Lead Instructional Designer

Houston City College; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Community College is seeking an Instructional Designer to support faculty and teams in applying instructional and interface design across online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. The role coordinates with Master Course Development to produce high-quality courses in all modalities.

Responsibilities include directing teams, designing training materials, selecting delivery methods, and researching latest educational technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Educational Technology or related field required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Associate’s Degree plus 4 years of formal training in a recognized field of specialization may be considered in lieu of the required degree.
• 1 year of directly job-related experience working with various operating systems required.
• Experience with instructional design, teaching in an institution of higher education or a community college preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct the work and provides leadership to the multimedia, Master Course Development teams and some part-time employees.
• Coordinate with Master Course Developer to design and produce quality online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses and training materials.
• Provide assistance to team members and faculty with instructional and interface design.
• Assist faculty in the selection of electronic delivery methods, use of instructional software and effective uses of multimedia.
• Provide troubleshooting assistance on course design problems.
• Design and produce learning materials in a variety of formats including print, graphics, and multimedia.
• Design, develop and deliver workshops and online training to faculty in the use of instructional technologies and educational best practices.
• Research innovative and latest trends on educational best practices, instructional resources and technologies and multimedia hardware/software to support teaching and learning.

Skills

MS Office Programs

Course Management Systems

Instructional Technology Applications

Instructional Design Theory and Practi

Research Instructional Technologies

Project Management Principles

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Design/Instructional Technology or related field

Master’s Degree preferred

Associate’s Degree + 4 years relevant experience in lieu of degree

1 year of directly job-related experience

Job description

Houston Community College is seeking an Instructional Designer to support faculty and teams in applying instructional and interface design across online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. The role coordinates with Master Course Development to produce high-quality courses in all modalities.

Responsibilities include directing teams, designing training materials, selecting delivery methods, and researching latest educational technologies.