Instructional Designer

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; North Carolina; On-site; USD 57,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking an Instructional Designer to develop technology-rich teaching materials and e-learning content in collaboration with faculty and instructional teams.

The role focuses on planning and deploying online courses within the LMS, ensuring digital accessibility, and supporting educational technology integration and troubleshooting for high-quality learning experiences.

Qualifications

• Post-baccalaureate degree or bachelor's with 3+ years relevant experience in course content development or instructional design.
• Experience developing online courses and e-learning materials.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain online courses and e-learning materials in collaboration with faculty and instructional teams.
• Plan and deploy online courses within the Learning Management System (Canvas).
• Ensure digital accessibility compliance with standards (W3C WCAG 2.0).
• Support educational technology integration and troubleshooting.
• Provide expertise in instructional design processes and multimedia content creation.

Skills

Instructional design

E-learning

Project management

Multimedia content creation

Education

Bachelor's degree with 3+ years experience

Tools

Canvas

Adobe Creative Suite

H5P

Qualtrics

Panopto

Zoom

Job description

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an Instructional Designer. This role develops technology-rich teaching materials and e-learning content, collaborates with faculty and instructional teams to plan and deploy online courses within the Learning Management System, ensures digital accessibility compliance, and supports educational technology integration and troubleshooting.

Highlights

• Develop and maintain online courses and e-learning materials in collaboration with faculty and instructional teams.
• Utilize Learning Management Systems such as Canvas for course building and delivery.
• Ensure compliance with UNC's Digital Accessibility Standards and apply Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.
• Support and troubleshoot new educational technologies and tools to enhance user experience.
• Provide expertise in instructional design processes, multimedia content creation, and LMS technical support.
• Proficiency preferred with tools including Adobe Creative Suite, H5P, VoiceThread, Poll Everywhere, Qualtrics, Teams Office 365, Zoom, Panopto, Padlet, Canva, DesignPlus, and AI tools like ChatGPT and HeyGen.
• Experience with Online Course Quality Assurance standards such as Quality Matters and OLC Scorecard is preferred.
• Requires relevant post-baccalaureate degree or bachelor's degree with 3+ years relevant experience in course content development or instructional design.
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple projects independently.
• Hiring range is $57,000 to $83,000 per year for a full-time permanent position reporting to the Executive Director of Instructional Design.