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Instructional Designer roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification when employers attest no qualified U.S. workers are available. Positions requiring a master's degree or specialized e-learning expertise typically fall under EB-2. Corporate training, higher education, and ed-tech sectors are among the most active sponsors for this occupation.
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The Instructional Designer is responsible for designing and developing multi-pronged, multi-modal best-in-class learning programs that align to the Healthfirst culture with an emphasis in digital transformation. The Instructional designer will execute learning analysis, design and development while adhering to design standards for assigned projects. This is a hybrid role which consists of reporting to our NY or FL office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (100 Church Street, New York, NY 10007 | 1101 Greenwood Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746).
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Partner with senior instructional designer or other learning leader to identify learning objectives, gather requirements, define outcomes, and establish evaluation measures and success metrics.
- Engage in a collaborative development process ensuring to partner with SME’s, media developers and key stakeholders as assigned to develop learning assets that align with predefined and rapidly prototyped processes and product solutions.
- Perform rapid prototyping, developing content from needs analysis within cross-functional processes and teams.
- Design and develop learning materials for both asynchronous and synchronous training delivery.
- Design and develop content to support the comprehensive learning experience, including: course outlines, storyboards, facilitator guides, participant guides, exercise guides, and other content resources.
- Design and develop dynamic learning solutions which are engaging and creative, while maintaining the instructional integrity and validity of the solutions.
- Design and develop experiential learning material and training courseware, with a shift to responsive design that supports the learner in the flow of the work.
- Create content that enhances the retention, transfer, and application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes specific to roles, performance, culture, and outcomes.
- Develop multimedia assets with tools included in Adobe Creative Suite or comparable to supplement learning.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to support iterative improvements or enhancements to learning for improved business outcomes.
- Align training content to the defined standards and frameworks for all capability building across dispersed areas of the organization, ensuring alignment across all key stakeholders and business strategies.
- Ensure materials are up to date and relevant for a seamless experience within the team and for learners (e.g., course outline, digital pre-work and post-work, presentation materials, handouts, communications, participant guides, job aids, leader guides, etc.).
- Review content developed by peers and provide timely feedback.
- Test/Validate e-Learning and other digital content to ensure an optimal end user experience.
- Utilize the LMS to manage curriculum, capture program registration, and run reports on utilization and key performance indicators.
- Construct engaging training communications and sustainability plans that reinforce key knowledge and skill development beyond the initial courseware.
- Continuously monitor and solicit feedback on all training programs and materials to ensure accuracy, relevance, and effectiveness, while driving enhancements for improved adoption.
- Work with business leaders and project managers to meet training delivery schedules, with appropriate resourcing that meet business needs.
- Keep current with training and learning industry trends, best practices, new technologies, and emerging innovations, with a recommended plan on how to leverage at Healthfirst.
- Additional duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology or related adult learning field from an accredited institution.
- Two years or more experience in design and development of learning using industry standard course authoring tool(s) with specific focus on adhering to design standards, and outcomes-driven learning solutions.
- Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, and Excel Experience working in Learning Management Systems, and other tools to organize, track and coordinate learning.
- Demonstrated ability to understand complex processes and translate into learning solutions for the learner to ensure understanding and retention.
- Strong planning, organizing, and execution skills.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to think strategically and critically in developing solutions to complex problems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology or related adult learning field from an accredited institution.
- Demonstrated experience in designing e-Learning, simulations, system demonstration videos, teaser videos to drive excitement about learning opportunities, train-the-trainer and instructor-led facilitation content for synchronous and asynchronous modalities.
- Experience with designing active engagement learning experiences to drive retention and sustainability.
- Strategic thinking, creativity and flexibility in proactively addressing future challenges and opportunities specific to Healthfirst.
- Certifications in one or more course authoring and multi-media tools.
- Experience in change management or organizational development practices.
Hiring Range:
- Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $83,100 - $120,360
- All Other Locations (within approved locations): $73,400 - $109,225
As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.
In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.
The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.
INTRODUCTION
The Instructional Designer is responsible for designing and developing multi-pronged, multi-modal best-in-class learning programs that align to the Healthfirst culture with an emphasis in digital transformation. The Instructional designer will execute learning analysis, design and development while adhering to design standards for assigned projects. This is a hybrid role which consists of reporting to our NY or FL office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (100 Church Street, New York, NY 10007 | 1101 Greenwood Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746).
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Partner with senior instructional designer or other learning leader to identify learning objectives, gather requirements, define outcomes, and establish evaluation measures and success metrics.
- Engage in a collaborative development process ensuring to partner with SME’s, media developers and key stakeholders as assigned to develop learning assets that align with predefined and rapidly prototyped processes and product solutions.
- Perform rapid prototyping, developing content from needs analysis within cross-functional processes and teams.
- Design and develop learning materials for both asynchronous and synchronous training delivery.
- Design and develop content to support the comprehensive learning experience, including: course outlines, storyboards, facilitator guides, participant guides, exercise guides, and other content resources.
- Design and develop dynamic learning solutions which are engaging and creative, while maintaining the instructional integrity and validity of the solutions.
- Design and develop experiential learning material and training courseware, with a shift to responsive design that supports the learner in the flow of the work.
- Create content that enhances the retention, transfer, and application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes specific to roles, performance, culture, and outcomes.
