Instructional Designer

Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to more than 100 universities and colleges. We primarily work with regional universities, helping them develop and grow their high-ROI, workforce-focused online degree programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs.

Job Summary:

The Instructional Designer is responsible for the design and development of high-quality online courses that reflect best practice in learning theory, instructional design, and current scholarship in digital education. The role makes innovative use of emerging technologies, and principally  AI, to enhance efficiency in course development and delivery, to explore alternative treatments of course content, and to support the professional growth of colleagues through sharing and training in these approaches. Working closely with academic staff and cross-functional teams, the role ensures that courses are aligned with programme objectives, quality standards, and agreed timelines, while contributing to the consistency and effectiveness of the learning design team.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Course Design:
  • Collaborate closely with university faculty to design courses that are creative, inspiring and engaging and aligned to programme learning objectives.
  • Apply online learning best practices, appropriate learning theory, user-centered design methods, and accessibility standards to improve faculty’s courses in terms of effectiveness, use of technology, and student engagement.
  • Translate complex content into clear, meaningful and scaffolded learning experiences for students.
  • Keep practices current by drawing on educational research, innovations in digital pedagogy and student feedback to inform design approaches.
  • Provide recommendations and guidance on media use, including video, interactive elements and graphics to strengthen learning outcomes.
• Faculty Advising:
  • Establish strong rapport and credibility with faculty members; provide expert guidance and creative consultation through course development process.
  • Act as a thought partner for academics and programme directors, offering advice grounded in adult learning theory, industry trends and Risepoint design principles.
  • Encourage experimentation and identify opportunities to improve student learning, faculty experience, business impact, and client relationships.
  • Support faculty development through the delivery of online workshops, job aids and resources to strengthen teaching practice
• Use of AI:
  • Explore the creative use of AI to produce engaging treatment of content delivering and supporting a personalized online student experience conducive to facilitating learning.
  • Regularly leverage AI tools to support the efficient and accelerated development of courses.
• Project Management:
  • Manage course development projects, academics and schedules to ensure courses are delivered on time and within scope.
  • Develop and follow sound project plans, communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders and escalate risks appropriately
  • Leverage Risepoint’s established processes and tools to track progress, maintain accurate status updates and continue to process improvements.
• Additional Position Responsibilities
  • Perform in accordance with Risepoint Policies
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in education, Learning Sciences, Instructional Design, Curriculum & Instruction or related field
• Experience: A minimum of 2 years’ work experience in learning design with strong background in learning theory and online instruction; experience working with subject matter experts in the development of online learning experiences.
• Location: Must reside in the United Kingdom
• Travel: Ability to travel up to 20%.
• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
  • Proficient in designing and developing instructional materials and courses applying adult learning theories and instructional design models.
  • Proven ability to Independently manages course projects coordinating with course developers to keep projects on track. Anticipates roadblocks and proactively adjusts touchpoints and milestones. Leads course kick offs, touch points and meetings.
  • Uses established instructional design methods to solve recurring design or delivery problems. Applies standard templates and practices with growing fluency.
  • Ability to confidently guide subject matter experts through design processes and manage to deadlines to create effective and engaging online courses.
  • Strong competency with learning management systems such as Blackboard, Canvas, Brightspace, or Moodle and related technologies; Facility with synchronous and asynchronous online collaboration.
  • Consciously works to build rapport through understanding, and adapting own personal style to the attitudes, interests, needs, and perspectives of others
  • Familiarity and facility with the use of new AI technologies in learning, development and training contexts
  • Adapts to change and able to champion change internally and help faculty  and faculty leads (as appropriate) adapt.
  • Develops and maintains collaborative working relationships with peers, colleagues, management, and others.
  • Must be adaptable and flexible to change, with a strong results orientation, attention to detail, and commitment to completeness.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of current industry practices, trends, and opportunities

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Risepoint is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce

This role is eligible for comprehensive benefits

Personal and Professional Development:

• Continuous Professional and Leadership Development Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement for employees and their dependents