Instructional Designer

Everspring Inc•Chicago, IL

25d•$70,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Everspring’s Learning Design team works across production, instructional design, and quality assurance to convert traditional courseware into engaging online courses for university partners. The Instructional Designer I works within a multidisciplinary course production team to design and build online courses that meet partner standards and Learning Design accessibility and quality specifications. The role collaborates with university faculty and internal teams, manages concurrent projects and schedules, supports course maintenance and revisions, and contributes to the development of design frameworks and team materials. The position uses AI tools where appropriate to support design and production work, with responsibility for refining and validating outputs. It reports to the Director of Learning Design and is based in Chicago, Illinois, in a hybrid arrangement requiring at least three office days each week. Occasional travel to partner university locations may be requested. Faculty help-desk support is provided during the workday, with occasional evening and weekend hours.

Requirements

Two to four years of outstanding work experience in instructional design, learning design, or academic technology.
Earned master’s degree; a degree in instructional design, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, or human-computer interaction is preferred.
Ability to use AI-enabled tools responsibly in instructional design workflows, including protecting sensitive information, verifying accuracy, and producing polished deliverables aligned with course standards.
Demonstrated expertise in course-design principles and practices.
Experience designing courses using varied delivery models and a broad range of multimedia content-delivery tools and techniques.
Strong computer and software skills.
Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
Meticulous attention to detail.
Ability to meet challenging deadlines while producing high-quality work.
Experience leading people and/or processes to successful results.

Nice To Haves

Experience with a learning management system such as Canvas, D2L, or Blackboard.
Master’s degree in instructional design, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, or human-computer interaction.

Responsibilities

Use AI tools when appropriate to streamline course design and production tasks, then refine and validate outputs against accessibility, quality, and partner standards.
Design and build assigned online courses that align with Learning Design specifications and university partner standards and parameters.
Manage concurrent projects, deadlines, priorities, and stakeholder communications.
Communicate with partner-university faculty, guide them in course-development best practices, respect their subject-matter expertise and preferences, and support timely course completion.
Collaborate with faculty to adapt content to available delivery methods and learning outcomes, progressing from high-level course plans to detailed course designs.
Collaborate with Creative Services to produce or source multimedia aligned with course objectives.
Participate in refining course-design frameworks, templates, and prototypes.
Contribute to Instructional Design team development materials, including training and materials related to pedagogy, academic technology, multimedia production, accessibility, and research.
Perform term-to-term course maintenance and complete required documentation according to established processes.
Support faculty course revisions through a continual-improvement process.
Provide ongoing faculty support through the faculty help desk during the workday and occasionally during evenings and weekends.
Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, curiosity, and learning by doing.
Travel occasionally to partner university locations at a supervisor’s request.
Perform other duties as assigned.