Consultant - Instructional Design

Emeritus; India; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Emeritus is seeking a creative and detail-oriented Consultant - Instructional Design to support the development of engaging and effective digital learning experiences. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design storyboards, review learning content, and build courses using LMS platforms and authoring tools.

The ideal candidate brings a strong visual storytelling ability, a keen interest in instructional design and educational technology, and the ability to translate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any discipline is required.
• 0–2 years of experience in instructional design and online content development.
• Strong ability to convert ideas into effective and engaging visuals.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design storyboards for engaging and visually appealing videos to enhance learning effectiveness.
• Consult, analyze, and deliver tasks meeting quality and timeline benchmarks.
• Review transcripts and closed caption (CC) text.
• Acquire and apply technology skills to build courses on a learning management system (LMS) or microlearning pieces on authoring tools.
• Collaborate and communicate with team members and stakeholders.
• Stay current with emerging applications of instructional multimedia and trends in online education.

Skills

Visual storytelling

Instructional design

Time management

Excellent communication

Collaboration

Spanish/Portuguese (advantage)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Canvas/Blackboard/Moodle

Articulate 360

Job description

Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 50 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China. Emeritus’ short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 250,000 individuals across 80+ countries.

Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of Eruditus Group, has more than 2,000 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. Following its $650 million Series E funding round in August 2021, the Company is valued at $3.2 billion, and is backed by Accel, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, and Bertelsmann.

Job Summary

We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Consultant - Instructional Design to support the development of engaging and effective digital learning experiences. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design storyboards, review learning content, and build courses using LMS platforms and authoring tools.

The ideal candidate brings a strong visual storytelling ability, a keen interest in instructional design and educational technology, and the ability to translate ideas into impactful learning content. They should be highly organized, adaptable, and eager to learn emerging trends in online education while delivering high-quality work within defined timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design storyboards for engaging and visually appealing videos to enhance learning effectiveness.
• Consult, analyze, and deliver tasks meeting the quality and timeline benchmarks
• Review transcripts and closed caption (CC) text
• Acquire and apply technology skills to build courses on a learning management system (LMS) or microlearning pieces on authoring tools
• Effectively collaborate and communicate with the team members and stakeholders
• Remain current with and have a thorough understanding of the emerging applications of instructional multimedia, instructional technology, and trends in online education.

Required Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in any discipline
• 0 to 2 years of experience in instructional design and online content development
• Strong ability to convert ideas into effective and engaging visuals
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Keen attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication, management, and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese would be an advantage.

Preferred Skills & Knowledge

• Degree or certification in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, or a related field is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of adult learning theories and instructional design principles
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Familiarity with known learning management systems (Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, etc.)
• Knowledge of or familiarity with authoring tools such as Articulate 360

Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

In press

• https://inc42.com/buzz/edtech-startup-eruditus-fy23-revenue-crosses-inr-3000-cr-mark
• https://www.outlookbusiness.com/start-up/news/eruditus-secures-150-million-funding-for-ai-expansion-business-growth
• https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/edtech-unicorn-emeritus-story-now-a-harvard-business-school-case-study/articleshow/107648728.cms?from=mdr