Instructional Designer (6-Month Contract)

RISE Partnership•Portland, OR

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

At RISE Partnership, we partner with unions, responsible employers, and public agencies to support caregivers and public service workers. We give workers the resources they need to make the most of their union-negotiated training and benefits. Our work is grounded in our core values: respect, integrity, service, and equity. These values guide how we deliver workforce solutions, like training, benefits navigation, job matching, and career development. We address the unique challenges Oregon workers face to ensure all workers have access to services and support that help them grow, thrive, and feel confident in their work and communities. About This Role Reporting to the Senior Curriculum Development Manager, the Instructional Designer (ID) works primarily on the Shared Services team, who help enable efficient resource management, promote cross-departmental collaboration, and support our worker-facing staff so they can focus on delivering high-impact programs. The ID works collaboratively with internal teams as well as external stakeholders to design, build, enhance and scale curriculum for in-home care providers, Nursing Assistant training program students, essential workers in long-term care facilities, and state workers in Oregon. The ID uses sound instructional design methodologies to create effective and engaging instructional materials for instructor-led, self-directed, virtual classroom, web-based, and/or blended learning platforms, and develops eLearning modules in Articulate 360 Storyline. This is an exciting opportunity to jump right in and be an integral part of a team focused on training and upskilling a workforce of more than 80,000 individuals across the state. While each RISE employee is assigned to a specific team, we operate within a collaborative shared services model that encourages cross-departmental support. Some employees contribute to multiple teams, allowing us to leverage resources more efficiently. This structure enables our staff to focus on delivering high-impact programs that advance our mission, ensuring every resource is used strategically to drive meaningful change.

Requirements

Instructional Design: Applying principles of adult learning and learner experience design to all stages of asset creation. Demonstrating curiosity and resourcefulness to find creative solutions to challenges. Working cross-functionally with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), multiple teams, and stakeholders to receive and implement feedback and make necessary changes.
Communication and Collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and compliance with accessibility standards. Communicating respectfully with all colleagues and partners, including when receiving feedback. Prioritizing cross-collaboration with team members whenever possible.
Task and Time Management: Working independently in a self-motivated, task-oriented, and frequently changing work, primarily in a remote environment. Effective time management with the ability to organize, prioritize, coordinate, and deliver multiple projects with staggered deadlines.
Computer and Software-Based Skills: Expert level use of Microsoft office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Expert in all functions of Articulate 360 Storyline.
RISE Values: A commitment to advancing the voice and conditions of Oregon’s homecare and long-term facility care workers. Solution-focused, someone who emphasizes collaboration whenever possible. Ability to maintain confidentiality and uphold and model strong ethics. Ability to support RISE’s organizational values of Respect, Integrity, Service and Equity in the development and delivery of your work.
Minimum 1 year of instructional design experience, specifically with eLearning development in Articulate 360 Storyline.
Expert level user of Microsoft office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Expert in all functions of Articulate 360 Storyline.

Nice To Haves

Vyond (animated video creation platform)
Asana (work and project management platform)
Adobe audio and visual editing tools and graphic design programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro)
Designing training for homecare workers, certified nursing assistants, or similar medical paraprofessionals.

Responsibilities

Develops eLearning content exclusively in Articulate 360 Storyline.
Centers inclusivity, readability, and accessibility in all verbal, written, and visual communication.
Creates engaging and effective eLearning, in-person and virtual instructor-led sessions, electronic, print, and video resources for learners and facilitators based on principles of adult learning and best practices of learner experience and universal design.
Organizes and prioritizes multiple deliverables, adheres to milestones contained within project plans, and provides regular status updates.
Writes audio voiceover scripts, video scripts, and creates videos to tell powerful and empowering stories in Vyond.
Follows the team’s development process, including the use of approved templates.
Collaborates with RISE teams and with internal and external partners and subject matter experts to receive and incorporate feedback and achieve shared goals.
All other duties as assigned.
Consistently upholds and aligns decisions with the RISE core values—Respect, Integrity, Service, and Equity.
Consistently integrates the RISE REDI Framework into their work, fostering a positive culture of belonging.