- Develop multimedia assets with tools included in Adobe Creative Suite or comparable to supplement learning.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to support iterative improvements or enhancements to learning for improved business outcomes.
- Align training content to the defined standards and frameworks for all capability building across dispersed areas of the organization, ensuring alignment across all key stakeholders and business strategies.
- Ensure materials are up to date and relevant for a seamless experience within the team and for learners (e.g., course outline, digital pre-work and post-work, presentation materials, handouts, communications, participant guides, job aids, leader guides, etc.).
- Review content developed by peers and provide timely feedback.
- Test/Validate e-Learning and other digital content to ensure an optimal end user experience.
- Utilize the LMS to manage curriculum, capture program registration, and run reports on utilization and key performance indicators.
- Construct engaging training communications and sustainability plans that reinforce key knowledge and skill development beyond the initial courseware.
- Continuously monitor and solicit feedback on all training programs and materials to ensure accuracy, relevance, and effectiveness, while driving enhancements for improved adoption.
- Work with business leaders and project managers to meet training delivery schedules, with appropriate resourcing that meet business needs.
- Keep current with training and learning industry trends, best practices, new technologies, and emerging innovations, with a recommended plan on how to leverage at Healthfirst.
- Additional duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology or related adult learning field from an accredited institution.
- Two years or more experience in design and development of learning using industry standard course authoring tool(s) with specific focus on adhering to design standards, and outcomes-driven learning solutions.
- Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, and Excel Experience working in Learning Management Systems, and other tools to organize, track and coordinate learning.
- Demonstrated ability to understand complex processes and translate into learning solutions for the learner to ensure understanding and retention.
- Strong planning, organizing, and execution skills.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to think strategically and critically in developing solutions to complex problems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology or related adult learning field from an accredited institution.
- Demonstrated experience in designing e-Learning, simulations, system demonstration videos, teaser videos to drive excitement about learning opportunities, train-the-trainer and instructor-led facilitation content for synchronous and asynchronous modalities.
- Experience with designing active engagement learning experiences to drive retention and sustainability.
- Strategic thinking, creativity and flexibility in proactively addressing future challenges and opportunities specific to Healthfirst.
- Certifications in one or more course authoring and multi-media tools.
- Experience in change management or organizational development practices.
Hiring Range:
- Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $83,100 - $120,360
- All Other Locations (within approved locations): $73,400 - $109,225
As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.
In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.
The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Instructional Designer
Align your portfolio with PERM job requirements
PERM certification locks in the job duties and minimum requirements at filing. Make sure your portfolio and resume exactly match the posted position's stated requirements, since discrepancies between your credentials and the labor certification can trigger a USCIS Request for Evidence.
Target employers with established PERM workflows
Universities, hospital systems, and large ed-tech companies regularly sponsor Instructional Designers through PERM because they have in-house immigration counsel and repeatable hiring cycles. Prioritize these over startups where sponsorship infrastructure may not exist.
Search for green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Instructional Designer openings by employers with active green card sponsorship history. This saves you from applying to roles where sponsorship is technically possible but the employer has never initiated a PERM case.
Verify your wage level against the OFLC Wage Search
PERM requires your offered salary to meet the DOL prevailing wage for your specific job zone and location. Check the OFLC Wage Search before accepting an offer to confirm the role is priced at a level your employer can certify without DOL scrutiny.
Get your foreign degree credential evaluated early
EB-2 eligibility for Instructional Designer roles often hinges on whether a three-year foreign bachelor's degree equivalates to a U.S. master's. Commission a credential evaluation from a NACES-member evaluator before the employer begins the PERM recruitment process.
Negotiate green card language into your offer letter
Before signing, ask your employer to confirm in writing that they will initiate PERM within a defined timeframe. Employers are not legally required to sponsor without agreeing upfront, and verbal assurances rarely translate into filed petitions.
Green Card Instructional Designer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Instructional Designer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories apply depending on how the employer structures the position. EB-2 applies when the role genuinely requires a master's degree or equivalent, which is common in higher education and advanced corporate learning environments. EB-3 covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree, which fits most corporate Instructional Designer postings. The employer sets the minimum requirement in the PERM application, so the job description is what determines the category.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM is permanent residency, not a temporary status. Unlike the H-1B visa, there is no annual lottery and no cap concern at the EB-3 level for most nationalities. The tradeoff is time: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and priority date availability add up to a multi-year process. H-1B approval typically takes months; EB-3 green card completion can take several years depending on your country of birth.
Which industries sponsor Instructional Designers for green cards most often?
Higher education institutions, hospital and healthcare networks, and large technology companies account for the majority of PERM filings for Instructional Designer roles. These employers run repeatable hiring cycles and have immigration counsel on retainer. Government contractors also sponsor frequently because their instructional design work is tied to long-term federal contracts that justify the multi-year PERM investment.
How can I find Instructional Designer jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Most job postings do not explicitly advertise PERM sponsorship, so filtering by employers with documented sponsorship history is more reliable than keyword searching. Migrate Mate lets you search Instructional Designer roles specifically filtered by employers with active green card sponsorship records, so you avoid applying to positions where sponsorship is technically possible but has never been offered.
Can I switch employers after my PERM is filed but before I get my green card?
Yes, under AC21 portability you can change employers after your I-140 has been approved and your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days, provided the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. Instructional Designer roles typically share SOC codes and duties closely enough to qualify, but you should confirm the new position matches your approved petition before resigning.