Remote Instructional Designer — Build Impactful Learning

constructivedialogue; New York (NY); Remote; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Health, Vision & Dental

401(k) Match

Professional Development

Remote Work Support

Job summary

The Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) is seeking an Instructional Design Specialist to maintain and update Perspectives and related live programs. You’ll partner with Education, Live Programs, and Product teams to implement revisions, manage the changelog, and ensure accessibility and quality before content goes live.

We value precise writing, strong systems skills, and a growing passion for higher education and constructive dialogue.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience
• At least 1+ years of experience building or maintaining learning content in instructional design, curriculum development, ed tech, or a related role. Graduate assistantships, practicums, and substantial volunteer work count.
• Grounding in instructional design fundamentals, such as backward design, measurable learning objectives, and adult learning principles.
• Hands‑on experience with an LMS or course‑authoring tool (e.g., Canvas, Moodle, Articulate Rise/Storyline, or similar).
• Working knowledge of digital accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA, Section 508) and the habit of applying them consistently.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong systems skills, including a repeatable QA process and comfort with version control and documentation.
• Clear, accessible writing that makes complex ideas simple without making them thin.
• Genuine interest in constructive dialogue, viewpoint diversity, and higher education.

Responsibilities

• Content Maintenance & Version Control: Plan and implement approved revisions to established live programs, managing the release schedule in coordination with the Live Programs team.
• Content Maintenance & Version Control: Keep supporting materials in sync when source content changes, including facilitator guides, slide decks, participant handouts, and survey items.
• Content Maintenance & Version Control: Support version control for Perspectives: including maintaining the changelog, archiving superseded versions, and making sure any cohort's content can be reconstructed on request.
• Content Development & Design Support: Draft and revise module text, discussion prompts, activities, and assessments grounded in CDI's research base and instructional design standards, for review by the Senior Director of Education.
• Content Development & Design Support: Support Senior Curriculum Designers on partner-facing design projects, with room to take on more design ownership over time.
• Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement: Run pre-release QA for Perspectives in partnership with Product: proofread, verify links and media, check accessibility (alt text, captions, plain language, WCAG conformance), and test the learner experience end to end before content goes live.
• Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement: Own the content feedback backlog, working with the Live Programs team to consolidate input from facilitators, partners, learner surveys, and support tickets into one tracked queue. Categorize requests, flag recurring issues, and recommend fixes.

Skills

Instructional design

LMS experience

Accessibility

Attention to detail

Clear writing

Interest in dialogue/education

Tools

Canvas

Moodle

Articulate Rise/Storyline

Job description

The Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) is seeking an Instructional Design Specialist to maintain and update Perspectives and related live programs. You’ll partner with Education, Live Programs, and Product teams to implement revisions, manage the changelog, and ensure accessibility and quality before content goes live.

We value precise writing, strong systems skills, and a growing passion for higher education and constructive dialogue.