Instructional Designer II

About the role

Mays Business School is seeking an Instructional Designer II to assist with designing and developing innovative and high-quality online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning content.

Responsibilities

• Independently meets with faculty and subject matter experts to design and develop innovative, high-quality online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning content that promotes student engagement with course materials, the instructor, and peers.
• Facilitates the learning design process by developing learning objectives that align with course materials and assignments.
• Curates and researches learning materials, including open educational resources (OER) and third-party media.
• Provides training and resources on copyright and fair use.
• Works with subject matter experts (SMEs) on the planning of media assets, such as video, audio, graphics, and other appropriate media.
• Remains informed of emerging trends in online instruction, pedagogy, and tools, particularly those related to copyright issues, accessibility, and the use of open educational resources.
• Evaluates the quality of courses using a course quality rubric established by Mays Business School.
• Monitors progress, anticipates and troubleshoots roadblocks, recalibrates deliverables and timelines, and communicates frequently with the director about the progress of all assigned projects.
• Builds collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, and other stakeholders through face-to-face, digital, and remote communication channels.
• Manages communications and utilizes excellent time management skills to complete projects.
• Uses project management system to document project progress.
• Maintains documentation for each project.
• Reports on learning design project progress.
• Manages and maintains digital asset library for graphic design projects.
• Develops guides, resources, and training materials to support faculty with the learning design process and research-based best practices in teaching and learning across teaching modalities, and the digital learning environment.
• Provides training to faculty on the LMS and other tools associated with the digital learning environments (e.g., instructional technologies, Zoom and other third-party tools).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field such as curriculum and instruction, instructional design, instructional technology, training and development or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of experience in instructional design or related experience in K-12 education, higher education, adult learning and literacy, or training and development.
• MS, MA, or PhD degree in education, online learning, instructional design, instructional technology, curriculum & instruction, UX/UI design, or a related field (more than two years of experience in instructional design or related experience).
• Experience curating, researching, writing, proofreading, and editing instructional materials.
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing innovative, engaging, and accessible online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning content.
• Experience interacting with faculty and students to provide support.
• Experience working collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships, collaborate within and across teams, and with faculty and subject matter experts.
• Experience leading staff development of other instructional designers.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and demonstrated performance in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Canvas and contemporary learning technologies, and in the use of basic programming relating to online learning (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.).
• Knowledge of project management best practices and tools such as Wrike or related.
• Knowledge of educational technology tools leveraging AI.