Instructional Designer II

Instructional Designer II

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University all cities, AK

The Instructional Designer II plays a key role in teaching and learning for the ERAU Worldwide Campus and the Academic Innovation team. The Academic Innovation team is made up of diverse skill sets and individuals, including a Software Developer, UX Research Analysts, eLearning Support Specialists, Instructional Technologists, Instructional Designers, Instructional Consultants, Media Producers, and Digital Media Specialists.

Those positions work collaboratively to apply their expertise on the creation and implementation of innovative solutions and on the identification of tools and technologies that address big challenges in education. The Instructional Designer II seeks to constantly innovate through continued evaluation of existing solutions and by staying informed about industry trends.

• Works with the Senior Director, the respective Director of Instructional Design and Development, the Senior Instructional Designer, and the college representatives to establish course development standards and policies and communicates those with other team members and faculty.
• Works with the Senior Director, the respective Director, the Senior Instructional Designer, and the college representatives to establish quality review standards/metrics and coordinates quality assurance reviews of multiple courses and other instructional materials.
• If/when applicable, mentors Instructional Designers I in the development of job-related knowledge and skills, including assisting the Senior Instructional Designer in training initiatives.

• Collaborates with remote faculty to prepare high-quality online courses for academic and non-credit delivery.
• Edits and organizes electronic information to create high-quality, adult learning-oriented online course content.
• Coordinates the production and/or acquisition of instructional materials, including video, graphics, animations, and interactive media elements.
• In collaboration with faculty, produces instructional materials within the university's Learning Management System (Canvas).
• Conducts quality assurance reviews of courses and other instructional materials.
• Implements established ERAU course development standards and policies and communicates those with other team members and faculty.
• Works equally well in a team-based and individual context, as required by specific work demands.
• Monitors and communicates textbook issues affecting course development and implementation.
• Facilitates course approval process with academic department chairs upon completion of course development.
• Coordinates course review cycles and facilitates course redevelopments and updates.
• Coordinates project tasks and timeline to ensure timely execution of course production projects.
• If/when needed, engage with internal peers in the collaborative design and development of online courses and related projects.
• Encouraged (but not required) to engage in research projects with the goal of attending relevant conferences and training as well as performing presentations.

For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that define tomorrow.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a…