Instructional Designer

The Noble Research Institute, LLC; Ardmore (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health plans

Retirement plans

Wellness program

Recognition program

Onsite wellness center

Job summary

The Noble Research Institute, LLC in Ardmore, Oklahoma is seeking an Instructional Designer to design and develop educational products for farmers and ranchers, applying adult learning principles and collaborating with subject matter experts to address real-world challenges.

You will create participant and facilitator guides, e-learning content, and blended learning solutions, and conduct quality reviews to ensure alignment with learner needs and program goals.

Qualifications

• Experience applying principles of adult learning to instructional design.
• Ability to work with subject matter experts to develop educational content.
• Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop educational products applying adult learning concepts and instructional design processes (ADDIE, etc.).
• Partner with SMEs to inform the design and development of educational products.
• Generate participant and facilitator guides, e-learning content, and blended learning solutions.
• Create content and metrics that optimize learning outcomes and engagement.
• Conduct quality reviews, test designs, and contribute to curriculum improvements.

Job description

Instructional Designer
Job Category: Producer Guidance
Requisition Number: INSTR001123
August 31, 2026
Full Time
Ardmore, OK 73401, USA

At Noble, we believe the health of soil, plants, animals, and humans is one and indivisible. We believe in rebuilding healthy soils and helping producers maintain a strong bottom line. Through these two actions, we can transform degraded grazing lands across the United States, benefiting the environment and society as a whole.

Our focus is to help farmers and ranchers apply regenerative ranching principles to the nation's 654 million acres of grazing lands. This monumental undertaking requires thousands of producers across the U.S. to overcome significant barriers and change their current practices to work with nature, not against it.

Our education program is at the heart of our mission. It is the glue that connects our internal research discoveries and outreach activities. We live to find new ways to generate usable information so farmers and ranchers can leave their land better at sunset than at sunrise. Our education program is the inflection point for transformation. Education has always been a part of who we are, but we know new opportunities exist for us to expand our reach.

So, do you want to join us? We are looking for an Instructional Designer

As an instructional designer, you will apply principles of adult learning to design and develop educational products, alongside subject matter experts, that address real-world challenges facing farmers and ranchers. This work is key in helping Noble achieve its goals and share the story of regenerative land stewardship with farmers, ranchers, potential donors, and society at large. The work you do can play a part in making a difference in a producer's operation, their life and the society that depends on them.

You will be responsible for:

• Designing and developing educational products
  • Applying principles of adult learning and instructional design processes (such as ADDIE) to create educational products. This includes face-to-face classroom, virtual classroom, e-learning blended designs, non-linear designs, self-development designs, multiple curricula, action learning and media-based learning.
  • Participating in needs analysis and interacting with subject matter experts to inform the design and development of educational products.
  • Partnering with internal customers and SMEs to analyze and document educational outcomes and learning objectives that support learners in their journey.
  • Generating the participant and facilitator guides, e-learning content, and blended learning solutions through story boarding and authoring tools. Designing content and associated metrics that optimize learning.
• Collaborating cross functionally
  • Partnering with other team members to develop training deliverables, including written training materials, e-learning, scripts, etc.)
  • Collaborating with graphic design and video personnel to create high-quality media that supports the learner's success.
  • Participating on project teams on a variety of initiatives, including new technology, products and special events.
• Conducting quality review
  • Testing learning designs and iterating content to ensure it aligns with the learner's needs.
  • Reviewing and testing new and revised curriculum offerings, providing feedback and suggestions for improvement and contributing to new curriculum or program ideas.
  • Assisting with quality control, proofreading and distribution of courseware.

We will:

• Teach you. We will support you with professional development opportunities that will hone your skills and grow you professionally.
• Support you. We're committed to building solutions for each other in addition to our stakeholders. Our team members make time to help, provide solutions, and remove roadblocks with regular collaboration across groups, regardless of where our office is. We are empowered and equipped with the tools that allow us to connect, to be intentional and to grow together.
• Include you. We come from different parts of the globe and from different walks of life, but we share the vision of our founder, Lloyd Noble, to improve the land for the benefit of all society. Our culture is inclusive, supportive, and diverse. We want to be a part of your story and you to help write part of ours. Your perspective and experience is invaluable. Come grow with us!
• Provide you. We offer competitive salary and benefits, including multiple options for health and retirement plans, employee wellness program, employee recognition program, and onsite wellness center. In addition, we have a collaborative working environment and organizational support for community involvement and volunteering.

This position may offer remote work opportunity ONLY in the United States; however, it is NOT available in the following states: California, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Maryland.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)