Instructional Designer: Course Design & Innovation

asu; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is expanding its Instructional Innovation Team and seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Instructional Designer to join the team.

This role supports college-wide efforts to improve course design, teaching and learning, and student success across a wide range of disciplines and instructional modalities, including immersion, online, and hybrid courses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with three years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Experience in higher education environment.
• Familiarity with instructional design frameworks (e.g., backward design, UDL, Quality Matters).
• Experience with instructional technologies beyond an LMS.
• Experience collaborating with faculty or subject matter experts to identify instructional needs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with faculty to redesign and improve courses using instructional design best practices.
• Consults with faculty to identify instructional needs and translate expertise into learning experiences.
• Supports design and development of instructionally sound materials, assessments, and activities.
• Applies course design principles to online, immersion, and hybrid formats.
• Assists faculty in refining objectives and aligning content, activities, and assessments.
• Manages instructional design projects and coordinates timelines with colleagues.
• Utilizes Canvas LMS for course builds, revisions, and troubleshooting.
• Evaluates instructional technologies based on goals, needs, accessibility, and sustainability.
• Develops and maintains instructional design resources and guidelines.
• Contributes to quality assurance and continuous improvement of course materials.

Skills

Instructional design

Canvas LMS

Collaborate with faculty

Course design

Accessibility practices

Education

Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience

Tools

Canvas LMS

Job description

Arizona State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is expanding its Instructional Innovation Team and seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Instructional Designer to join the team.

This role supports college-wide efforts to improve course design, teaching and learning, and student success across a wide range of disciplines and instructional modalities, including immersion, online, and hybrid courses.