Instructional Designer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of two years of related experience in instructional design, faculty development, educational technology, or online/blended course design.
• Working knowledge of instructional design models such as ADDIE and Backward Design, adult learning theory, and course quality standards such as Quality Matters.
• Experience with learning management systems, including course-shell setup, content management, templates, roles and permissions, and third-party tool integrations.
• Working knowledge of generative AI tools and applications in higher education, AI literacy frameworks, and pedagogical strategies for AI integration in teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and digital-accessibility standards such as ADA, Section 504/508, and WCAG.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly and patiently to faculty with varying levels of comfort with technology.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills to meet recurring term deadlines, including course-shell readiness and syllabus publication, with accuracy and follow-through.
• Ability to build productive working relationships with faculty, academic leadership, and Information Technology staff.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, curriculum, or a related field preferred.
• Experience with Blackboard preferred.

Responsibilities

• Consult one-to-one with faculty across disciplines to design, develop, and evaluate online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses using backward design, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and evidence-based pedagogical practices.
• Facilitate faculty professional development cohorts, workshops, and Communities of Practice on teaching, learning, course design quality standards such as Quality Matters, and the ethical, discipline-specific integration of generative AI in coursework.
• Serve as the College's academic administrator for the Blackboard Learning Management System, managing term course-shell setup, template maintenance, user roles and permissions, academic tool integrations, and tier-1/2 faculty troubleshooting in coordination with Information Technology.
• Manage the Concourse syllabus-management system College-wide, maintaining institutional templates, monitoring completion compliance, coordinating curriculum alignment with academic leadership, and ensuring term publishing deadlines are met.
• Support distance education compliance and digital accessibility standards, including ADA, Section 504/508, and WCAG; guide faculty on accessible course materials, media captioning, and regular and substantive interaction requirements.
• Collaborate with the Assessment Committee and academic leadership to configure outcome alignments, common rubrics, and shared assessments in Blackboard, and pull and organize course and program assessment data.
• Support faculty and student use of institutional AI sandboxes, pilots, and emerging educational technology tools, contributing pedagogical expertise to institutional AI competency frameworks and working groups.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Ohio public retirement system participation (SERS or STRS, as applicable)
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Tuition waiver benefits