Senior Learning Designer & Instructional Design Lead

Colorado Community College System (CCCS); Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Arapahoe Community College is seeking a Senior Learning Designer to provide strategic leadership in instructional design and advance teaching excellence across in-person, hybrid, online, and accelerated formats.

The role partners with faculty and academic leaders to design, develop, and align courses, applying evidence-based learning science, backward design, accessibility, and educational technology to improve student success and educator effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Learning Design, Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Design, Higher Education, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Three years of relevant experience in teaching and learning, faculty development, instructional design, curriculum development, educational programming, or related field.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or providing formal leadership to employees or project teams.
• Experience applying backwards design and adult learning principles to the design and development of effective courses.
• Experience using learning management systems, such as Desire2Learn (D2L) or similar, and other educational technologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert consultation, coaching, and guidance to faculty, instructors, educators, and academic leaders on backwards design, course development, assessment, accessibility, inclusive teaching practices, and educational technology.
• Lead and support course and program design efforts using backwards design principles to align learning outcomes, assessments, instructional strategies, and learning activities.
• Supervise, mentor, and support the professional growth and performance of the Learning Designer Team.
• Establish, manage, and improve processes, workflows, templates, project plans, and instructional design resources to ensure high-quality and consistent outcomes.
• Oversee and prioritize course development, program development, and instructional design projects while managing timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation.
• Design, facilitate, and evaluate professional development opportunities, workshops, and resources that build educator capacity and support effective course design practices.
• Collaborate with academic departments, campus partners, community organizations, and industry stakeholders to support curriculum alignment, instructional initiatives, and student success.
• Use institutional and other relevant data to identify instructional needs, evaluate effectiveness, inform decision making, and advance strategic priorities.
• Provide leadership for teaching and learning initiatives, contribute to campus-wide committees and projects, and advocate for evidence-based instructional practices across the institution.
• Maintain expertise in instructional design, faculty development, accessibility, assessment, educational technology, and adult learning principles that support continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

Skills

Backwards design

Adult learning

Instructional design

Educational technology

Data-informed decisions

LMS (D2L)

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Learning Design, Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Design, Higher Education, or related field

Master's degree in Learning Design, Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Design, Higher Education, or related field

Tools

Desire2Learn (D2L)

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Arapahoe Community College is seeking a Senior Learning Designer to provide strategic leadership in instructional design and advance teaching excellence across in-person, hybrid, online, and accelerated formats.

The role partners with faculty and academic leaders to design, develop, and align courses, applying evidence-based learning science, backward design, accessibility, and educational technology to improve student success and educator effectiveness.