Instructional Designer (Contract)

Accountabilities: As an Instructional Designer, you will lead the design and development of end-to-end learning experiences, balancing creative execution, instructional strategy, and efficient production workflows. Design and build complete learning journeys aligned with real business workflows and measurable performance outcomes. Develop storyboards, learning flows, and design packages that provide clear direction for scalable development. Transform outdated learning materials into modern, engaging, visually compelling, and learner-centered experiences. Create and maintain reusable design systems, frameworks, prompt libraries, templates, and development models. Design interactive facilitator-led and live virtual learning sessions, including participant materials and facilitation guides. Develop persona-driven microlearning, simulations, branching scenarios, and gamified interactions to improve engagement and knowledge retention. Build courses primarily in Articulate Storyline and use Articulate Rise when rapid, streamlined development is appropriate. Integrate video, animation, and other multimedia elements to create cohesive learning experiences. Customize existing templates to improve instructional flow, usability, and learner engagement. Manage course compliance, tracking, and quality assurance within Docebo or the designated Learning Management System (LMS). Work within AI-assisted production workflows using Claude, Claude Cowork, Claude Projects, Gemini, and NotebookLM to accelerate outlining, content drafting, prototyping, file population, and revision. Review, validate, and refine all AI-generated outputs, applying professional judgment and instructional design expertise before delivery. Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure learning content reflects business objectives, technical accuracy, and measurable outcomes. Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, speed, and delivery deadlines with minimal supervision. Follow established service-level agreements (SLAs) and milestone-based workflows, from storyboard development through production, QA, and final approval. Requirements The ideal candidate combines strong instructional design fundamentals with practical development experience, generative AI expertise, and the ability to deliver high-quality work quickly in an evolving environment. At least 5 years of experience designing and developing instructional content, supported by a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end learning journeys, scenario-based learning, and measurable impact. Demonstrated experience using generative AI tools in live production, particularly Claude, Claude Cowork, Claude Projects, Gemini, and NotebookLM. Strong prompting skills, including the ability to provide relevant source material and context, refine AI-generated content, and identify inaccurate or unreliable outputs. Advanced practical experience with Articulate 360, particularly Storyline and Rise, as well as 7Taps for rapid prototyping and storyboarding. Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Audition, for multimedia creation and integration. Working knowledge of JavaScript and Storyline web objects to extend course functionality and interactivity. Proven experience developing engaging, scalable, and outcome-driven facilitator-led and live virtual learning sessions. Ability to deliver high-quality work quickly while managing high project volumes and competing priorities. Strong capability to translate complex systems, products, and workflows into practical learning experiences that improve performance. Experience designing customer-facing training or product education programs. Evidence of measurable learning outcomes, such as improved product adoption, learner engagement, reduced time-to-proficiency, completion rates, NPS, or assessment results. Experience creating reusable learning content, templates, frameworks, and scalable design solutions. Solid understanding of learning science principles, including cognitive load, Bloom's Taxonomy, the forgetting curve, spaced reinforcement, behavior change, motivation, and microlearning. Comfortable working in Agile methodologies and fast-paced, evolving environments. Strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and bring structure to ambiguous projects. A portfolio is mandatory. Candidates must provide a portfolio link and password, if applicable, showcasing relevant work. Availability to work 40 hours per week during standard U.S. business hours. Candidates must be based in the United States or Canada. Benefits Contract duration of 6 months, with a strong likelihood of extension. Compensation of $50–$60 per hour . Engagement through 1099 or C2C arrangements only; W-2 employment is not available . Fully remote opportunity for candidates based in the United States or Canada. Full-time workload of 40 hours per week. Flexible collaboration across U.S. time zones (EST, CST, MST, or PST), aligned with standard U.S. business hours. Company-provided laptop. Opportunity to work on high-impact enterprise FinTech and SaaS product training initiatives. Exposure to modern instructional design practices, generative AI tools, and AI-assisted learning development workflows. Collaborative environment with designers, developers, program managers, subject matter experts, and product and technical teams.