Associate Director Instructional Design and Development

Oversees instructional design and development operations and programs. Manages the instructional design and development team.

• Directs, oversees, and evaluates the instructional design and development team internal and external, credit and non-credit, projects, processes, and daily operations. Identifies opportunities for improvement and lead change initiatives.
• Collaborates with University’s instructional support services leadership, professional development, University departments, subject matter experts, and other partners to identify, coordinate, implement, and refine high-quality programming, instructional materials, and learning experiences. Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborates with University teams on processes, projects, communications, delivery of teaching and learning materials, and programs.
• Identifies opportunities to improve course content and collaborate with instructors on reflection and redesign.
• Conducts research to support innovation and improve teaching and learning.
• Collaborates with University leadership and appropriate partners to implement strategic initiatives.
• Hires, trains, evaluates and supervises staff.

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

• Master's degree in related field from an accredited institution.

• Five years' relevant experience.
• Supervisory or lead experience.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Instructional design.
• Experience working in a center for teaching and learning or similar.
• Demonstrated experience in assessment of projects and learning needs.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of development best practices for both credit and non-credit offerings, adult learning principles and methods, and user experience principles.
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience in using industry standard tools and training technologies such as authoring tools, digital graphics media, audio, animation and video production tools to create learning experiences.
• Experience using Learning Management Systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2023-03-15