Position: Instructional Designer

Reports To: Senior Manager, Nursing Education

Department:  Nursing Education

Supervisory Role: No

 

Compensation Range: $64,000 – $86,000

Location: Remote, U.S.

FLSA Status: Full-Time, Exempt

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Instructional Designer creates engaging and effective learning experiences for nurses, supervisors, clients, and administrative staff. This role designs, develops, and maintains both instructor-led and self-paced curriculum, job aids, and other learning tools.

 

The Instructional Designer applies expertise in instructional technologies and adult learning principles and transforms learning needs into well-structured educational solutions - from requirements and storyboarding to design, deployment, and evaluation. This role supports the ongoing management and improvement of our learning management system.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

80% | Learning Design & Development

  • Collaborate with subject matter experts to design and develop instructional materials in multiple modalities.
  • Analyze existing instructional resources and make recommendations for improvement, considering learning methodologies and adult learning principles.
  • Design and deliver interactive eLearning modules that include animations, branching scenarios, and interactive elements to support learning.
  • Evaluate learning, identify gaps, and determine the best solutions.
  • Study and prepare recommendations on instructional materials in a consultative role.
  • Use AI tools to support instructional design tasks.
  • Manage online client education documents, such as visit-to-visit guidelines, so content is interactive, engaging, and presented successfully in Spanish.
  • Create instructional language for clarity, including chunking, sequencing, and flow to support learning.
  • Promote interactive learning methodologies.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies to support the development and delivery of learning content.
  • Gather and incorporate feedback from stakeholders and subject matter experts, focus on the target audience, write training objectives, and meet those objectives.
  • Demonstrate strong writing skills, including the ability to adapt content to the learning situation and audience.
  • Write educational scripts, and record and edit video for use in education.
  • Record and edit audio narration for eLearning modules, podcasts, and other voice-over

 

needs.

  • Create original instructional graphics, charts, and illustrations to convey information clearly.

 

20% | Project Coordination

  • Lead instructional design projects, including planning tasks and coordinating with subject matter experts.
  • Lead several projects simultaneously, coordinating tasks and milestones from start to finish.
  • Maintain organized project files and documentation.
  • Collaborate with workgroups or committees across the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program and other teams within Changent.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s degree or certificate in Instructional Design, Education, or a related field; or

equivalent professional experience.

  • At least 5 years of experience in instructional design.
  • At least 2 years of experience with Articulate Storyline and Articulate Rise.
  • At least 2 years of experience with eLearning tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Rise, Snagit, or Camtasia, and Microsoft Office.
  • At least 1 year of experience with scholarly writing.
  • Experience with learning management systems is preferred.
  • Experience using AI tools is preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; experience with APA format is a plus.
  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, as needed.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position reports to the Senior Manager, Nursing Education and has no direct reports.