Instructional Designer

Energy Innovation Corp; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 131,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

StartupSphere in Berkeley, CA is seeking an instructional designer who thrives at the intersection of design tools and storytelling. This role embraces a collaborative, fast-paced environment and spans end-to-end design from brief to handoff.

You will work with a color theory-leaning team, mentor under experienced designers, and enjoy flexible hours with full benefits as you help shape campaigns across channels.

Qualifications

• Real Micro-Interactions chops, plus the Atomic Design curiosity to keep growing.
• A scrappy attitude and eagerness to learn new skills.
• 4 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• 5+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illustrations

Responsibilities

• Own the full creative process from initial brief to final handoff
• Stitch fragmented brand assets into a system that scales past StartupSphere's next phase
• Wring narrative clarity from a feature list three product managers fought over
• Reconcile legal's caveats with a layout that still breathes
• Sketch early concepts that give StartupSphere campaigns a recognizable visual signature
• Curate and art-direct a consistent visual feed across owned channels
• Defend a strong idea in the room, then refine it the moment data disagrees
• Wring a campaign system from an one-line creative tagline

Skills

Micro-interactions

Atomic Design

Job description

Imagine a role where Figma and storytelling share a desk: that's the Instructional Designer seat waiting for you at StartupSphere in Berkeley, CA. This part-time job in CA answers 5 years of effort with $84,000 - $131,000 and answers ambition with a clear way up.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full creative process from initial brief to final handoff
• Stitch fragmented brand assets into a system that scales past StartupSphere's next phase
• Wring narrative clarity from a feature list three product managers fought over
• Reconcile legal's caveats with a layout that still breathes
• Sketch early concepts that give StartupSphere campaigns a recognizable visual signature
• Curate and art-direct a consistent visual feed across owned channels
• Defend a strong idea in the room, then refine it the moment data disagrees
• Wring a campaign system from an one-line creative tagline

What You'll Bring

• Real Micro-Interactions chops, plus the Atomic Design curiosity to keep growing
• A scrappy attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
• 4 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• 5+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illustrations

The goal-oriented people at StartupSphere have spent years proving that world-class Color Theory can absolutely come out of Berkeley. The team trusts each other to do the right thing without constant oversight or micromanagement.

Open with $84,000 - $131,000, grow your Adobe Illustrator under a mentor, lean on full benefits, and flex your hours the way grown-ups should.