Instructional Designer

Arizona State University•Phoenix, AZ

3d•$51,500 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Thunderbird School of Global Management Executive Education program seeks an experienced Instructional Designer to support instructional design and development across current and emerging learning modalities. Working with faculty, colleagues, and department leadership, the role contributes to strategic initiatives and instructional design priorities, advancing instructional technology and creating engaging, effective educational experiences for a global adult-learning audience. Under general direction, the Instructional Designer uses educational technologies, innovative design techniques, and instructional best practices to develop high-quality Executive Education courses. The position establishes trust-based relationships with faculty and staff to design, develop, and support courses across multiple modalities. The role is temporary and grant-funded, with an estimated end date of December 31, 2027; continuation is subject to future funding. This is an in-office position at the Downtown Phoenix campus, with travel between campuses as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and three years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or training that provides comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Experience using learning management systems such as Canvas.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Experience providing excellent customer service and working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Strong communication, editing, proofreading, and writing skills.
Strong knowledge of instructional design theories, methodologies, and best practices.
Demonstrated experience working in higher education.
Experience designing, developing, implementing, and revising online courses and instructional materials in a higher education environment.
Demonstrated experience using Articulate Rise, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Canvas.
Demonstrated knowledge of course development and content integration within Canvas.
Experience writing, proofreading, and editing instructional materials.
Experience evaluating and implementing emerging technologies to enhance online teaching and learning.
Project management experience, including managing timelines, setting priorities, coordinating responsibilities, and meeting project milestones and deliverables.
Experience researching, troubleshooting, and resolving instructional technology issues.
Experience applying learning theories and instructional design principles to online and hybrid course development.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Quality Matters rubric or comparable online course design and evaluation standards.
Experience designing and developing job aids, online tutorials, lectures, and other multimedia instructional content.
Experience designing and producing visually appealing course and program websites, web graphics, and digital learning resources.
Familiarity with HTML and HTML editing tools.
Experience with audio and video recording, editing, and production for blended and online instruction.
Experience with graphic design, image sourcing, and developing visual and illustrative instructional content.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Operations team to support Thunderbird Executive Education immersion, fully online programs, and courses.
Work with faculty and faculty teams to prepare courses for learner success using established design templates, standards, and standard operating procedures.
Manage the design, development, and delivery of online course content, instructional materials, interactive components, multimedia resources, and supporting materials across multiple learning modalities.
Coordinate production of instructional materials with subject matter experts, graphic artists, and multimedia developers; consult with faculty and other stakeholders on course design projects.
Provide instructional technology support to faculty, students, and staff using digitally enhanced teaching and learning products, including support for the myASU/Canvas portal and course management system.
Consult with faculty on instructional design strategies and curriculum development for online and technology-enhanced instruction.
Develop and maintain online resources such as tutorials, reference materials, design standards, content resources, templates, and tools for instructional development.
Use Articulate Rise to create customized instructional content incorporating suitable images, graphics, and illustrations.
Integrate course materials into Canvas; collaborate with developers to edit, review, and evaluate course content; assist with embedding and formatting learning objects; and conduct quality assurance testing and post-production reviews.
Apply learning theories and instructional design methodologies to develop effective, engaging, technology-enhanced courses and instructional materials.
Stay current with emerging educational technologies, industry initiatives, and instructional design trends, and provide ideas, guidance, and recommendations.
Identify and communicate best practices for applying teaching and learning theories and instructional technologies to curriculum design.
Recommend innovative and effective uses of technology to enhance teaching and learning across instructional modalities.
Keep faculty informed about instructional technology events, resources, and opportunities, and facilitate communication about integrating technology into the curriculum.
Assess individual and departmental instructional technology training needs, recommend faculty professional development plans, and provide training as needed.
Coordinate, maintain, and expand face-to-face and online faculty training programs and workshops.
Design, develop, and implement evaluation procedures to assess the effectiveness of course designs and instructional technologies in supporting teaching and learning.
Use web development, desktop publishing, video editing, presentation, and other software applications to develop customized instructional products for faculty and learners.