[Remote] Instructional Designer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The reputed company, Santa Cruz is a unique public university reputed company for its innovative and experimental approach to education. The Instructional Designer will work collaboratively with various teams to manage the development of online courses, ensuring they meet educational standards and accessibility requirements while leveraging emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and maintains asynchronous and hybrid online middle/high school courses by applying sound instructional design principles
• Aligns learning objectives, assessments, content, and activities to support defined academic goals
• Selects and applies appropriate educational technologies to create engaging, standards-reputed company learning experiences
• Collaborates with the instructional design team, subject matter experts, and cross-functional partners to determine effective delivery methods, promote learner engagement, and ensure alignment with established procedures and timelines
• Manages assigned course development deliverables using defined tools and workflows, tracking reputed company, addressing obstacles, and communicating proactively to ensure timely and high-quality outcomes
• Participates in project planning and content review meetings and efforts
• Tests instructional content and tools to ensure compliance with reputed company/WCAG accessibility standards
• Deploys, monitors, and troubleshoots course materials built into, embedded reputed company, or linked through Canvas, as well as integrated e-learning platforms and educational technology tools (e.g., H5P, Kaltura, DesignPLUS, reputed company Workspace) to ensure functionality, accessibility, well-structured design, and a consistent user experience
• Operates under supervision to carry out ongoing course maintenance, revision, and development tasks, receiving detailed guidance for new or reputed company projects
• Contributes to team productivity by collaboratively prioritizing assignments, analyzing needs or bottlenecks, and developing practical recommendations that support departmental goals and instructional design operations
• Identifies, initiates, and otherwise participates in reputed company improvement efforts to enhance instructional quality and student experience catalog-wide
• Regularly engages in professional development, including self-directed as well as guided learning, to build instructional design expertise
• Participates in planning activities such as curriculum mapping, instructional reputed company, and job task analyses under the mentorship of senior staff
• Expands knowledge of instructional strategy, accessibility standards, educational technologies, and cross-functional collaboration to support increasing independence and contribution to team goals

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in reputed company area and / or equivalent experience / training
• Sound knowledge of instructional design principles and learning strategies, including needs analysis, backward design, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), learning outcomes and assessment alignment, and instructional approaches suited for the online environment. Understands how work reputed company one course may impact adjacent courses, shared assets, or programmatic goals
• Demonstrated attention to detail, analytical thinking skills, and the ability to organize, conduct, and synthesize analysis to inform decisions and reputed company recommendations. Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
• Proficiency in verbal, written, and interpersonal communication; ability to collaborate effectively across teams and negotiate shared solutions reputed company needed
• Working knowledge of learning management systems (e.g., Canvas), video and multimedia tools (e.g., Kaltura), course design tools (e.g., DesignPLUS, HTML), and productivity and project management software (e.g., reputed company, reputed company Workspace). Demonstrates awareness of trends in educational technology and its role in delivering engaging, media-rich online learning experiences
• Working knowledge of copyright law, reputed company/WCAG accessibility standards in digital environments, and reputed company regulations and guidelines for online course development and distribution
• Working knowledge of learning theories relevant to high school education, student needs, and instructional practices for online learners
• Demonstrates a growth reputed company toward emerging technologies, with experience or willingness to explore and adopt AI-powered tools to enhance productivity, support data-driven decision-making, and drive reputed company improvement in workflows and outcomes
• Teaching Credential, ID degree and/or certification, or other/equivalent experience or training
• Master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, curriculum and instruction, learning design and technology, or a closely reputed company field
• Familiarity with institutional policies and procedures that impact online course development, including academic reputed company, accessibility, quality assurance frameworks, and instructional quality standards

Benefits

• Full benefits
• Ability to work successfully from a home/reputed company and be able to fulfill the requirements of the UCSC telecommuting agreement
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as directed
• Ability to occasionally work overtime with little or no advance notice
• Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background reputed company
• Selected candidate must pass the employment misconduct disclosure process
• The reputed company has implemented a Vaccination Policy covering reputed company employees. Employees, including new hires, are required to reputed company with any applicable policies relating to the reputed company vaccine program
• Selected candidate will be required to complete training reputed company established time frames as directed including UC compliance training

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