David Grandison Jr

Lead Instructional Designer Samsung Electronics

David Grandison Jr. currently serves as the Lead Instructional Designer at Samsung Electronics in Home Entertainment Product Training. His work encompasses the instructional design of a wide range of types of eLearning content from VR training content for Samsung Immersive Showroom, to creating 3D and 2D video training content for trainers and sales teams nationwide. His team was recently highlighted by Samsung as "Best Training Team" in 2024. Prior to this role David led several award-winning studios, crafting innovative dynamic websites, apps, games, and social marketing campaigns. He has created multimedia experiences for museums, universities, and top brands like Rolling Stone, Billboard, TeenVogue, IndieWire and Complex Media, to name a few. His digital content has earned him accolades such as a Webby Award for a training website created for Scholastic.com and several ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation) Animation Awards for a series of 30 educational animated shorts he produced for Amaze.org. David is also a PGA Producer and his creative skills extend beyond the realm of digital media, as evidenced by his role as a Producer on the feature film "God Said Give Em’ Drum Machines" (GSGEDM.com), which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and is currently touring festivals around the world. David earned his Master's Degree in Instructional Design and Media from Columbia University Teachers College.