Remote Instructional Designer — Online Higher Education

Sonoran Desert Institute; Utah; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Award winning culture

ESOP

Company-paid medical

401(k) match

EAP

Pet Insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

Referral program

Tuition benefits

Career development

Job summary

Sonoran Desert Institute in Utah is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to join our Curriculum Team and create engaging online courses for higher education.

You will collaborate with subject matter experts, design and update courses, develop shells in Canvas, source media, and ensure accessibility and quality assurance across programs. This remote role requires up to 10% travel and residency in allowed states.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instructional Design or a related subject.
• If college degree is in a subject other than curriculum and instructional design, a certificate or other evidence of formal training in instructional design, eLearning, or a related subject, at least equivalent to 16-credit hours (720 clock hours) of education is required.
• Minimum three years of professional experience in instructional design.
• Minimum of one year of professional 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.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time management skills with the ability to independently follow through to successful completion of projects within a deadline.
• Some travel required (up to 10%)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to analyze learning needs and identify learning objectives/outcomes for new and revised distance learning courses; create course and program documentation, including blueprints, design documents, project plans, curriculum maps, and other documents; identify and secure digital textbooks and other resources; storyboard and script multimedia resources.
• Apply instructional design principles, adult learning theories and accessibility standards to create student-centered content that promotes active engagement and knowledge retention.
• Design and develop online course materials, including multimedia elements, authentic assessments, fixed and constructed response exams, discussions, and other instructional activities which measure student learning.
• Develop course shells, syllabi, home pages, modules, interactives and lessons in the LMS (Canvas) using native tools and authoring software.
• Source and secure the license for external media, citing resources appropriately
• Assist with and/or support the Academic Quality Assurance process to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with learning objectives
• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in instructional design and distance education
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving faculty and student course access and course functionality issues
• Participate in team meetings, training sessions, and professional development opportunities
• Collaborate to publish standard operating procedures for departmental understanding and consistent application
• Other work as assigned

Skills

Excellent written and oral comms

Organizational skills

Time management

Collaboration/ teamwork

Deadline driven

Education

Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instructional Design

Certificate or formal training in instructional design/eLearning (16 credit hours)

Tools

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Course-authoring software

Job description

Sonoran Desert Institute in Utah is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to join our Curriculum Team and create engaging online courses for higher education.

You will collaborate with subject matter experts, design and update courses, develop shells in Canvas, source media, and ensure accessibility and quality assurance across programs. This remote role requires up to 10% travel and residency in allowed states.