AI-Enhanced Instructional Designer for Workforce Learning

American Institutes for Research; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

American Institutes for Research is seeking an Instructional Design Specialist to create engaging learning resources, multimedia assets, and performance support tools for workforce development and education initiatives. The role focuses on accessibility, adult learning, and scalable learning solutions for internal and client-facing projects.

You will leverage AI-enabled approaches, collaborate with experts, and ensure materials stay current with evolving needs and technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in instructional design, learning technologies, education, communications, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 2+ years of experience developing digital learning resources, instructional materials, multimedia assets, or performance support tools for organizational adult learners.
• Experience using learning and design tools such as Articulate Storyline, Rise, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, Synthesia, or similar platforms.
• Experience creating multimedia assets, including videos, graphics, job aids, templates, or interactive learning products.
• Familiarity with learning technologies, design tools, and AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Knowledge of instructional design principles, adult learning theory, and accessibility standards.
• Familiarity with learning evaluation practices and methods, including approaches for assessing learning transfer and the effectiveness of learning products.
• Experience collaborating with subject matter experts and cross-functional project teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and curate engaging learning resources, knowledge-sharing products, and performance support tools, including instructional videos, job aids, toolkits, playbooks, infographics, guides, templates, modules, and digital learning products.
• Create multimedia learning assets using a range of authoring, design, and video production tools.
• Maintain, update, and enhance existing learning materials to ensure accuracy, accessibility, relevance, and alignment with evolving learner and project needs.
• Support the development and application of AI-enhanced learning solutions and workflows that improve content development, learner engagement, efficiency, and knowledge transfer.
• Research and analyze learning needs, emerging practices, and new technologies; test and evaluate promising approaches to strengthen learning products and development processes.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and stakeholders to design, test, and refine learning experiences and resources.
• Apply evidence-based instructional design principles, accessibility standards, and adult learning practices to all products and deliverables.
• Coordinate assigned project activities and contribute to successful implementation of learning and innovation initiatives.
• Define appropriate measures of learning success and gather and analyze user feedback and other data to assess usability, engagement, learning transfer, and outcomes.
• Use evaluation findings to continuously improve learning products and experiences.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning

Multimedia production

AI-enabled learning

Content development

Project coordination

Collaboration

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in instructional design or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Articulate Storyline

Rise

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Camtasia

Synthesia

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Job description

American Institutes for Research is seeking an Instructional Design Specialist to create engaging learning resources, multimedia assets, and performance support tools for workforce development and education initiatives. The role focuses on accessibility, adult learning, and scalable learning solutions for internal and client-facing projects.

You will leverage AI-enabled approaches, collaborate with experts, and ensure materials stay current with evolving needs and technologies.