Instructional Designer I

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

10d

About The Position

The Center for Online Innovation and Production (COIP) collaborates with University of Florida faculty to create innovative, engaging, and relevant online courses. This position works with faculty and colleagues across instructional design, graphic design, video production, and educational technology to develop, maintain, and support UF Online courses. The role helps ensure courses have a modern look, meet accessibility standards, use research-based pedagogical strategies, and incorporate technologies that enhance learning. The Instructional Designer I supports existing courses each semester, provides technical and production assistance to faculty, and contributes to the development of new courses. The position may independently lead complex course builds and is responsible for mentoring and training junior staff in course production. It also maintains project documentation and assets, follows internal production protocols, meets deadlines, and logs time in the project management tool.

Requirements

Master’s degree in an appropriate area; or a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience.
Ability to work independently and lead complex course builds.
Ability to mentor and train junior staff as it relates to course production.
Ability to use Canvas, Photoshop, project management tools, Adobe Suite, and Office for course support and maintenance.

Nice To Haves

Background in online learning, learning theories, instructional design, graphic or visual design, or computer-based training.
Ability to collaborate effectively with members of the instructional design team.
Flexibility and ability to adapt and work in a rapidly changing environment.
Ability to communicate professionally and effectively in writing and in person.
Ability to problem solve.

Responsibilities

Assist faculty each semester with preparing UF Online courses, including setting up Canvas course shells and copying content.
Evaluate and update existing online courses using ADA compliance guidelines, U.S. copyright guidelines, and UF Standards and Markers guidelines.
Assist faculty with updating course content, including quiz and discussion questions, lectures, readings, and activities.
Provide assistance and training to online faculty as needed and serve as the single point of contact for faculty regarding UF Online course production.
Provide faculty assistance in the recording studio and with mid-semester surveys.
Write instructional text and audio/video scripts.
Use color theory and user-interface design principles to provide basic graphic design.
Maintain proficiency in Canvas, Photoshop, project management, Adobe Suite, and Office to support course maintenance.
Develop pedagogically and technically sound synchronous and asynchronous activities, surveys, assessments, and learning objects using instructional design principles.
Provide production support for new UF Online courses.
Follow each stage of the production process by maintaining project documentation, assets, and course folders; meeting deadlines; adhering to internal protocols; and logging time in the project management tool.
Independently lead complex course builds and mentor and train junior staff in course production.