- Full-time
- Academic Operations
- Walden University
- Columbia
Instructional Designer
Columbia, MD
- Full-time
- Academic Operations
- Walden University
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Job description
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About Walden University
Walden University, an Adtalem Global Education institution, supports a diverse community of adult learners from across the U.S. and other countries, who seek to achieve their academic goals and make positive, lasting social change in their professions and communities. Walden offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs, for students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or certificate. Walden University has graduated more than 174,000 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
In our U.S. locations, we operate on a hybrid work model with three in-office days and two remote days per week. Starting Q1 2025, we will transition to a four-day in-office schedule, Monday–Thursday. This in-office time fosters creativity, innovation, communication, and stronger team relationships, supporting both individual and organizational success.
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Opportunity at a Glance
Reporting to the Manager of Instructional Design within Walden’s Office of Teaching and Learning Excellence (OTLE), the Instructional Designer role is responsible for designing and creating engaging and compelling learning activities and content in conjunction with key stakeholders. With a heavy emphasis on interactive and multimedia technology-driven components, this role requires extensive collaboration between content, course development, and educational technology colleagues and teams to apply best practices of instructional design to create high-quality and innovative solutions for faculty. The Instructional Designer will also develop and disseminate course design standards, provide course-level and/or project-level management support to development efforts, and measure and analyze course effectiveness and usability across the curriculum.
Responsibilities
- Blend traditional learning approaches with existing and new technologies in order to create and deliver optimal training programs.
- Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to develop learning objectives and training content, and ensure that the information is current, accurate, and complete.
- Prioritize, design, and train the trainer on programs and curricula.
- Develop training aligned with Walden University's goals and mission.
- Design and develop interactive learning content including learning objectives, simulation scenarios, graphical art/media, and valid/reliable assessments.
- Develop and maintain assessment processes that monitor and evaluate performance skills based on outcomes tied to organizational effectiveness.
- Maintain and revise materials developed as needed.
- Develop, promote, and maintain knowledge of adult learning theory and practice.
- Maintain current knowledge of emerging learning systems and current methodologies.
- Use the ADDIE model and innovative, immersive learning methodologies in curriculum design and development, as well as adult learning theory in course/curriculum design.
- Conduct training needs analysis to determine training objectives, instructional strategies, project scope.
- Deliver accurate, high-quality training courses and documentation within a specified timeline and through the application of best practices and standards.
- Determine the best visual communication layout and design for training materials in order to enhance the learning and development of employees.
- Perform quality checks on all deliverables for content accuracy and effectiveness.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Design, Organizational Development, Education or related business discipline required.
- Master’s Degree in Instructional Design, Organizational Development, Education or related business discipline preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of instructional design experience required.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience using e-learning authoring tools and Learning Management Systems (LMS) required.
- Experience with distance learning preferred.
- Experience with Canvas, Microsoft Office Suite, Articulate 360, or comparable authoring tools.
- Familiar with instructional system design models, such as ADDIE.
- Experience with story boarding creation and review process.
- Excellent leadership, communication, team participation, team building, and human relation skills.
- Ability to write effectively in both business and academic styles.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and workload management skills, attention to detail, and personal accountability.
- Consultative approach to problem solving with demonstrated ability to creatively solve problems.
- Ability to grasp complex subject matter and synthesize information quickly.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds in a collaborative manner.
In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $53,520 and $93,918. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.
Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer matchhttps://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
- Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
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