Instructional Designer

The Instructional Designer supports Zane State College faculty in integrating artificial intelligence into their teaching, assessment, and student support, and in designing assignments that equip students with required AI competencies. The role provides comprehensive instructional design services, helping faculty design, develop, and improve online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses consistent with quality, accessibility, and adult-learning standards.

Additionally, this position serves as the academic administrator for the Blackboard learning management system and manages the Concourse syllabus management system across the institution. This position is grant-funded and will be institutionalized at the conclusion of the grant. The hiring range for this role is between $51,000 - $58,000 Annual USD, with a max potential of $95,000 within this pay band. Examples of Duties Consult one-to-one with faculty across disciplines to design, develop, and evaluate online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses using backward design, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and evidence-based pedagogical practices.

Facilitate faculty professional development cohorts, workshops, and Communities of Practice on teaching, learning, course design quality standards (e.g., Quality Matters), and the ethical, discipline-specific integration of generative AI in coursework. Serve as the College's academic administrator for the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS), managing term course-shell setup, template maintenance, user roles/permissions, academic tool integrations, and tier-1/2 faculty troubleshooting in coordination with Information Technology.

Manage the Concourse syllabus-management system College-wide, maintaining institutional templates, monitoring completion compliance, coordinating curriculum alignment with academic leadership, and ensuring term publishing deadlines are met. Support distance education compliance and digital accessibility standards (ADA, Section 504/508, WCAG), guiding faculty on accessible course materials, media captioning, and regular and substantive interaction (RSI) requirements.

Collaborate with the Assessment Committee and academic leadership to configure outcome alignments, common rubrics, and shared assessments in Blackboard, pulling and organizing course and program assessment data. Support faculty and student use of institutional AI sandboxes, pilots, and emerging educational technology tools, contributing pedagogical expertise to institutional AI competency frameworks and working groups.

Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications Bachelor's degree required; master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, curriculum, or a related field preferred. Minimum of two years of related experience in instructional design, faculty development, educational technology, or online/blended course design. Working knowledge of instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, Backward Design), adult learning theory, and course quality standards (e.g., Quality Matters).

Experience with learning management systems (Blackboard preferred), including course-shell setup, content management, templates, roles and permissions, and third-party tool integrations. Working knowledge of generative AI tools and applications in higher education, AI literacy frameworks, and pedagogical strategies for AI integration in teaching and learning. Knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and digital-accessibility standards (e.g., ADA, Section 504/508, WCAG).

Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and patiently to faculty with varying comfort with technology. Strong organizational and project-management skills to meet recurring term deadlines (e.g., course-shell readiness and syllabus publication) with a high level of accuracy and follow-through. Ability to build productive working relationships with faculty, academic leadership, and Information Technology staff.

Supplemental Information This is a full-time, twelve-month, exempt professional staff position. This position is grant-funded and will be institutionalized at the conclusion of the grant. Salary is commensurate with education and experience within Salary Band 4. Zane State College offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance; Ohio public retirement system (SERS or STRS, as applicable); paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; and tuition waiver benefits.