Freelance Heroes

Hi, everyone: the second installment of the recap of this thread is over on the Word of Mouth Blog. Top tips for landing elearning gigs

Thanks again to all those who contributed.

Hope the holidays are treating you well. --Daniel

Saw this call for elearning freelancers (London-based) on main thread. Thought I'd repost here.

I am so glad I found this thread. So much handy information for someone who is new to freelance ID and E-learning, like me... WOW!!!!

Hi Danika - and welcome to the Heroes Community, and the best freelance ID thread in the world.

Just shout if you need anything.

Again - welcome.

Yes, Danika, welcome. --Daniel

Hello! I am new to this site, and also to this thread, so I apologize in advance if this is not the place to post this job. 

I work for a language service provider and we are currently looking for a qualified E-LearningSpecialist who we will be collaborating with on our E-Learning/Articulateprojects. Candidates should have experience in building and maintainingE-learning courses with Articulate suite and in several languages

If you are interested please reply to this post, or contactalejandra@globallanguages.com directly. We will get in touch and discuss the details further.

Thank you in advance! 

Thanks, Alejandra, for posting to Freelance Heroes. I'd be surprised if you didn't get quality candidates contacting you. Best of luck in your search. --Daniel

I need help on an elearning project that I'm developing. If you're interested, send me a msg in my inbox. This would be paid "help".  Thanks! =)

Hi Jason.

Please can you post some more details - do you need people from any specific country, is it a "contract" (with a requirement to work for you across a fixed period), what is the subject matter, is it just a "build"

All of these things will help you get the right person from those who look here.

Thanks.

Hi Daniel (and others).

I'm looking for an e-learning developer (Articulate) to work with me at Spirax Sarco in Cheltenham, UK.

This is a full time, permanent, office-based position.

The main responsibilities are:-
Working with Subject Matter Experts to develop storyboards.
Creating e-learning content from existing legacy material and developing new content.
Working with external e-learning development contractors
Updating and maintaining courses as required.
Managing the interface between our e-learning material and our Halogen LMS.

It would help if you had an engineering background, but this is not essential. If you're an enthusiastic e-learning developer with some instructional design experience and want to join a small team in a great company then get in touch.

chris.defelice@uk.spiraxsarco.com

Regards,

Chris.

Thanks for the post and description, Chris. You are sure to get some quality responses from UK-based folk. Best of luck and happy holidays. --Daniel

As most of you know, I've been recapping the major discussions on this thread. The third and penultimate installment can be found over on the Word of Mouth blog. 3 ways to protect yourself with a contract

Thanks to all who contributed to the discussion. Best, Daniel

Thanks for posting the link to it here Daniel.

It makes good reading and provides great advice.

Happy Holidays.

Nicholas

Thanks, Brett, for posting the opportunity here. Glad to here you are an Articulate shop. --Daniel

It appeared over the holidays, but here is the last installment of the major discussions that have occurred on this thread. Thanks to all who have participated. 3 tips to create strong client relationships

Hi all! I'd like to start building a portfolio of eLearning courses. I'm currently working full time as a Marketing Manager at a training provider which is where I've managed to dip my toes into eLearning and I really enjoy the combination of technology, creativity and practicality required to deliver and enjoyable learning experience (even though this is very difficult sometimes).

With my current workload at work I don't want to put too much pressure on myself by taking on freelance work but I do want to develop a real example portfolio to demonstrate my skills - any suggestions?

Rameez...

Take a subject that you are passionate about, or have always wanted to talk about. The subject is completely irrelevant.

Creating a "portfolio" course on that will get you started, and keep you motivated.

Then perhaps create a "real" course for a local charity, school, hospital etc. without charging for it. That way you are creating a real product that has value, and you can go through all the real stages of design etc. that we do for clients.

Does that help?

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for the advice! very helpful - I'll get cracking!

Hello everyone!

I run a small online training business that currently focuses on a few training courses. We are currently creating our very first Storyline e-learning course which we intend to be released to the public at the end of this month.

However I am always looking to add new courses to our library for our customers to enjoy, If anyone has created any courses to a professional and knowledgeable standard that they would be interested in licensing to us then please get in touch with me with what your course is.

We are open to just about any courses!

elliott.herman@simplyhelpful.co.uk

EDIT: I should add this will be paid work.

Kind Regards,

Elliott

Rameez: Bruce gives great advice above. The most important thing is to just start. And the more you know about the software, the more engaging course you can build. --Daniel

Hi freelance heroes I'm a long time lurker first time poster! hope you could help me with a career decision I'm trying to make at the moment!

i've always been in permanent jobs since I graduated uni, but I've started to look at the contract market as a serious option now. It seems like In the uk there are loads of 3,6 and 12 month contracts coming up with great day rates and it's becoming hard to ignore!

i'm currently an instructional design manager for a big multinational firm and I've got 6 years experience in training/e learning development and Instructional design (I'm more of an instructional designer than a techy but I have very good rapid development skills and experience as wel)

so I was just wondering if any of you could tell me what the market is like out there? I know it got a bit flat the last few years but the recruiters I've been speaking to have been telling me that it's building up again! I'm just not sure whether to

stay at my current place or start contracting?

thanks :) 

A warm welcome to the E-Learning Heroes Community Paul.

I've sent you a PM with my thoughts.

Nicholas

Hi Paul.

Nobody can make that decision for you, and remember that he recruiters will always tell you the world from their perspective

This is a "freelance" thread, and you are asking about "contracting". Remember that while similar these two things are different.

You are right, there are many contracts out there, however, do you have a plan for how to move seamlessly from one to another? That is the trick with contracting, and you need to be able to (financially) manage the peaks and troughs.

If you are considering freelancing you have the flexibility to do many different projects at once, rather than being ties to 3-months here, or 2-months there.

REMEMBER to work out the REAL day-rate, when you factor in not getting sick or holiday pay, travel and (possible) accommodation etc.

Only you can know whether it is right, FOR YOU, to make the jump. It is a completely different life, and a different set of rules. I would never "contract" personally, but I love freelancing.

Hope this helps, and feel free to ask whatever questions you need.