Director of Learning Content & AI Integration

Stukent; Idaho Falls (ID); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stukent is seeking a Director of Learning Content and AI Integration to lead the content design team and ensure timely, high-quality courseware across three phases. You will manage instructional designers, set priorities, and drive AI-enabled workflows with rigorous QA and accessibility standards.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in instructional design, content development, and people leadership, with a track record of delivering complex projects on schedule.

Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred in instructional design, education, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of experience in project management, instructional design, educational publishing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing team members through clear expectations, coaching, feedback, and performance evaluation.
• Working knowledge of instructional alignment, AI-assisted content workflows, and editorial quality assurance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end three-phase courseware process, setting ownership, stage gates, schedules, handoffs, quality criteria, and release requirements.
• Own finishing and release readiness, including QA, consistency checks, content mapping, asset and ADA documentation, and compliance with instructional, editorial, copyright, and accessibility standards.
• Lead and develop the content team by setting priorities, providing instructional design and AI direction, and overseeing hiring, training, coaching, feedback, and performance.
• Design, govern, and continuously improve responsible AI-assisted workflows and agents, including prompting, review standards, documentation, versioning, safeguards, monitoring, maintenance, and evaluation.
• Lead adoption of AI-enabled, instructionally rigorous workflows through stakeholder alignment, pilots, training, adoption metrics, feedback, and reinforcement.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution, resolve blockers, communicate risks and progress, manage capacity, and reduce avoidable rework.

Skills

Instructional design

Leadership

Project management

AI workflow design

Editorial judgment

Education

Master's degree in instructional design or related field

Job description

Position Overview

The Director of Learning Content and AI Integration leads the new content team and is accountable for timely, high-quality content across Stukent's three-phase content design process. This role manages instructional designers, establishes priorities and standards, coordinates handoffs, and owns Phase 3 release readiness. The ideal candidate is an organized, collaborative people leader with strong editorial judgment and practical knowledge of instructional design, AI-assisted content development, and quality assurance.

About Stukent:

At Stukent, our mission is simple but powerful: Help educators help students help the world. We are a fast-growing Edtech company poised to transform the classroom. We build first-in-the-world Simternships and cutting-edge digital courseware that give students the real-world skills they need to launch their careers. We're a partner to thousands of educators worldwide in both higher education and high school. If you're passionate about making a tangible impact on education, you’ve found the right place.

Operating States:

This is a remote position; however, candidates must reside in one of Stukent’s approved operating states to be considered for employment. Our hiring states for this position are Idaho, Utah, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end three-phase courseware process, setting ownership, stage gates, schedules, handoffs, quality criteria, and release requirements.
• Own finishing and release readiness, including QA, consistency checks, content mapping, asset and ADA documentation, and compliance with instructional, editorial, copyright, and accessibility standards.
• Lead and develop the content team by setting priorities, providing instructional design and AI direction, and overseeing hiring, training, coaching, feedback, and performance.
• Design, govern, and continuously improve responsible AI-assisted workflows and agents, including prompting, review standards, documentation, versioning, safeguards, monitoring, maintenance, and evaluation.
• Lead adoption of AI-enabled, instructionally rigorous workflows through stakeholder alignment, pilots, training, adoption metrics, feedback, and reinforcement.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution, resolve blockers, communicate risks and progress, manage capacity, and reduce avoidable rework.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred in instructional design, education, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of experience in project management, instructional design, educational publishing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing team members through clear expectations, coaching, feedback, and performance evaluation.
• Proven ability to manage multiple courseware projects, phased workflows, competing priorities, and delivery deadlines.
• Working knowledge of instructional alignment, AI-assisted content workflows, and editorial quality assurance is required. Additional knowledge of copyright compliance and accessibility documentation is ideal but not required.
• Advanced expertise in creating, testing, governing, and maintaining generative AI agents is required.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement:

Stukent, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate on the basis of 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. We believe that a diverse and inclusive team is critical to our success and mission, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.