Instructional Designer

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country,and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future,consider WGU as the next step in your career.

The Instructional Designer is a skilled learning design professional who develops high-quality, engaging educational experiences that align with program outcomes, instructional best practices, and each course's intended scope and sequence.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Manages the course design and development process for new and existing courses, ensuring alignment with instructional best practices, scope and sequence, and defined learning outcomes.
• Designs and develops engaging, contextually rich, and objective-driven learning experiences that reflect real-world application and support diverse learner needs.
• Applies evidence-based instructional and learning experience design strategies, including best practices in UX/UI and accessibility, to create high-quality educational experiences.
• Collaborates with faculty, internal teams, and external stakeholders to ensure instructional alignment, technical feasibility, and consistency in course design.
• Evaluates, develops, and revises curricular materials, learning resources, and assessments to ensure alignment with program objectives and learner competencies.
• Conducts quality assurance reviews and implement continuous improvement processes to maintain high standards of academic and instructional quality.
• Ensures timely completion of course development projects within established timelines and budget parameters.
• Acts as a collaborative partner and mentor, sharing expertise and supporting peers in applying best-practice design principles and solving complex learning design challenges.
• Stays current with trends in learning science, instructional design, digital learning technologies, and learner behavior to inform and enhance design practices.
• Leverages system capabilities and emerging tools to enhance the overall learning experience and contribute to innovation in design and delivery.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Educational Technology, Curriculum and Instruction, or a related field;
• 3 years of professional experience designing and developing instructional materials or learning experiences in higher education, corporate training, or a similar environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing for adult learners, online learning environments, or competency-based education models.
• Familiarity with learning management systems, digital authoring tools, or UX principles in learning environments.
• Experience working in agile or iterative development processes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare;
• Health savings account and flexible spending account;
• Basic and voluntary life insurance;
• Disability coverage;
• Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages;
• Legal and identity theft coverage;
• Retirement savings plan;
• Wellbeing program;
• Discounted WGU tuition;
• Flexible paid time off;
• 11 paid holidays;
• Up to 12 weeks of parental leave.