Director of Learning Design - 3DE Learning Institute

3DE National LLC•Atlanta, GA

9d•$100,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Learning Design is the architect of the learning experience across the 3DE Learning Institute's portfolio - live sessions, asynchronous modules, and certification-aligned learning pathways. This role ensures our adult learning is coherent, rigorous, practical, and measurable, translating institute strategy into clear learning progressions, assessments, and facilitator-ready experiences. A core responsibility of this role is to lead learning design in partnership with districts, engaging in national co-design work to ensure institute offerings reflect real school and system conditions. You will collaborate with district leaders, institute facilitators, and internal teams to shape learning experiences that can be implemented with fidelity across diverse contexts.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in learning design, instructional design, curriculum architecture, or learning experience design (adult learning preferred).
Demonstrated ability to design measurable learning experiences and translate strategy into coherent learning pathways.
Experience designing across modalities (in-person + blended + asynchronous/digital learning).
Strong facilitation instincts (even if not a daily facilitator): you can design for the room.
Comfort collaborating with creative production (graphic design, templates, participant guides, slide design
High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration/project management tools such as Teams, Asana, and Slack

Nice To Haves

K-12 Teaching experience preferred

Responsibilities

Design end-to-end learning experiences using adult learning principles, competency-based progressions, and practical application.
Develop learning blueprints for flagship institute sessions (pre-work → live experience → practice → follow-up).
Build assessment and reflection tools that capture learning and transfer without creating unnecessary burden.
Establish a consistent structure for asynchronous modules (narrative arc, micro-practice, checks for understanding, artifacts).
Partner with the async module writer on storyboards, interactivity decisions, and evaluation plans.
Ensure modules are accessible, inclusive, and aligned to institute standards.
Co-design facilitator guides, run-of-show documents, and participant experiences that are intuitive and repeatable.
Support facilitation readiness (protocols, timing, discussion sequences, practice structures).
Occasionally, co-facilitate or observe sessions to calibrate design quality and learner experience.
Partner with the team to ensure design timelines, resource needs, and production milestones are realistic and met.
Collaborate with Teacher Development leadership to align learning design to certification requirements and teacher journey milestones.
Work with resource development and graphic design supports to create materials that are clean, consistent, and instructionally purposeful.