Instructional Designer (Hybrid Opportunity)

University of Massachusetts Amherst • Amherst, MA

134d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Instructional Designer creates upskilling research projects, courses, consultations and workshops to educate faculty and staff to design, develop, and deliver high-quality online instruction through effective instructional design processes supported by emerging educational technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of relevant professional experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of instructional design theories and methodologies.
• Knowledge of trending approaches/technologies/standards (e.g., Gamification, Active learning, Social Learning, Project-based learning) and software products used in higher education (AI services, Canvas LMS, Quizzes, Articulate Rise, H5P, EchoVideo, Qualtrics, Canva, video creation tools like Powtoon or Vyond).
• Experience developing course materials in an LMS (Canvas preferred).
• Strong Project Management skills. Able to manage time and multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, accomplish goals, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to analyze and process large volumes of informational materials and to structure information.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Ability to proofread, edit, and produce effective written materials and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience, work independently and/or with multiple constituencies, speak or make presentations before groups, conduct effective training.
• Strong skills in IT, visual presentation designing and developing clear instructional materials in written, graphic, audio, video, or multimedia form, with creativity and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in design and development of technology-based instructional content across a broad range of disciplines; integrating graphic, text, and audio elements in multimedia learning materials.
• Experience working with instructors in a higher education environment.

Responsibilities

• Develops offline/online upskilling educational and research projects for faculty on trends in instructional design and learning technologies: conducts data research and analysis, interviews experts, prepares materials on specific aspects of education, and performs competitive analysis of best practices in using advanced educational technologies and teaching methods.
• Develops, coordinates, and delivers training/seminars/workshops for faculty and staff in the effective implementation of instructional design best practices (e.g., ADDIE, gamification, microlearning, storytelling).
• Works in cross-functional teams to gather relevant information for communicating to the target audience about projects through internal and external channels (platforms, websites, newsletters).
• Consults and collaborates regularly with university faculty to plan for and design courses (online, hybrid and face-to-face) including, but not limited to, finalizing course goals and learning objectives, course alignment and outline, and plans for the use of media and technology in the course utilizing a multimodal course design strategy.
• Provides quality assurance for all developed courses to ensure the highest delivery of standards in learning design, accessibility, and course consistency; manage projects in the assessment and improvement of current online, hybrid and face-to-face courses; and program development and innovative course design and delivery.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees