Instructional Designer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, education, business, communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in instructional design or learning content development, with related experience such as technical writing/editing, digital content, multimedia development, or content governance.
• Experience applying adult-learning theory, learning science, instructional design principles, and fit-for-purpose methodologies such as ADDIE, SAM, or backward design throughout the learning-development lifecycle.
• Experience conducting learning and performance needs analyses, defining measurable learning objectives, recommending suitable learning or performance-support solutions, and evaluating learning effectiveness.
• Experience designing and developing engaging, accessible learning across multiple modalities, including e-learning, instructor-led or virtual instructor-led training, job aids, performance-support resources, and interactive multimedia.
• Experience partnering with SMEs and stakeholders to gather requirements, translate complex information into clear learning content, incorporate feedback, and move projects through review and approval.
• Experience managing learning projects from planning through implementation, including scope, timelines, deliverables, stakeholder communication, and competing priorities.
• Experience working with an LMS, including uploading and managing content, supporting course assignments, tracking learner completion, and assisting with course administration.
• Proficiency in Articulate 360, including Storyline and Rise, to develop, update, test, and troubleshoot interactive digital learning content.
• Working knowledge of accessible and inclusive learning-design principles and applicable standards, including captions, alternative text, color contrast, keyboard accessibility, and accessible documents.
• Strong knowledge of adult-learning principles, instructional design methodologies, learner-experience design, learning science, and performance-based learning.
• Ability to analyze business, performance, and learning needs; identify root causes; determine whether training is appropriate; and recommend practical learning or performance-support solutions.
• Ability to translate complex, technical, or specialized information into clear, concise, engaging, learner-centered content for varied audiences.
• Ability to align learning objectives, instructional strategies, content, practice, assessments, and evaluation methods with desired learning and performance outcomes.
• Ability to design accessible and inclusive learning experiences by applying applicable accessibility standards and best practices across learning content and digital media.
• Strong project-management and organizational skills, including managing projects and priorities, establishing timelines, coordinating reviews, identifying risks and dependencies, communicating status, and meeting deadlines.
• Strong collaboration, consultation, and communication skills, including partnering with SMEs, stakeholders, and team members; facilitating discussions; incorporating feedback; and clearly communicating recommendations.
• Proficiency with LMS, multimedia, collaboration, documentation, project-management, and productivity tools, including Microsoft 365 applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to use learner feedback, assessment results, stakeholder input, and available learning and performance data to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve solutions.
• Demonstrates judgment, validation, confidentiality, and human-review practices required for responsible use of AI-enabled tools.
• Ability to work independently with initiative and sound judgment while contributing to a collaborative team through knowledge sharing, peer review, constructive feedback, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying WCAG and accessibility standards to e-learning and digital learning content.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud or comparable digital-media editing tools.
• Experience using learning analytics, learner feedback, assessment data, or performance data to improve learning solutions.
• Experience with learning-platform reporting, course lifecycle management, or LMS quality assurance.
• A portfolio demonstrating learner-centered, accessible learning solutions across more than one modality.

Responsibilities

• Conduct learning and performance analyses to identify audience needs, desired performance, root causes, skill gaps, and suitable learning or performance-support solutions.
• Develop learning across modalities, including eLearning, instructor-led and virtual learning, blended programs, job aids, microlearning, simulations, assessments, video, communications, and other performance-support resources.
• Research and collaborate with subject-matter experts and stakeholders to translate complex content into accurate, clear, engaging, learner-centered experiences.
• Develop measurable learning objectives, instructional strategies, storyboards, scripts, prototypes, practice activities, assessments, and evaluation approaches aligned with performance outcomes.
• Apply instructional design and adult-learning principles, learning science, usability, accessibility, content governance, and brand/design standards; use approved AI-enabled tools responsibly.
• Conduct quality assurance and user testing, resolving content, accessibility, usability, and functionality issues before implementation.
• Create and edit multimedia assets and refresh, improve, or retire learning assets based on feedback, data, content changes, and business needs.
• Share design approaches, tools, lessons learned, and work in progress; participate in peer reviews, provide constructive feedback, and incorporate feedback on own work.
• Apply established instructional design standards and recommend improvements to templates, guidance, workflows, and best practices.
• Manage assigned projects, including scope, timelines, milestones, stakeholder reviews, approvals, dependencies, risks, and deliverables; balance multiple priorities while maintaining quality and responsiveness.
• Identify opportunities to improve learning experiences, development processes, tools, templates, and team workflows.
• Evaluate and use approved learning technologies, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve quality, efficiency, and learner experience.
• Contribute instructional design and digital-content expertise to pilots, cross-functional projects, technology testing, and improvement initiatives within assigned scope.
• Partner with SMEs and stakeholders to clarify performance needs, outcomes, audience requirements, and expectations; recommend learning, performance-support, or non-training solutions and advise on strategy, modality, accessibility, and implementation.
• Communicate recommendations, tradeoffs, progress, risks, and decisions clearly; build productive relationships with internal partners and represent Learning & Development professionally.
• May manage course and curriculum uploads, testing, updates, maintenance, and retirement in the LMS, independently or with the LMS Administrator, following established standards and processes.
• Troubleshoot course-level LMS functionality, navigation, tracking, completion, and learner-experience issues; support testing of LMS updates and features and escalate system-level issues as appropriate.
• Partner with the LMS Administrator and stakeholders to support learner assignments and course delivery; develop or maintain SOPs and documentation related to instructional design processes and LMS interactions as needed.

Benefits

• Superior health plan options.
• Dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life and AD&D coverage.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a $1.20 match for every dollar contributed up to 6%, plus discretionary profit-sharing contributions; matching eligibility begins the January following 18 months of service.
• Generous paid time off starting at 3–4 weeks annually.
• Student loan refinancing discounts.
• Professional and Career Development Program.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and travel assistance.
• Wellness program, including monthly wellness events and programs such as yoga and HIIT classes.
• Flexible work hours.
• Virtual meet-and-greets, events, seminars, and team-building activities.
• Opportunities to attend Vituity community events.
• Annual corporate Success Sharing bonus program based on company performance.
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of patients, communities, and employees.