***Active DoD Security Clearance Strongly Preferred***
***US Citizenship Required***
***NO VISA SUPPORT or C2C***
***On-Site in OKC Required***
Position Summary
The Courseware Developer builds military training content including CBT, IMI, student guides, and assessments as part of a small instructional design and multimedia team. This role is designed for candidates with adjacent skills such as QA, technical writing, multimedia, classroom instruction, or aviation and military training experience who want to grow into a full courseware author. Adobe Captivate proficiency is learned on the job through structured coaching and paired authoring.
Key Responsibilities
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Courseware production (˜80%): Begin with QA, writing, and storyboard implementation; progress to independent Captivate builds.
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QA testing: Identify functional defects, navigation issues, broken interactions, and design mismatches.
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Learner-facing writing: Produce guides, job aids, POIs, lesson plans, and reference materials aligned to ISD objectives.
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Assessment development: Build written and scenario-based assessments; grow into branching logic and remediation paths.
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Storyboard implementation: Convert ISD storyboards into functional lesson pages and IMI screens.
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Accessibility & standards checks: Validate against Section 508/WCAG and SCORM requirements.
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Media integration: Coordinate graphics, animations, VO, and video placement.
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SME dialogue: Participate in SME sessions; take on independent clarifications over time.
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Maintain traceability, configuration control, defect resolution, and continuous improvement feedback loops.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in ID, EdTech, Communications, English, Multimedia, or equivalent DoD/QA/technical-writing experience.
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1–4 years in QA, technical writing, instructional support, multimedia, classroom instruction, or aviation/military training.
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Strong writing craft, attention to detail, and ability to learn authoring tools quickly.
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Familiarity with NAVAIR/military training conventions or ability to learn them.
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Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams; disciplined version control.
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U.S. citizen; eligible for Top Secret clearance.
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On-site in Oklahoma City; coachable and comfortable with rapid feedback.
Preferred Qualifications
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Active Top Secret (SCI preferred).
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Experience with Captivate, Storyline, Rise, or Lectora.
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Knowledge of SCORM, xAPI, Section 508/WCAG, IMI levels.
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Adobe Creative Suite familiarity.
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Naval Aviation background.
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Instructional design coursework or self-study.
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Small-team, cross-functional experience; AS9100 familiarity.
Position Benefits
As a full-time employee of Long Wave, you are eligible for our benefits package including:
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Competitive Salary
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Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
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401k
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Educational Assistance
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Life Insurance
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Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
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Paid Time Off
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This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Long Wave Inc. is a Small Business defense contractor headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK. We are an industry leader in the installation and maintenance of Very Low Frequency/Low Frequency/High Frequency (VLF/LF/HF) communication systems, software development, software, and hardware installation, Nuclear Command and Control Communication (NC3), Contract Support Services (CSS), and systems engineering. We have grown into an agile company based on experience, trust, and integrity. Long Wave is the best Strategic Communications Small Business in America. As a leader in services and solutions, software, and engineering products, we make certain that our abilities are as diverse and unique as our customers.
As a government contractor, we specialize in:
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Engineering
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Tower and Antenna Maintenance and Installation
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Software Development
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Software and Hardware Installation
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Operations and Maintenance of Government Facilities
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Information Technology and Cybersecurity Services
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Simulation and Training
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Program Management Services for Various Agencies and Clients
Staffed with retired military, senior engineers, and support personnel from industry, we have helped to design and implement some of the United States Military’s most critical and innovative communications technologies. Our subject matter experts have hundreds of years of combined experience operating, maintaining, and modernizing communications suites around the world and our software developers have decades of experience analyzing, architecting, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions for the United States Navy and commercial customers.
Our military men and women around the world count on Long Wave to provide services for many of today’s modern military communication programs. Some of our accomplishments include:
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The Clarinet Merlin Receiving System (CMRS), a shore-based communications system that continuously monitors emergency transmissions from buoys launched from United States Navy submarines;
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A Command and Control (C2) Dashboard, which provides databases for operational and maintenance support for the United States Navy’s Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) leadership;
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Long Wave developed Trainers and Stimulators that provide mission rehearsal capability, which can completely simulate a communication suite with integrated voice and data communications.
Long Wave is proud to have been supporting the United States Military since 1995.
