Remote Senior Online Learning Designer

Noodle; United States; Remote; USD 48,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Noodle is a leading higher education strategy, services, and technology partner. The Learning Architect sets the program and course strategy, turning it into finished courses with faculty at top institutions.

You’ll own the course build from storyboard to launch and keep it on schedule. You’ll work with LMS tools (Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard, Moodle), ensure WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility, and align with EPIIIC and QM standards.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of instructional or learning design experience in higher education online programs.
• Portfolio of online courses designed end to end for graduate or professional programs.
• Experience guiding senior faculty toward strong design decisions.
• Fluency in backward design, outcomes alignment, and assessment design.
• Working knowledge of Quality Matters or similar quality frameworks.
• Hands-on accessibility skills: alt text, captions, headings, color contrast.
• Strong LMS experience, with Canvas preferred.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Ability to manage several courses and deadlines with little supervision.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Learning Architect to translate program goals and course maps into detailed course designs.
• Lead sessions with faculty to define learning outcomes, sequence content, and develop activities and assessments.
• Coach faculty new to online teaching and provide feedback on drafts.
• Write and edit course content, instructions, rubrics, and discussion prompts in a student-facing voice.
• Design interactive and scenario-based learning, including AI-enabled practice activities where relevant.
• Storyboard video and multimedia with media producers to bring it to life.
• Build courses in the LMS (Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard, or Moodle) or hand off clean specs to course builders.
• Ensure courses are accessible to WCAG 2.2 AA and aligned with Quality Matters standards.
• Score courses using the EPIIIC scorecard and revise based on reviews and feedback.
• Manage the build timeline for each course and flag risks early to stakeholders.

Skills

Instructional design

Higher education online

LMS proficiency

Collaboration with faculty

Editing/writing

Education

Master's degree in instructional design, learning sciences, educational technology, or related field

Tools

Articulate Rise

H5P

Camtasia

Figma

Job description

Noodle is a leading higher education strategy, services, and technology partner. The Learning Architect sets the program and course strategy, turning it into finished courses with faculty at top institutions.

You’ll own the course build from storyboard to launch and keep it on schedule. You’ll work with LMS tools (Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard, Moodle), ensure WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility, and align with EPIIIC and QM standards.