Instructional Designer Senior

Arizona State University • Scottsdale, AZ

4d • $75,000 - $85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

ASU EdPlus is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer Senior for its EdPlus Digital Learning team. The role co-designs courses and learning experiences with faculty, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams, combining evidence-based instructional design, learning science, adult learning theories, and user experience design to create innovative, inclusive, learner-centered experiences.

The designer integrates University-approved AI tools and frameworks into design workflows when they add demonstrable value for student learning and the faculty experience. In collaboration with AI Learning Solutions Architects, UX researchers, data scientists, and fellow designers, the role pilots and refines AI-assisted workflows, ensures AI-generated materials meet rigorous pedagogical standards, and develops repeatable practices that improve learner experiences and learning outcomes across a program portfolio.

This is an in-person, hybrid position based at SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. The employee must be able to reliably commute to Scottsdale, Arizona. Flexible work options, ranging from alternate to hybrid schedules, are subject to approval under ASU policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience appropriate to the assignment or field, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or training demonstrating comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Ability to reliably commute to Scottsdale, Arizona, for this in-person, hybrid position.
• Eligibility to work in the United States; ASU EdPlus will not sponsor this position.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology/Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, or a related area (strongly preferred).
• Adaptability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced knowledge of instructional design and pedagogical approaches, practices, and tools for diverse audiences and environments.
• Advanced skill using industry-leading technologies and products to develop content, presentations, web pages, web applications, and tutorials.
• Ability to design AI-supported learning experiences, such as scenario-based role-play, practice partners, and personalized feedback, applying learning science principles such as retrieval practice, cognitive load, and metacognition, with clear guardrails and human oversight.
• Skill in designing authentic assessments and activities that make AI use transparent, develop students’ critical thinking and evaluation skills, and align with course and University AI guidance; ability to coach faculty on implementation.
• Advanced skill using learning management systems.
• Advanced skill troubleshooting computer and web technology issues on common platforms.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Skill establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Ability to provide peer coaching and feedback.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with faculty, subject matter experts, and project teams to design, develop, and implement engaging, accessible, instructionally sound learning experiences and assessments aligned with learning objectives, program goals, Universal Design for Learning principles, and diverse audiences.
• Partner with faculty to responsibly integrate University-approved AI tools throughout the course design cycle; facilitate rapid prototyping and co-design; evaluate AI’s value; and test and document workflows that preserve faculty expertise and academic voice while supporting learning impact, accessibility, academic integrity, data privacy, and institutional knowledge sharing.
• Recommend, evaluate, pilot, and integrate content-authoring platforms, presentation tools, approved AI applications, and emerging educational technologies, using learner and faculty feedback, usability findings, and data to develop instructional solutions and guide adoption decisions.
• Design evidence-based learning experiences such as simulations, gamification, VR/AR, adaptive learning, microlearning, and student-facing AI tools, aligned with learning goals and incorporating applied learning, personalized feedback, appropriate human oversight, and guardrails.
• Lead quality assurance, program assessment, and learning-effectiveness evaluation by reviewing course content and AI-assisted materials for accuracy, alignment, accessibility, and pedagogical soundness; use analytics and performance data to improve student outcomes, faculty experience, and technology effectiveness.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and collaborate with faculty, AI Learning Solutions Architects, UX researchers, technologists, project managers, graphic designers, and other partners to advance strategic initiatives and align instructional design work with institutional objectives.
• Help develop and maintain instructional resources, including tutorials, reference materials, design standards, content repositories, templates, tools for instructional development, and AI-assisted design playbooks.
• Provide troubleshooting, technology consultation, documentation, and educational design support to faculty and subject matter experts, including guidance on responsible use of University-approved AI tools.
• Stay current with learning theories, learning science research, instructional best practices, emerging technologies, and research on AI in teaching and learning; apply learning theories by writing objectives, curating content, and using evidence-based design principles.
• Mentor Instructional Designer Associates and junior Instructional Designers, providing guidance and professional development, including coaching peers on AI-assisted workflows and UX methods.
• Assume or coordinate other duties or projects as assigned or directed.

Benefits

• ASU employee benefits package, with options including healthcare, financial security, retirement, family resources, tuition reduction for eligible employees and their dependents and spouse, and discounts.
• Flexible work options, ranging from alternate to hybrid schedules, subject to approval under ASU policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior