Instructional Designer

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY•San Francisco, CA

13d•$70,304 - $78,000•Remote

About The Position

Golden Gate University is hiring an Instructional Designer in its Course Design & Learning Effectiveness Department. The role designs and redevelops engaging, academically rigorous online courses and related curricula in Brightspace, Edvisor.ai, and other supported environments. The designer partners with faculty to align learning outcomes, activities, assessments, and regular and substantive interaction (RSI), including in AI-supported and large-enrollment courses. Instructional designers collaborate 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 as source materials and processes evolve. The position is remote within the U.S., follows Pacific Time working hours, and reports to the Director of Learning Design, Assessment, and Emerging Technology. It is full-time, with an annual salary range of $70,304–$78,000. Salary placement depends on relevant experience, demonstrated skills, work quality, and alignment with the position’s responsibilities.

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 instructing 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 regular and substantive interaction (RSI), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and WCAG accessibility standards.
Ability to use generative AI in course development and critically review its accuracy and instructional quality.
Strong writing, faculty collaboration, project management, and judgment across concurrent deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate or a second graduate degree.
Experience with Edvisor.ai or a similar AI learning platform.
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 learning outcomes, weekly topics, content, activities, and assessments, and identify existing materials 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 for 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.