Instructional Designer

Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators. World changers. Individuals who believe in progress with purpose. Since 1932, our people-centered strategy has defined us — and helped us grow a team that now serves over 180,000 learners worldwide.

Our mission to transform lives is made possible by talented people who bring diverse industry experience, backgrounds and skills to the university. And today, we're ready to expand our reach. All we need is you.

Make an impact — from near or far

At SNHU, you'll have the option to work remotely in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

We ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace that is free of distractions. Employees must reside in, and work from, one of the above approved states.

The opportunity

The Instructional Designer is responsible for working collaboratively with subject matter experts and cross-departmental stakeholders in the design, development, and on-time delivery of high-quality learning experiences. The Instructional Designer is an active participant in decisions related to learning design, ensuring that experiences meet the specifications of the degree program and adhere to institutional expectations for rigor, quality, scalability, and the success needs of our students, faculty, and student support staff.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-quality, technically complex, scalable online learning experiences in collaboration with academic stakeholders and subject matter experts, managing the schedule and quality of each project and associated deliverables.

• Design high-quality and valid assessments to assess evidence of learning for both formative and summative performances.

• Engage in ongoing quality reviews and participate in data-informed assessments of learning experiences to identify areas of improvement in instructional clarity, engagement, and outcome-driven learning pathways.

• Independently manage multiple project timelines and available resources while driving towards ongoing process efficiencies in instructional design and development efforts.

• Apply instructional design skills, relevant learning theories, and knowledge of learning technologies and environments to the design of high-quality learning experiences across varied delivery modalities.

• Manage the sub-production of multi-media as needed in the production of learning experiences.

• Make informed recommendations on changes and adjustments to learning experiences using performance data, quality review feedback, and instructor and student feedback as required.

• Adhere to institutional standards for learning experience build specifications within the LMS as well as experimenting with new standards and building in collaboration with LMS experts.

• Other duties, responsibilities or activities may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Years of relevant or specific experience: Two years of related experience

• Academic Degree(s) and/ areas of study: Bachelor’s degree

Equivalent of experience in lieu of degree acceptable:  ☐      Yes     ☒   No          

• Professional Certification(s): N/A

• Knowledge of learning management systems and educational technology platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in education, instructional design, educational technology, or curriculum and instruction strongly preferred.

We believe real innovation comes from inclusion - where different experiences, perspectives and talents are celebrated. So if you're wondering whether SNHU is right for you, take the leap and apply. You might be just the person we're looking for.

Compensation

Exceptional benefits (because you’re exceptional)

You’re the whole package. Your benefits should be, too. As a full-time employee at SNHU, you’ll get:

• High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance

• Low to no-cost dental and vision plans

• 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)

• Employer-funded retirement

• Free tuition program

• Parental leave

• Mental health and wellbeing resources