Part-time Instructional Designer

Flexible Location

This position is based in a home office anywhere in the U.S. (with a possible preference for specific states or region based on our portfolio of work).

WHO WE ARE

TNTP is the nation's preeminent education nonprofit that brings research, policy, and consulting together to meet the needs and aspirations of young people, families, communities, and the nation. We are educators, researchers, and innovators working to ensure every young person has the chance to reach their full potential, every educator and leader is set up for success, and every community has the resources necessary to connect young people to paths of opportunity.  

We work at every level of the PK-12 system, side by side with educators, system leaders, and communities across 41 states and more than 4,000 systems nationwide to reach ambitious goals for student success. Our vision pushes beyond school walls, catalyzing cross-sector collaboration to create pathways for young people to achieve academic, economic, and social mobility. 

Learn more about us, what we do, and working here. 

Integrated Learning Design (ILD) designs, develops, delivers, and supports earning experiences for internal and external clients. Our products reflect TNTP’s perspectives and priorities, authentic practice opportunities, and best practices for adult learning. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

TNTP’s Instructional Designers work as part of a content development team that includes a project manager, subject matter experts, instructional designers, course writers, editors, and testers. You will collaborate with other team members to design engaging learning content for adult learners whose work directly affects students in public PK – 12 settings. 

Specific responsibilities include:  

• Collaborate with course and content development teams to produce high-quality learning products.

• Adhere to ILD guidelines, specifications, templates, and design standards to ensure consistency across courses.

• Collaborate with course writers to create learning activities, interactive scenarios, and other elements that support a practice-based, application-focused learning experience.

• Use adult learning theory and instructional design best practices to create effective asynchronous and synchronous learning experiences.

• Design and build online courses using Articulate Rise and other digital tools as needed.

• Design and build instructor-led training (ILT).

• Develop course collateral such as facilitator guides, participant guides, workbooks, and other learning supports.

• Ensure alignment across all course components—objectives, content, activities, assessments, and collateral materials—within and across modules.

• Design and build courses that meet ADA and WCAG Level A-AA accessibility requirements.

• Conduct quality assurance checks to ensure instructional accuracy, accessibility, and template fidelity.

• Balance tight deadlines with the expectation to deliver high-quality, instructionally sound learning experiences. 

WHAT YOU HAVE

We expect our instructional designers to possess superb design skills and to be well-versed in instructional design methods, The ability to work as part of a team, execute on-time, and effectively communicate is critical to the success of this position.   

Specifically, we are looking for:  

• Expertise in course authoring software (required) with a strong preference for Articulate 360.

• Experience working on remote team (required).

• Expertise with ADDIE or similar instructional design model.

• Practical application of adult learning theory to create effective and engaging learning experiences

• Experience delivering online courses via LMS using SCORM.

• Ability to create professional, high-quality images using Canva, Photoshop, or other design tools. 

• Understanding of ADA and WCAG accessibility requirements. 

• Ability to write strong objectives using Bloom’s Taxonomy.

• Knowledge of plain-language practices for readability.

• Ability to write effective scripts for audio and video components 

• Ability to manage and action rounds of constructive feedback.

• Comfort with an iterative design and development process.

• Comfort producing delivera