With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.
Position Purpose:The Associate Instructional Designer (AID) designs and develops learning solutions for associates in all areas of The Home Depot's operations. The AID creates deliverables for all phases of the course creation lifecycle including analysis documents, design documents, storyboards, and final learning deliverables that align to the overall business goals. The AID collaborates effectively with peers, leaders, and business partners to build learning solutions that align to desired outcomes and ensure learning deliverables meet and exceed The Home Depot's quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- 50% Identify, curate, and collect information based on project needs, and create storyboards and develop error-free instructional material in various formats. Test and debug deliverables for quality assurance.
- 20% Coordinate internal and external subject matter experts to obtain required job and task information
- 10% Know standard eLearning development tools and software (Articulate Storyline and Presenter, Adobe Captivate).
- 10% Proactively communicate task and project status to client group and management
- 10% Review and edit material against accepted THD standards for quality
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This position reports to Manager Learning.
- This position has 0 direct reports.
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Associate's degree preferred (or equivalent Home Depot experience)
- Experience in education or learning field, or similar work experience
- Experience creating training deliverables for retail organizations
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 2
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Basic knowledge of instructional design and adult learning theories
- Proficiency with software including Microsoft Office
- Basic knowledge of standard eLearning development tools
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents:
Skills Required
- Experience in education or learning field, or similar work experience
- Basic knowledge of instructional design and adult learning theories
- Proficiency with software including Microsoft Office
- Basic knowledge of standard eLearning development tools
The Home Depot Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Home Depot and has not been reviewed or approved by The Home Depot.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching supports long-term savings alongside core pay. Retirement programs are consistently positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan enables discounted stock ownership as a core element of compensation. Equity opportunities complement wages and are accessible beyond full-time salaried roles.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Profit-sharing and store-performance bonuses offer additional earnings opportunities beyond base pay. Incentive programs are described as recurring and tied to store results.
The Home Depot Insights
What We Do
The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, values and rewards dedicated, knowledgeable and experienced professionals. We operate over 2,200 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada and Mexico. All of our associates have one thing in mind — helping our customers build and improve upon their homes. Join The Home Depot team today and see for yourself why we are consistently ranked as a top Fortune 500 company.








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