Instructional Designer (47033)
About The Position
The Instructional Designer works in the Course Design & Learning Effectiveness Department within eLearning, designing and redeveloping engaging, academically rigorous online courses and related curricula in Brightspace, Edvisor.ai, and other supported environments. The role partners with faculty to align outcomes, activities, assessments, and regular and substantive interaction (RSI), including for AI-supported and large-enrollment courses. Instructional designers collaborate closely with faculty and colleagues from initial course concepts through launch and improvement. They share responsibility for problem-solving, contribute to emerging program and curriculum projects, and make thoughtful design decisions when source materials or processes are still evolving. The position is full-time, remote within the U.S., and follows Pacific Time working hours. The salary range is $70,304–$78,000 annually. Placement within the range depends on relevant experience, demonstrated skills, work quality, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities. Candidates with exceptional proficiency in advanced course design, assessment alignment, higher education teaching, faculty collaboration, and engaging online learning experiences may be considered for the upper end; preferred qualifications do not guarantee maximum pay.
Requirements
- Five or more years of instructional design experience.
- Master’s degree in instructional design, education, educational technology, or a related field.
- Higher education teaching experience, including direct responsibility for instruction of college or university students.
- Demonstrated ability to design online courses with aligned outcomes, assessments, active learning, and meaningful faculty-student interaction.
- Hands-on D2L Brightspace course-building experience.
- Working knowledge of RSI, UDL, and WCAG accessibility standards.
- Effective use of generative AI in course development, including critical review of accuracy and instructional quality.
- Strong writing, faculty collaboration, project management, and judgment across concurrent deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Doctorate or second graduate degree.
- Edvisor.ai or similar AI learning-platform experience.
- Experience with adult learners, high-enrollment courses, Quality Matters, or formal course quality assurance.
- Experience with parallel programs, curriculum mapping, or coordinated program pathways.
- Professional proficiency in written Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Partner with faculty to design or revise courses and translate source materials into clear, coherent course design documents.
- Align course outcomes, weekly topics, content, activities, and assessments, identifying existing material to retain or improve.
- Create active-learning experiences, including discussions, cases, and collaborative or peer activities.
- Design regular and substantive interaction (RSI) and practical faculty-presence strategies, including in AI-graded courses.
- Apply Universal Design for Learning, accessibility, and inclusive teaching practices throughout course design.
- Evaluate course effectiveness using learner feedback, assessment results, engagement data, and quality reviews.
- Build, update, and test courses in Brightspace, Edvisor.ai, and other tools, and critically review AI-generated content.
- Collaborate with teammates on multimedia, technology integration, accessibility, quality assurance, and course launches.
- Provide one-off faculty assistance, including activity testing and support for instructional challenges.
- Contribute to parallel programs, coordinated curriculum, reusable learning resources, and other shared projects.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
