Instructional Designer

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

📋 Description

• Create and implement engaging, accessible, and learner-centered educational solutions.

• Perform analyses on learning and performance to determine audience needs, underlying issues, skill deficiencies, and suitable solutions.

• Design and tailor eLearning, instructor-led and virtual training, blended programs, job aids, microlearning, simulations, assessments, videos, communications, and performance-support materials.

• Simplify complex information into clear, precise, and engaging learning experiences through research and collaboration with subject matter experts (SMEs) and stakeholders.

• Establish learning objectives, instructional strategies, storyboards, scripts, prototypes, practice activities, assessments, and evaluation strategies.

• Implement principles of instructional design, adult learning, learning science, usability, accessibility, content governance, and brand/design standards.

• Responsibly utilize approved AI-enabled tools for analysis, design, development, and quality assurance.

• Conduct quality assurance and user testing, addressing content, accessibility, usability, and functionality concerns.

• Create and modify multimedia assets, and refresh, enhance, or phase out learning resources.

• Share design methodologies, tools, insights gained, and ongoing work.

• Engage in peer reviews and provide as well as incorporate constructive feedback.

• Oversee assigned learning projects, encompassing scope, timelines, milestones, reviews, approvals, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.

• Manage multiple projects and competing priorities effectively.

• Enhance learning experiences, development processes, tools, templates, and workflows.

• Assess and utilize learning technologies, automation, and AI-enabled tools.

• Contribute expertise to pilot projects, cross-functional initiatives, technology evaluations, and improvement efforts.

• Collaborate with SMEs and stakeholders to clarify needs, outcomes, audience requirements, and expectations.

• Advise on learning, performance-support, or non-training solutions.

• Provide insights on learning strategy, modality selection, learner experience, accessibility, and implementation.

• Communicate recommendations, trade-offs, progress, risks, and decisions to stakeholders.

• Foster productive relationships with internal partners and represent the Learning & Development team.

• Upload, test, update, maintain, and phase out courses and curricula in the LMS.

• Troubleshoot course-level LMS issues and assist with LMS updates and feature testing.

• Support learner assignments and course delivery while maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) and documentation for instructional design and LMS processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, business, communications, or a related field required, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in instructional design or learning content development required.

• Familiarity with adult learning theory, learning science, instructional design principles, ADDIE, SAM, or backward design required.

• Experience in conducting learning and performance needs analyses and evaluating the effectiveness of learning required.

• Proven ability to design accessible learning across e-learning, instructor-led or virtual training, job aids, performance-support materials, and interactive multimedia.

• Experience collaborating with subject matter experts and stakeholders is essential.

• Required experience in managing learning projects from planning through execution.

• Demonstrated experience working with a Learning Management System (LMS) required.

• Proficiency in Articulate 360, including Storyline and Rise, is required.

• Working knowledge of inclusive and accessible learning design principles and standards required.

• Familiarity with applying WCAG and accessibility standards is preferred.

• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud or similar tools is preferred.

• Experience utilizing learning analytics, learner feedback, assessment data, or performance metrics.

• Familiarity with learning platform reporting, course lifecycle management, or LMS quality assurance is preferred.

• A portfolio showcasing accessible learning solutions across various modalities is preferred.

• Strong understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design methodologies, learner-experience design, learning science, and performance-based learning.

• Excellent project management, organizational, collaboration, consultation, and communication skills.

• Proficient in LMS, multimedia, collaboration, documentation, project management, and productivity tools, including Microsoft 365 applications.

• Ability to utilize learner feedback, assessment outcomes, stakeholder insights, and learning and performance data to enhance solutions.

• Capacity to exercise judgment, validation, confidentiality, and human-review practices for the responsible use of AI-enabled tools.

• Ability to work independently while also contributing to a collaborative team environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Monthly wellness events and programs such as yoga, HIIT classes, and more.

• Training opportunities to support and advance your professional development.

• Team-building activities like virtual scavenger hunts and holiday celebrations.

• Flexible work hours.

• Opportunities to participate in Vituity community events.

• Comprehensive health plan options.

• Coverage for dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life, and AD&D, among others.

• Top-tier 401(k) retirement savings plans with a $1.20 match for every dollar up to 6%, plus discretionary profit-sharing contributions.

• Generous paid time off starting at 3-4 weeks annually.

• Discounts on student loan refinancing.

• Professional and Career Development Program.

• Inclusion of EAP and travel assistance.

• Wellness program.

• A purpose-driven culture focused on enhancing the lives of patients, communities, and employees.

• Annual corporate Success Sharing bonus program based on company performance.