End-to-End Instructional Designer — Mentorship & Growth

American Express Company; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express in Topeka, KS is seeking an Instructional Designer who can defend a comma in a headline and own end-to-end creative deliverables. This mid-level role offers hands-on design work, mentorship, and a path from mid-level to ownership in a collaborative studio.

You will craft engaging learning experiences, manage timelines, and balance budgets while collaborating with stakeholders and fellow designers in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on command of 3D Modeling with Empathy as a close second
• Demonstrated Interaction Design expertise in a fast-moving creative environment
• Ownership-driven problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments

Responsibilities

• Cut a sixty-second story to fifteen without amputating the point
• Time the reveal in a launch film so the logo lands earned, not slapped on
• Balance creative ambition with budget, timeline, and technical constraints
• Shape the unboxing moment Topeka buyers screenshot and share unprompted
• Reframe a tired product story until mid-level stakeholders lean forward again
• Coax usable feedback out of a divided review with a sharper set of questions
• Support mid-level designers through critique, mentorship, and shared best practices

Skills

3D Modeling

Interaction Design

Ownership-driven problem-solving

Reliability

Job description

American Express in Topeka, KS is seeking an Instructional Designer who can defend a comma in a headline and own end-to-end creative deliverables. This mid-level role offers hands-on design work, mentorship, and a path from mid-level to ownership in a collaborative studio.

You will craft engaging learning experiences, manage timelines, and balance budgets while collaborating with stakeholders and fellow designers in a fast-moving environment.