Senior Instructional Designer

Innovatia Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovatia Inc. seeks a Senior Instructional Designer to craft accessible, high‑quality learning assets for online, blended, and facilitated delivery. You will partner with global teams, apply ADDIE and accessibility standards, and ensure WCAG compliance across Storyline 360 and Rise 360 projects.

You will collaborate with SMEs, designers, developers, and project managers to deliver engaging, measurable learning experiences while maintaining strict client guidelines and QA benchmarks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Degree in Instructional Design, Adult Education, or eLearning Development preferred.
• 8–10 years of instructional design experience, including 6+ years designing enterprise digital learning for global clients.
• Hands-on design experience with Articulate Storyline 360 and Rise 360, including interactive elements and accessibility-aware design.
• Experience applying WCAG principles and accessibility validation throughout analysis, design, development, and QA.

Responsibilities

• Designs engaging, accessible learning experiences for digital, blended, and facilitated delivery.
• Collaborates with global project teams including IDs, graphic designers, developers, QA reviewers, and PMs.
• Applies instructional design and accessibility processes to ensure quality delivery.
• Follows client, brand, writing, development, and accessibility guidelines (WCAG, screen reader considerations).
• Works with clients to conduct working and review sessions and address needs and issues.
• Interviews SMEs and coordinates with subject matter experts.
• Creates design documents and storyboards for online and facilitated assets.
• Ensures QA across instructional design, editorial, functional, accessibility, and screen reader reviews.

Skills

English communication

Instructional design

ADDIE methodologies

Accessibility

Screen readers

Articulate Storyline 360

Rise 360

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Degree in Instructional Design / eLearning Development

Tools

Articulate Storyline 360

Rise 360

Vyond

Camtasia

Captivate

Job description

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Director - Learning, the Senior Instructional Designer designs and develops accessible, high-quality learning assets for online, blended, and facilitated delivery. This role requires strong instructional design expertise, practical experience applying adult learning principles, and the ability to create learner-focused solutions that meet client requirements, accessibility standards, and project quality expectations.

Key Job Responsibilities

1. Designs engaging, accessible, and measurable learning experiences for digital, blended, and facilitated environments.
2. Collaborates effectively with global project teams, including other Instructional Designers, Graphic Designers, Developers, QA reviewers, Project Managers, and client stakeholder.
3. Applies established instructional design, development, review, and accessibility processes to support consistent project execution and high-quality delivery.
4. Confirms and applies client, brand, writing, development, and accessibility guidelines, including WCAG-aligned practices and screen reader considerations.
5. Works closely with clients to conduct working sessions and review sessions and to address needs and resolve issues as required.
6. Interviews and collaborates with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
7. Creates design documents and storyboards for digital and non-digital learning assets for both online and facilitated delivery.
8. Ensures overall quality assurance for learning assets, including instructional design, editorial, functional, accessibility, and screen reader reviews using tools such as JAWS where required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with strong command of English for client-facing and global project communication.
• Able to accept and incorporate constructive criticism.
• Practical applied knowledge of cognitive, pedagogical, and adult learning theory and instructional design.
• Advanced working knowledge of Articulate Storyline 360 and Rise 360, with the ability to design storyboards, interactions, assessments, and responsive learning assets that can be developed efficiently, accessibly, and in alignment with client standards; working knowledge of Vyond, Camtasia, Captivate or other eLearning tools is an asset.
• Excellent understanding of and ability to apply ADDIE methodologies.
• Strong practical knowledge of accessibility requirements for digital learning, including WCAG principles, keyboard navigation, alt text, reading order, colour contrast, focus order, and accessible assessment design.
• Experience reviewing and testing digital learning assets using assistive technologies and screen readers, including JAWS.
• High attention to detail and a disciplined approach to content analysis, storyboard quality, accessibility validation, and defect resolution.
• Exemplary content analysis skills.
• Ability to contribute to a positive client experience.
• Proven record for on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight timelines and prioritize tasks to effectively juggle multiple projects.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams including other IDs, Graphic Designers and Multimedia Developers.
• Demonstrates a learning mindset around new learning trends and technologies

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or other equivalent program or experience.
• A degree or diploma in Instructional Design, Adult Education, or eLearning Development, or a combination of working as an Instructional Designer with related formal training, is preferred.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive instructional design experience, including at least 6 years designing enterprise-level digital learning, eLearning curriculum, and blended learning solutions for global or North American clients. Must be able to independently lead analysis, design documentation, storyboard development, SME collaboration, review cycles, accessibility considerations, and quality assurance with limited oversight.
• Hands-on experience designing for development in Articulate Storyline 360 and Rise 360, including scenario-based learning, interactions, knowledge checks, assessments, branching logic, responsive course structures, and accessibility-aware design specifications.
• Demonstrated experience designing accessible learning assets and applying accessibility standards throughout analysis, design, development, review, and QA.
• Hands-on experience with screen reader testing using JAWS is strongly preferred; experience documenting accessibility defects and working with developers to resolve issues is an asset.
• Professional designation considered an asset.

Location

India-based role supporting global learning projects and client delivery teams.