Instructional Designer

Instructional Designer

Posting Number: 2027094

Location: Other - Remote

Department: TXST Online

Recruitment Type: Open Recruiting

Job Type: Full-Time

Monthly Salary: $5,000.00

Job Category: Exempt

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Technology or equivalent.
• 2-4 years of instructional design experience in an online higher education or training environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of instructional design principles andmodels.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices related to the development and delivery of online courses, including knowledge of effective multimedia integration in web-based courses, web-basedand multimedia tools and their use in online instructional materials, interface design principles to facilitate instructional effectiveness, and formative evaluation techniques and analyses.
• Experience consulting with faculty or other subject matter experts on the design and implementation of online course materials.
• Experience designing online curricula, including writing instructional design specifications and applying strategies toconvert face-to-face instructional activities to online delivery.
• Ability to work productively on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work effectively independently or as part of acollaborative team with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Efficient and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly developed organizational skills and attention todetail.
• Proficiency with course management systems, such as Canvas.
• Proficiency with commonly used e-learning authoring tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Online portfolio showcasing applicant's instructional design work.

• Master's or terminal degree in Instructional Technology or equivalent.
• 5+ years of instructional design experience.
• Experience working as an instructional designer in a fast-paced development environment.
• Experience providing faculty development in online learning and teaching.
• Experience converting face-to-face, college-level courses to distance and hybrid courses.
• Experience managing project teams of 3 or more people.
• Experience working remotely (for applicants requestingtelework).

The instructional designer will collaborate with faculty on thedesign and development of online courses and consult on topics related to learning design and technology integration.

• Share instructional design principles, processes, and effective uses of technology with stakeholders to enhance teaching and learning:
  Collaborate with faculty on the development of objectives aligned to instructional activities and assessments. Collaborate with facultyon content generation, including editing and in some cases drafting instructional content. Evaluate the effectiveness of design approaches.
• Design and develop media-rich instructional materials:
  
  Perform front-end analyses, develop design documentation,conduct quality assurance reviews, and evaluate learning using formative evaluation techniques. Research and appropriately integrate technology into the design of instructional materials.
• Effectively manage projects:
  Develop high-leveland detailed project schedules, track progress against milestones,and ensure that issues are resolved in a timely manner. Ensure ongoing communication of project status to team members and management. Proactively identify and manage risks to successful project completion and implementation.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including
  
  Staying current on topics and methodologies that support assigned jobduties. Collaborate with staff to brainstorm ideas and solve problems, check that specifications are clear and achievable, andensure that the design intent is realized. Identify design orprocess issues and analyze solutions to inform design standards,templates, and processes.

Job Open Date: 10/13/2026

Job Close Date: 10/28/2026

Open Until Filled: No

Normal Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,Friday

Normal Work Hours Start: 8:00AM

Normal Work Hours End: 5:00PM

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