Remote Student Instructional Designer for WILD Programs

New York Botanical Garden; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

The New York Botanical Garden seeks a thoughtful, organized WILD Student Instructional Designer to support Grow in Minutes and Sprout Library, translating staff needs into learning objectives, live-session materials, and e-learning modules.

You will collaborate with internal subject-matter experts and use Rise 360 to publish accessible content across NYBG’s LMS. This graduate role emphasizes digital literacy, responsible AI, and inclusive adult learning.

Qualifications

• Graduate student in instructional design, learning sciences, educational technology, or related field.
• Experience developing instructional materials, e-learning, workshops, microlearning, or other adult-learning experiences for a defined audience.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, concise, practical learning resources.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including managing multiple production tasks, deadlines, review cycles, and versions.
• Working knowledge of adult learning, accessibility, inclusive design, and plain-language principles.
• Experience with Articulate Rise 360 or a comparable e-learning authoring platform; familiarity with Storyline or multimedia production is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; comfort learning LMS and digital content tools.
• Ability to collaborate across varied roles and handle internal information with discretion.
• Experience in museums, gardens, libraries, universities, nonprofits, or similar institutions; interest in digital literacy or workforce development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate staff needs into learning objectives, session outlines, storyboards, and learner-centered experiences.
• Develop and revise digital learning modules, microlearning assets, job aids, templates, scenarios, knowledge checks, and resources for Grow in Minutes and Sprout Library using Rise 360 and related tools.
• Prepare materials for live and virtual sessions, including presentations, facilitator guides, handouts, practice activities, and follow-up resources; convert sessions into recordings and asynchronous content.
• Configure, test, and publish content in NYBG's learning systems with clear titles, descriptions, accessibility checks, and version-control.
• Design learning materials with accessibility, plain language, mobile use, and varied technology confidence in mind for frontline and part-time staff.
• Incorporate privacy, bias awareness, source verification, evaluation of outputs, and human oversight into resources for digital literacy and responsible AI learning.
• Maintain production plans, content inventories, source files, and grant reporting to support timely delivery.
• Coordinate with subject-matter experts and staff across NYBG to gather content, manage reviews, and reflect varied contexts.
• Use feedback and pilot results to revise materials and provide program or tech support for WILD sessions.
• Perform other duties to support WILD and learning goals.

Skills

Instructional design

e-learning development

Content creation

Writing & editing

Project coordination

Articulate Rise 360

LMS & content management

Accessibility & plain language

Education

Graduate student in instructional design or related field

Tools

Storyline (Adobe)

MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

LMS platforms

Job description

The New York Botanical Garden seeks a thoughtful, organized WILD Student Instructional Designer to support Grow in Minutes and Sprout Library, translating staff needs into learning objectives, live-session materials, and e-learning modules.

You will collaborate with internal subject-matter experts and use Rise 360 to publish accessible content across NYBG’s LMS. This graduate role emphasizes digital literacy, responsible AI, and inclusive adult learning.