Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is an aviation and aerospace university with a Worldwide Campus and Academic Innovation team focused on teaching and learning solutions. The Instructional Designer II collaborates with faculty and academic representatives to develop, review, update, and implement high-quality online courses and instructional materials while coordinating production workflows and quality assurance processes.
Responsibilities
- Works with the Senior Director, the respective Director of Instructional Design and Development, the Senior Instructional Designer, and the college representatives to establish course development standards and policies and communicates those with other team members and faculty
- Works with the Senior Director, the respective Director, the Senior Instructional Designer, and the college representatives to establish quality review standards/metrics and coordinates quality assurance reviews of multiple courses and other instructional materials
- If/when applicable, mentors Instructional Designers I in the development of job-related knowledge and skills, including assisting the Senior Instructional Designer in training initiatives
- Collaborates with remote faculty to prepare high-quality online courses for academic and non-credit delivery
- Edits and organizes electronic information to create high-quality, adult learning-oriented online course content
- Coordinates the production and/or acquisition of instructional materials, including video, graphics, animations, and interactive media elements
- In collaboration with faculty, produces instructional materials within the university’s Learning Management System (Canvas)
- Conducts quality assurance reviews of courses and other instructional materials
- Implements established ERAU course development standards and policies and communicates those with other team members and faculty
- Works equally well in a team-based and individual context, as required by specific work demands
- Monitors and communicates textbook issues affecting course development and implementation
- Facilitates course approval process with academic department chairs upon completion of course development
- Coordinates course review cycles and facilitates course redevelopments and updates
- Coordinates project tasks and timeline to ensure timely execution of course production projects
- If/when needed, engage with internal peers in the collaborative design and development of online courses and related projects
- Encouraged (but not required) to engage in research projects with the goal of attending relevant conferences and training as well as performing presentations
Skills
- Master's degree in education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, or Related Field
Benefits
- Up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year.
- 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
- 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree.
- Discounted tuition rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
- ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan.
- A 4% matching contribution to your retirement plan, with no vesting period.
- 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees in their first year.
- 18 days of personal leave for exempt full-time employees in their first year.
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