Instructional Design Senior Associate

Details:

Posted: 11/25/25
Level: Senior Associate

Hours:

Full-time, 40 hours per week
Closing Date:
The committee will begin reviewing applications immediately. Applications must be submitted by 4:00pm (EST) on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

185 Main Street New Britain, CT 06051

* This position is hybrid, requiring some on-campus presence, while allowing for some telework flexibility.

Please take a look at our website to find out more about our college. Charter Oak State College

As part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (CSCU) system, Charter Oak State College, the state’s only public, online, degree‑granting institution, provides affordable, diverse, and alternative opportunities for adults to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates. The College's mission is to validate learning acquired through traditional and non‑traditional experiences, including its own courses. The College rigorously upholds standards of high quality and seeks to inspire adults with the self‑enrichment potential of non‑traditional higher education.

Charter Oak State College: A dynamic community of online learners advancing the nation’s workforce one graduate at a time.

January 2026

The Instructional Design Senior Associate (IDSA) works with faculty and staff to provide instructional design () related to the development and re-development of online courses using Charter Oak State College’s current and future instances of the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS). The IDSA may assist other members of the  or be responsible for projects on their own. The IDSA ensures that quality, format, and accessibility practices and standards are employed for all online courses.

The IDSA may work on media‑related tasks such as assisting faculty with the creation of videos, voiceovers, captions, transcripts, and other related media content. The IDSA performs other instructional design tasks under the direction of the Director of Instructional Design and/or delegated staff.

This position reports to the Director of Instructional Design and does not have supervisory responsibilities.

The following examples of duties illustrate the general range of tasks assigned to the position but are not intended to define the limits of required duties. Other essential duties may be assigned consistent with the general scope of the position.

• Work with faculty on the development, redevelopment, and maintenance of online courses.
• Assist faculty with the production of video content, captions, and ADA‑compliance/remediation.
• Collaborate with the Charter Oak State College  to build courses and/or revise courses.
• Assist with the conversion of courses into updated formats.
• Assist with the conversion of courses in Blackboard Learn to Blackboard Ultra.
• Assist with the reviews of online courses for ADA compliance and remediate accessibility issues as necessary and ensure course materials adhere to copyright law.
• Assist the  with the  operations.
• Efficient and effective verbal and written communication skills, along with organizational skills including grammar, spelling, and punctuation, along with expert organizational skills and file management.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, including the ability to work effectively with a wide variety of clients for successful project management.
• Ability to work independently, with a focus on attention to detail, quality, and meeting deadlines while following standard operating procedures for processes.
• Ability to effectively work with a culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and students.
• Ability to work productively on multiple projects simultaneously, and scope and estimate time required to meet needs.
• Strong information literacy skills.
• Ability to identify and report technical issues within Blackboard for different users and use cases.

• Participate in  meetings.
• Keep up to date with new Instructional Design technologies and trends.
• Attend virtual and/or in‑person training events,…