Instructional Designer (REMOTE)

About the role

Koniag Services, Inc., a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to support KSI and our government customer. The position is remote.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, update, and maintain iPD courses using Articulate Rise 360, Articulate 360, Moodle Workplace, and related course development tools.
• Translate SME-provided content, including storyboards, scripts, videos, presentations, policy materials, and reference documents, into engaging online learning modules.
• Create self-paced, role-based, accessible, mobile-friendly courses for diverse adult learners.
• Create interactive learning elements, including knowledge checks, assessments, scenario-based activities, embedded media, H5P activities, and SCORM-based course packages.
• Apply adult learning theory, learner-centered design, and competency-based learning principles to course development.
• Review courses for clarity, flow, engagement, accuracy, accessibility, and alignment to learning objectives.
• Maintain the iPD course catalog, ensuring course content remains current, accurate, and aligned with Head Start Program Performance Standards, OHS priorities, ACF requirements, and learner needs.
• Recommend course refresh, modification, retirement, archival, and replacement decisions based on content age, learner data, stakeholder input, and program priorities.
• Use learner feedback, completion trends, certification rates, modality needs, language needs, and other data points to improve course offerings over time.
• Maintain reusable course templates, source files, content standards, and documentation to support consistent course development.
• Ensure courses are accessible, Section 508-compliant, and optimized for deployment in Moodle Workplace.
• Partner with the LMS Administrator to implement catalog strategy, course setup, metadata, learner pathways, completion tracking, and course availability.
• Identify and resolve course-related issues affecting navigation, accessibility, content display, learner progress, or completion tracking.
• Build courses using scalable, reusable structures that support a large and growing learner base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Educational Technology, Adult Learning, Early Childhood Education, Communications, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience.
• Hands-on experience developing courses in Articulate Rise 360.
• Experience using Articulate 360 tools to create interactive, accessible, self-paced online learning.
• Experience building or maintaining courses in Moodle, Moodle Workplace, or a comparable learning management system.
• Experience designing or adapting self-paced courses for adult learners.
• Experience with instructional design models, adult learning theory, role-based training, and competency-based learning structures.
• Experience translating SME content into clear, engaging, accessible learning modules.
• Experience with SCORM, H5P, video tools, multimedia learning assets, and interactive content creation.
• Experience conducting course quality assurance reviews, accessibility checks, and cross-browser or cross-device testing.
• Experience collaborating with subject matter experts, technical teams, product teams, and customer stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Articulate Rise 360 and Articulate 360 course development.
• Strong knowledge of Moodle or Moodle Workplace course-building tools.
• Ability to design accessible, self-paced, role-based digital learning for diverse adult audiences.
• Ability to convert complex source material into clear, structured, learner-friendly courses.
• Working knowledge of SCORM packages, completion tracking, quizzes, assessments, learner progress tracking, and LMS course deployment.
• Basic HTML and CSS skills for content formatting and accessibility optimization.
• Understanding of metadata, course tagging, taxonomy, catalog management, naming conventions, and content organization.
• Demonstrated understanding of Section 508 compliance requirements and digital accessibility best practices.
• Experience using automated and manual accessibility testing tools.
• Experience with learning analytics dashboards, reporting tools, or data-informed course improvement processes.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong knowledge of Articulate Rise 360 and Articulate 360 course development.
• Strong knowledge of Moodle or Moodle Workplace course-building tools.
• Ability to design accessible, self-paced, role-based digital learning for diverse adult audiences.
• Ability to convert complex source material into clear, structured, learner-friendly courses.
• Working knowledge of SCORM packages, completion tracking, quizzes, assessments, learner progress tracking, and LMS course deployment.
• Basic HTML and CSS skills for content formatting and accessibility optimization.
• Understanding of metadata, course tagging, taxonomy, catalog management, naming conventions, and content organization.
• Demonstrated understanding of Section 508 compliance requirements and digital accessibility best practices.
• Experience using automated and manual accessibility testing tools.
• Experience with learning analytics dashboards, reporting tools, or data-informed course improvement processes.