Instructional Design Manager

Arizona State University•Tempe, AZ

2d•$71,500 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Instructional Design Manager leads a team providing instructional design support and designs, implements, and delivers support for learning resources and materials in the School of Conservation Futures. The role oversees the creation and delivery of online courses, translates instructional plans into effective learning materials, and contributes to strategic planning for course development and delivery. It also manages course production, learning technology projects, staff development, and coordination with university and school stakeholders. The manager collaborates with faculty, subject matter experts, learning specialists, and support staff to create high-quality asynchronous and synchronous learning experiences. Work includes aligning objectives, materials, and assessments; developing course content and multimedia assets in learning platforms; applying accessibility and Universal Design for Learning principles; and designing authentic learning activities. The position supports development and continuous improvement across the school’s portfolio, including course maintenance, quality reviews, data-informed revisions, launch readiness, and consistent design standards. It may also support Universal Learner Courses, Career and Professional Learning, and Learning Innovations initiatives. The role contributes to the School of Conservation Futures’ collaborative culture through design reviews, team sessions, knowledge sharing, workshops, documentation, and staying current with instructional design, learning science, and educational technology. The position is based at the Tempe campus. The work environment is a climate-controlled office, with occasional field tasks within or across university campuses.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and five years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment or field, including two years of managerial experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and/or training demonstrating comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Experience designing and developing asynchronous online courses and synchronous immersion experiences.
Experience applying instructional design methodologies such as backward design and Universal Design for Learning.
Experience using learning technologies such as Canvas, Articulate Rise, Storyline, H5P, or similar rapid authoring tools.
Experience collaborating with faculty, subject matter experts, and interdisciplinary project teams.
Experience integrating multimedia, interactive learning elements, and technology-enhanced learning strategies.
Experience applying data-informed approaches to course design and continuous improvement.
Ability to lead, supervise, train, evaluate, and coach assigned staff.

Nice To Haves

Expertise or experience in conservation science, education, environmental practice, sustainability, or a related field.
Experience working with or evaluating artificial intelligence tools in instructional design workflows.
Familiarity with accessibility standards such as WCAG.
Experience designing learning experiences for workforce development, professional learning, and executive education, including synchronous or immersion learning programs.

Responsibilities

Manage and lead a team that creates, develops, and administers online learning courses, ensuring instructional design plans are translated into instructional materials.
Participate in strategic planning and develop course development and delivery plans and policies.
Manage and schedule distance-learning course design and production, and implement strategies to increase revenue-producing activities.
Recommend creative and effective uses of technology to enhance instruction and increase course enrollment.
Coordinate with unit leadership, faculty, staff, researchers, and administrators on operations, applications, existing courses, media and delivery systems, and new course development.
Manage projects involving online course delivery applications and platforms, networking, software, implementation, and security.
Coordinate with ASU Online and university IT staff on operations, applications, and existing resources.
Recruit, train, supervise, evaluate, coach, and support the development of assigned staff.
Partner with faculty, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to design learning experiences for higher education, career learning, and executive education.
Apply backward design to align learning objectives, instructional materials, and assessments.
Design courses and learning assets using evidence-based learning science and instructional design frameworks.
Develop course materials and activities in Canvas and other learning management systems and platforms.
Build and integrate multimedia learning assets using tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, and H5P.
Ensure course materials meet accessibility and Universal Design for Learning standards.
Design assessments and learning activities that support skill development and authentic outcomes.
Collaborate with multimedia specialists, instructional technologists, and course managers to support high-quality course delivery.
Design and develop courses across multiple program areas and maintain and update existing courses for relevance, quality, and changing learner needs.
Review courses against established learning design principles and quality standards.
Use learner engagement and success data to revise and improve courses.
Support course launch readiness through quality assurance review and pre-launch preparation.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain consistent course design standards.
Participate in design reviews, portfolio discussions, and team working sessions; share instructional design practices and innovations.
Stay current with research and trends in instructional design, learning science, and educational technology.
Contribute to internal knowledge sharing through workshops, documentation, and team presentations.
Perform other duties as assigned.