Instructional Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• The Instructional Designer will oversee the analysis, design, development, and ongoing enhancement of educational content that delivers measurable performance results in an automotive retail setting.

• Develop and design extensive learning materials across various modalities, including eLearning modules, virtual instructor-led training (vILT) facilitator guides, participant workbooks, job aids, quick-reference guides, and blended learning curricula, all aligned with established learning objectives and adult learning principles.

• Create comprehensive storyboards that convert learning objectives into structured, sequenced instructional narratives, detailing content flow, interaction design, visual direction, assessment placement, and media requirements for each learning asset.

• Utilize systematic instructional design methodologies (e.g., ADDIE, SAM, backward design) to ensure that all content advances logically from analysis and objective definition to design, development, implementation, and evaluation.

• Produce clear, concise, and engaging instructional text tailored to the target audience, consistent with client brand standards, and optimized for the intended delivery format (screen-based, facilitator-led, or self-directed).

• Design learner interactions, practice activities, scenarios, and case studies that encourage active learning, knowledge application, and behavioral transfer to the workplace — shifting from passive information delivery to performance-oriented design.

• Guarantee that all content adheres to accessibility standards and is crafted for diverse learner populations with varying levels of prior knowledge, technical skill, and learning preferences.

• Engage in discovery and needs analysis activities, including stakeholder interviews, subject matter expert (SME) consultations, document review, and audience analysis, to define the learning challenge, identify performance gaps, and set measurable learning objectives.

• Work collaboratively with program managers, project managers, and client stakeholders to convert business requirements and client briefs into learning design documents that outline scope, objectives, audience, modality, assessment strategy, and success criteria.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Educational Technology, Curriculum & Instruction, Learning Sciences, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience in lieu of a degree.

• A minimum of 3–4 years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, or eLearning development within a corporate, consulting, or professional services context.

• A demonstrated portfolio showcasing instructional content across various modalities (eLearning, ILT/vILT, blended, job aids) illustrating diversity in design approach, visual execution, and instructional strategy.

• Experience applying systematic instructional design methodologies (ADDIE, SAM, backward design, or equivalent) to create content from analysis through deployment.

• Proven experience collaborating with subject matter experts to extract, organize, and translate domain knowledge into pedagogically sound learning materials.

• A history of delivering content punctually and to quality standards in a multi-project, deadline-driven environment.

• Proficiency with at least one industry-standard eLearning authoring tool (Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Adobe Captivate, or equivalent); familiarity with multiple tools is highly preferred.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) for storyboarding, content drafting, and stakeholder communication.

• Working knowledge of LMS platforms and SCORM/xAPI standards for content packaging, deployment, and learner tracking.

• Familiarity with graphic design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, Figma) for creating visual assets, layout mockups, and multimedia specifications.

• Comfort working within SharePoint, Teams, and collaborative digital workspace environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Organizational benefits to be provided by recruiter or HR representative.

• Hybrid work environment allowing flexibility for in-person collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and client site visits as necessary.

• Standard business hours with flexibility to accommodate project demands, delivery deadlines, and client time zones.

• Occasional travel to client sites, company locations, or team events as requested.