing e-learning courses in Articulate Storyline 360 with advanced triggers and logic for exercises; and editing courses in Adobe Captivate.▪Designing custom graphics and animations with programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Animate. ▪Creating format and style guides for e-learning projects and Online courses.▪Creating e-learning courses with 508 compliance.▪Evaluating e-learning results in the Learning Management System (LMS).▪Writing analysis reports.▪Creating course content and graphics for HTML5-based Online courses.▪Testing and giving feedback on mobile layouts for Online courses.▪Collaborating with Subject Matter Experts to plan, acquire and create content for Online courses, and other training materials. Initiating discussions for revisions in the training content and layout of visuals.▪Writing storyboard content and knowledge checks for eLearning and Online courses.▪Writing storyboards outlining educational animations and interactivity for the digital courses (animations created by an in-house and off-site animators).▪Facilitator for in-person training sessions on eLearning design practices, instructional design, and software (e.g. Articulate Storyline, Adobe Photoshop, and Animate).▪Editing videos in Adobe Premiere, and coaching other team members on editing.▪Coordinating design tasks with other team members within an e-learning project in Articulate Storyline 3.▪Coaching and offering advice on videos, designs, and animations to designer/animator.▪Coordinating Online meetings to connect remote and local office employees.▪Researching/testing new learning systems and software.

Chicago, Il

▪ Personal freelance and consulting services of Jay Yearley.▪ Projects include e-learning design.▪ Create e-learning from initial planning phases to developing completed layouts and implementation. Design graphics and media assets for e-learning.▪ Also consulting on e-learning.▪ Projects also include Adobe Animate/Flash animations, Websites (Wordpress and Drupal), and Online ads.▪ Experience with clients and management of various projects.

San Francisco (Courses Based Online)

▪ Online Instructor of Web Technology, for Online Graduate school courses (visual design, UX/UI design, along with Web design, HTML5, CSS3, etc.).▪ Facilitating and guiding student learning, for the design of interactive Web-based projects, by giving advice and feedback.▪ Writing extra discussion topics, questions, and learning activities to facilitate Online class discussions on subject areas of Web Technology topics such as: Web design, graphic design, HTML5/CSS3, UX/UI design. Collaborated with other University Online Instructors.▪ Also applying some instructional design, writing additional, updated content to existing course, based on updates in technology. Then delivering the content to a course development team. Collaborated with Online University Coordinators.▪ Online course content involved arranging information in chunks and progressive steps for effective Online-based learning. Creating special exercises to facilitate the learning process.▪ Analyzing needs for courses, and making recommendations for improvements.▪ Design e-learning walkthroughs, video tutorials, and educational graphics/images to supplement the learning process.▪ Coach new Online teachers, supporting and onboarding them with the Online Education platform and the Online teaching process.

Chicago (Remote, Virtual Based)

▪ Writing E-learning game content, creating learning scenarios, gamification mechanics, interactions, and character dialogue.▪ Also creating graphics, such as user interfaces, buttons, icons, and other assets for layout.▪ Using the content listed above (writing, graphics, learning exercises, dialogues, and gameplay mechanics), and combining them into storyboard layouts.▪ Finished storyboards are then sent to development team to further develop the E-learning game interactions.

Chicago, Il

▪ Tutored and consulted in the areas of game design with Flash and Photoshop. Wrote lessons and created spreadsheets to guide students' learning process of creating small interactive learning games and learning lessons. Also consulting on gameplay mechanics such as creating branching scenarios, scoring systems, etc. For University level educational projects.

Chicago, Il

▪ Write copy with original content covering E-learning, Web design, UX/UI Design, an technology topics. Created story graphics and logo for blog using Photoshop. Freelance based.(ChicagoNow.com/Media-Tech-Connection)

Chicago, Il

▪ Created e-learning modules, for educational companies such as GlobalScholar / Scantron, Pinnacle Education, and K-12 Teachers Alliance. Also for companies needing employee training and compliance testing (Examples available on Portfolio at: www.e-learningdesign.net)▪ Involved in video filming and editing for e-learning projects.▪ Additional Web site design.▪ Design interactive interfaces for digital Web video ads players. For Online advertising of clients, including: Northwestern University, Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley

Greater Chicago Area

▪ Taught face-to-face classes on User Interface / UX design.▪ Wrote class content, refined for a lesson / presentation.▪ Classes were attended by groups of interested students at a professional working level in the Chicago area.

Provided special research, data analysis and interviews for blog entries written in AP style, and content updating on a regular basis, with digital photography, custom videos, and designing custom story graphics.Writing style and custom blog tags refined with relevant keywords for Search Engine Optimization, and social media integration. Written special features/descriptions of events, and also kiosk marketing Cleveland.com, including executing contests for prizes, events and more. (Cleveland.com and writer of blog.cleveland.com/rockcity)

Cleveland, Oh

▪ On a daily basis, designed with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, for Online and print graphics. Also editing text copy for promotions and advertorial.▪ Layout for advertising on all areas of paper, special tabloids, and magazines (digital versions placed on Cleveland.com), for many popular national and international brands▪ Ensure quality assurance.

Cleveland, Oh

▪ On a daily basis, wrote and edited copy for promotional news updates, and designed Online and print graphics with Adobe Photoshop.

Wlpi Certificate, Educational/Instructional Media Design

Completed all modules in the WLPI program. The WLPI program is for professionals in the field of learning and performance and focused.

Writing For Instructional Design And Training

▪ In-person certificate program that covers writing for the different facets of instructional design such as needs assessment reports.

Virtual Reality In The Classroom, (Completed / Received Digital Credential)

Online course covering editing 360 degree video and images in Adobe Premiere for educational purposes (Digital credential received.

(Certificates Of Completion Via Td.Org/Education-Courses)

1)Writing Effective e-learning Voiceover Scripts (August 2015) 2) Writing Step-by-Step Instructions for e-learning (November 2016) 3).

Certificate Of Completion, Creative Instructional Design

Received Certificate of Completion for finishing "Creative Instructional Design", a month long live Online course offered by The eLearning.

Certificate Of Completion, Instructional Design

Fundamentals of Instructional Design. Involved the ADDIE process for creating digital learning.

Video Games And Learning, (Completed / Obtained Certificate Of Completion)

▪ Online course covering areas of using game mechanics and game structure to embody adult learning principles by making learning.

Gamification, (Completed / Obtained Certificate Of Completion)

▪ Online course on Gamification, a strategy of incorporating gameplay mechanics and design, for engaging users, and for learning purposes.

Human-Computer Interaction, (Completed / Obtained Certificate Of Completion)

▪ Online course covering UX/UI design, visual design for effective interfaces, storyboards, prototypes (digital design), User Interface.

Took Courses (Writing For The Web) Towards Journalism Certificate, Digital / Web Media Writing (Communications)

Bachelor, New Media

During this time, also performed an internship with the ABC affiliate of Toledo, Channel 13. Activities ranged from visual graphic design.