Senior Instructional Designer

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R3051## OVERVIEW:

Reporting directly to the Director of Learning Experience Design, the Senior Instructional Designer serves as a senior individual contributor responsible for shaping and scaling Year Up United’s Learning Experience Design practice and leading the design of high-impact, accessible, and inclusive learning experiences for 18–29-year-olds. This role involves engaging with students to foster a positive educational environment, building trust among students, faculty, and site leaders.

This role is accountable for developing frameworks, standards, and design approaches that enable consistent, high-quality learning experiences across Year Up United’s training catalog. The Senior Instructional Designer leads complex design efforts end-to-end, partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensures learning experiences are data-informed, equitable, and ready to scale. They continuously evaluate learning effectiveness and drive iteration to align with evolving learner needs, organizational goals, and labor market demands.
** Salary Range: $92,
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* KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

*** Inform and guide the transformation of Year Up United’s learning experiences by actively aligning them with our andragogical approach, establishing shared design frameworks and standards, and ensuring robust and impactful learning outcomes
* Design and own the needs analysis process, including defining diagnostic approaches and success criteria, working with the Learning Excellence team and other key stakeholders to identify what instructional design, content curation, and/or resource organizing activities are needed to drive design and development of training or assessment solutions
* Partner with key stakeholders, when designing training and assessment solutions, to make and communicate evidence-based recommendations and navigate trade-off decisions (e.g., buy vs. build, speed vs. depth, consistency vs. customization)
* Build out learning experience designs / blueprints that can be consistently applied and scaled, based on needs analysis, design and delivery standards, learnings, and industry-leading research
* Manage the planning, execution, and design and development of learning experiences end-to-end, including curriculum, instructional materials, assessments, and multimedia resources, that are engaging, interactive, and effective, and align to organizational goals
* Collaborate with subject matter experts, trainers, and other stakeholders to understand learning goals and develop learning objectives, guide content development, and execute user acceptance testing, ensuring alignment to learning strategy, learning goals, and user needs
* Use adult learning principles and best practices in instructional design to create learner-centered experiences that are adaptable for hybrid and virtual learning environments, using blended and asynchronous instructional methodologies at scale
* Ensure that learning experiences are accessible and inclusive by design, by considering the profiles of Year Up United participants, nature of systems that drive the Opportunity Divide, and historical barriers within traditional educational systems impacting Opportunity Talent
* Evaluate the effectiveness of learning experiences and use learning analytics, assessment data, and structured feedback to continuously improve them
* Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies (including AI-enabled tools) in learning experience design and incorporate them into the team’s work
* Mentor junior instructional designer staff and organizational content contributors by modeling best practices and providing guidance
* Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
* Communicate with senior leadership and other stakeholders about the team’s work, risks, and impact of learning experiences on organizational goals
* Participate in special projects and initiatives that support the effectiveness, growth and impact of Year Up United
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