Senior Instructional Designer — Workforce Capability Lead

Steampunk; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk seeks a Senior Instructional Designer to lead workforce capability-building for a large federal advisory program, using a lead-by-doing model that transfers skills to client staff rather than classroom-only training. You will work with a cross-functional team, conducting needs analyses and developing learning paths, then designing multi-format content and knowledge-transfer artifacts.

The role emphasizes coaching within governance and client work for sustainable adoption, with on-site

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, or a related field.
• 8+ years of instructional design experience, including hands-on/embedded coaching models (not classroom-only design).
• Working knowledge of instructional design methodologies (e.g., ADDIE, Bloom's Taxonomy).
• Demonstrated experience building multi-format learning content (micro-learning, video, playbooks).
• Experience designing and tracking large-scale training programs.
• Experience producing Section 508/WCAG-conformant training content.
• Proficiency with MS Office and instructional design/multimedia authoring tools (e.g., Articulate, Camtasia, Vyond).
• Strong facilitation and adult-learning design skills.
• Ability to convey complex information clearly in writing and in presentation format.
• Experience collaborating within a multidisciplinary delivery team, including design, technical, and change-management specialists.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and maintain a Workforce Capacity Building Plan
• Conduct learning needs analyses and develop learner personas to tailor training to diverse user needs
• Conduct user research and coordinate with subject matter experts to scope learning content and structure learning paths
• Design and deliver guided-walkthrough training for client staff, applying adult-learning design models (e.g., ADDIE, Bloom's Taxonomy), with monthly completion tracking and knowledge checks
• Produce knowledge-transfer artifacts (playbooks, training materials, process guides) in modern formats — micro-learnings, podcasts, video — built for continued self-service use after transition
• Embed coaching and mentoring directly into live governance, portfolio, and communications work rather than confining it to a classroom
• Build train-the-trainer structures and long-term governance plans so client staff can sustain training programs independently after transition
• Support quarterly workforce capability assessments measuring demonstrated staff independence against the program's transition target

Skills

Instructional design

Facilitation

Adult learning

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching/mentoring

Security clearance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design or related field

Tools

Articulate 360

Camtasia

Vyond

MS Office

LMS tooling

Job description

Steampunk seeks a Senior Instructional Designer to lead workforce capability-building for a large federal advisory program, using a lead-by-doing model that transfers skills to client staff rather than classroom-only training. You will work with a cross-functional team, conducting needs analyses and developing learning paths, then designing multi-format content and knowledge-transfer artifacts.

The role emphasizes coaching within governance and client work for sustainable adoption, with on-site