Learning & Development

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking an Instructional Designer to turn company priorities into clear, actionable work. You will address learning needs, develop practical curricula, facilitate sessions, create accessible materials, manage program operations, and measure outcomes.

As an early-stage company, you will help build processes and internal systems, partner across functions, and establish scalable Learning & Development standards with a strong emphasis on ownership and ethical practices.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability relevant to learning needs, practical curricula, facilitation, accessible materials, program operations, and outcome measurement.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for the Instructional Designer scope.
• Strong written and verbal communication with both specialists and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work, make progress independently, and document decisions.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment where priorities may evolve.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across learning needs, practical curricula, facilitation, accessible materials, program operations, and outcome measurement.
• Translate the priorities of the Instructional Designer role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Skills

Learning needs

Curricula development

Facilitation

Accessible materials

Program operations

Outcome measurement

Ownership

Communication

Autonomy

Ethics & confidentiality

Job description

Instructional Designer

Help build Nicely Co.'s learning needs, practical curricula, facilitation, accessible materials, program operations, and outcome measurement as Instructional Designer, with meaningful ownership in an early-stage company.

Position overview

Nicely Co. is seeking a Instructional Designer to strengthen learning needs, practical curricula, facilitation, accessible materials, program operations, and outcome measurement. This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions.Nicely Co. is an early-stage company, so this position will help create the processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook. The successful candidate will use sound judgment, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy.Responsibilities may evolve as the company grows. This is an opportunity to influence how the Learning & Development function develops, establish useful standards, and leave behind systems that scale responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across learning needs, practical curricula, facilitation, accessible materials, program operations, and outcome measurement.
• Translate the priorities of the Instructional Designer role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability relevant to learning needs, practical curricula, facilitation, accessible materials, program operations, and outcome measurement.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for the Instructional Designer scope.
• Strong written and verbal communication with both specialists and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work, make progress independently, and document decisions.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment where priorities may evolve.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with modern methods and tools used in Learning & Development.
• Experience in a startup, small business, or other resource-conscious environment.
• Evidence of improving a workflow, standard, product, service, or measurable outcome.
• Relevant education, certification, portfolio, or equivalent practical experience.
• Flexible work arrangements where applicable.
• Opportunity to help build an early-stage company.
• Direct impact on company growth and operating quality.
• Cross-functional collaboration and professional development opportunities.
• Significant ownership over assigned responsibilities.
• Opportunity for responsibilities to expand as the company grows.