Instructional Designer

Civic Innovation Lab; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Civic Innovation Lab seeks an Instructional Designer in Washington State, focusing on elevating craft and ownership. The Renton position emphasizes six years of related experience and a strong backbone in service design, coupled with the ability to work independently and push creative boundaries.

We offer $100,000–$146,000, equity, top-tier health benefits, and flexibility to work where you do your best thinking. We just reopened this req and look forward to meeting new people.

Qualifications

• Strong instructional design foundations with service design background.
• Ability to manage and align stakeholder expectations.
• Adaptable to changing requirements and timelines.
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to own new responsibilities and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Reframe a tired product story to win senior stakeholders.
• Research trends and competitor work to keep output ahead.
• Borrow structure from film editing to fix a Brand Identity sequence.
• Shape the visual language of Civic Innovation Lab's social, email, and ad creative.
• Co-author the creative content calendar with marketing and make it look effortless.
• Prototype three creative concepts to enable a deeper fourth.

Skills

Instructional design

Service design

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Job description

Civic Innovation Lab seeks an Instructional Designer in WA who treats every project as a chance to push the craft further. This Renton opening trades 6 years and Responsive Design for $100,000 - $146,000, then layers on the ownership most listings only hint at.

Key Responsibilities

• Reframe a tired product story until senior stakeholders lean forward again
• Research trends and competitor work to keep Civic Innovation Lab's output ahead of the curve
• Borrow structure from film editing to fix a Brand Identity sequence that drags
• Shape the visual language of Civic Innovation Lab's social, email, and ad creative
• Co-author the creative content calendar with marketing, then make it look effortless
• Prototype three creative concepts cheap so the fourth can go deep

What You'll Bring

• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• A solid foundation in Service Design, refined over 5+ years
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities

Civic Innovation Lab began as a side project in Renton and grew into the maker‑minded platform thousands of creative users now rely on. Our values show up in small daily choices, not just a poster on the wall.

We back our team with $100,000 - $146,000, equity, top‑tier health benefits, and the flexibility to work where you do your best thinking.

We just reopened this Instructional Designer req and are eager to meet new people.