Instructional Designer - Eberly College of Arts & Sciences

West Virginia University • West Virginia, WV

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Office of the Dean in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for an Instructional Designer. The Instructional Designer will work with The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (ECAS) faculty and staff to evaluate, develop, and support high-quality online and hybrid courses. This role focuses on evaluation and quality assurance of existing courses by incorporating institutional and industry standards and best practices to new and existing online courses. Through collaboration with team members and, when necessary, working independently, the individual will create engaging and effective instructional materials that are functional, intuitive, and aligned with sound instructional design principles. The Instructional Designer will provide recommendations on interface design, digital accessibility, sequencing of instruction, assessments, and course activities while evaluating the instructional effectiveness of developed materials. Additionally, this role will explore and implement emerging technologies to enhance learning experiences, automate services, and facilitate communication among team members, faculty, and staff. This position requires a proactive, energetic, and highly organized detail-oriented individual with strong interpersonal skills, decision-making abilities, and experience working with faculty in higher education. The ability to manage multiple projects, lead initiatives, and work both collaboratively and independently is essential.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field is required.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience involving: Instructional material design, development and deployment for online courses
• Experience implementing quality standards in online course development
• Experience collaborating with higher education faculty
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Commitment to customer service and team-oriented collaboration.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with faculty and staff.
• Ability to interpret client needs and develop instructional materials accordingly.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and adapt to evolving priorities.
• Proven ability to evaluate and apply quality assurance measures to online courses and instruction.
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a project team.
• Experience leading instructional design or online learning projects in a higher education setting.
• In-depth knowledge of learning and instructional theories, including adult learning principles and online pedagogy/andragogy.
• Understanding of information architecture principles and their application in instructional design.
• Proficiency with instructional design tools such as storyboards, flowcharts, and assessment design frameworks.
• Experience using eLearning development tools such as Articulate products, Adobe Create Studio, and Camtasia.
• Familiarity with web technologies including CSS, HTML, and related development tools.
• Experience with generative AI tools and application to instructional design and accessibility tasks.
• Familiarity with applying digital accessibility standards to documents, web pages, audio, and video content.
• Experience working with web-based learning management systems (preferably Blackboard Ultra).
• Awareness of emerging technologies and their application to online and hybrid instruction.
• Basic knowledge of multimedia production, including streaming audio/video, file compression, and graphic design for digital instruction.
• Experience applying quality rubrics or systems to online and hybrid courses.

Responsibilities

• Assess and enhance course design to meet institutional and College quality standards and align content, instructional strategies, assessment of learning, and student success objectives.
• Compile detailed reports of course assessments reviewing the course against the institutional rubric, federal standards, college policies, student engagement, pedagogical effectiveness, and accessibility requirements.
• Meet with instructors, department chairs, and course coordinators to review course assessments and develop a remediation plan when necessary.
• Lead, coordinate, and execute course design and development projects, content updates, and in-term maintenance for graduate and undergraduate courses.
• Proactively manage a development schedule consisting of multiple, concurrent instructional design projects.
• Plan, produce, and deploy accessible instructional materials using various tools and technologies, such as HTML, SCORM, Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, Articulate products, and other relevant eLearning tools.
• Ensure instructional integrity through systematic design and clear documentation, such as curriculum mapping, instructional analyses, narratives, and storyboards.
• Provide instructional design expertise.
• Maintain compliance with institutional and ECAS quality standards, the WVU Online Rubric, and other regulations related to course development and accessibility.
• Provide periodic reports on course development projects.
• Communicate frequently and effectively with faculty, project collaborators, college leadership and WVU Online leadership to ensure alignment with goals and objectives.
• Offer consultation to faculty on instructional design principles and the effective use of instructional technology.
• Design, develop, and deliver faculty development materials/workshops and other professional development programs related to pedagogy/andragogy, quality standards in online courses, and instructional technology tools.
• Assist in the development of instructional technology policies and procedures.
• Provide ongoing technical support for all online instructors and the department’s Graduate Teaching Assistants.
• Participate in testing and deployment of LMS upgrades, online learning tools, and other instructional technologies.
• Advise leadership on strategic, tactical, and operational issues related to instructional technology.
• Explore emerging technologies and techniques for potential instructional applications.
• Perform other duties as directed by leadership to support college and university online learning initiatives.

Benefits

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6%25 employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks.
• Wellness programs

What This Job Offers

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