Remote Instructional Designer for Online Higher Education

Sonoran Desert Institute; North Carolina; Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Medical coverage (100% company-paid)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Life insurance (company-paid)

14 paid holidays

Job summary

Sonoran Desert Institute is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to join our curriculum team. This remote role focuses on designing and updating online courses, aligning objectives, and creating engaging multimedia using Canvas and authoring tools.

You will collaborate with subject matter experts, develop course shells, syllabi, and assessments, and ensure accessibility and quality. Travel up to 10% and a Master’s or equivalent in instructional design are preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires Master’s degree or equivalent in curriculum/instructional design or related subject.
• Minimum three years of professional instructional design experience.
• Minimum of one year of instructional design experience at a higher education institution.
• Advanced knowledge of adult learning principles and distance instruction.
• Practical experience with learning management systems and course-authoring software.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to analyze learning needs and identify objectives.
• Create course and program documentation, blueprints, maps, and design documents.
• Storyboard and script multimedia resources and secure external media licenses.
• Design and develop engaging online course materials, including assessments, discussions, and activities.
• Develop course shells and modules in the LMS using native tools and course-authoring software.
• Assist with Academic Quality Assurance to ensure alignment with objectives.
• Stay current with trends in instructional design and distance education.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning theory

Distance education

Project management

Media production

Education

Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instructional Design

Instructional design certificate (16-credit hours)

Tools

Canvas LMS

CidiLabs

Design Plus

Canva

Job description

Sonoran Desert Institute is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to join our curriculum team. This remote role focuses on designing and updating online courses, aligning objectives, and creating engaging multimedia using Canvas and authoring tools.

You will collaborate with subject matter experts, develop course shells, syllabi, and assessments, and ensure accessibility and quality. Travel up to 10% and a Master’s or equivalent in instructional design are preferred.