Instructional Designer

American Express; 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

We want an Instructional Designer who can defend a comma in a headline as fiercely as a million-dollar concept, here at American Express in Topeka, KS. Few creative roles let you own the whole thing end to end; this mid-level one in Topeka does, and it pays $46,000 - $65,000.

Key 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

What You'll Bring

• 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

American Express blends Empathy and Sketch expertise to deliver candidly-kind outcomes for clients in Topeka, KS. We look out for one another, and burnout is treated as a problem to solve, not a badge to wear.

Here you earn $46,000 - $65,000 while a dedicated mentor helps you grow from mid-level into ownership, all wrapped in benefits worth keeping.

Live and unfilled as of this exact moment, ready for your interest.

Join the people at American Express who chose interesting work over a comfortable rut.