Instructional Designer Jobs
Instructional Designer jobs are open across corporate learning and development, higher education, healthcare, government, and technology, at every level from junior to senior and lead, with specializations in e-learning development, curriculum design, and learning management systems. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Requisition ID # 172961
Job Category: Human Resources
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
Enterprise Health and Safety (EH&S) consists of PG&E’s Regional Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, Transportation and Contractor Safety, PG&E’s Safety Excellence Management System (PSEMS), Enterprise Corrective Action Program (eCAP), and PG&E Academy. The team collaborates with our enterprise partners to implement safety programs to support the regional safety model, workforce safety (including contractor safety), public safety and transportation safety. The team develops and maintains safety standards, assesses enterprise safety culture, and oversees PSEMS. Additionally, the EH&S team facilitates the enterprise corrective action program, an Enterprise Program that is trusted, valued, and effectively used to identify, evaluate, trend, and track resolution of known and perceived issues. Finally, the PG&E Academy ensures our coworkers have the knowledge and skills to safely and compliantly perform their work through strategically developed and delivered training programs.
We are seeking team members who can thrive autonomously in a fast-paced environment that is change. To be successful, you must be open to change, possess a passion for learning and innovation, be able to build strong internal and external relationships and have a strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement.
Position Summary
PG&E Academy is looking for an Instructional Designer to join our PG&E Academy Curriculum Development Team in support of Gas Operations learning needs. This role works closely with the development team and clients to develop and maintain the learning content, tools, systems, and programs that support our employee’s ability to safely and efficiently perform their work and job tasks. This is accomplished via a wide range of methodologies, delivery mechanisms and formats to meet specific business needs. The Instructional Designer will work closely with subject matter experts as well as internal and external stakeholders to translate business and performance objectives into learning and performance support solutions and to ensure that employees are trained to competence.
The successful candidate should have a proven track record in design and development. The Instructional Designer must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. The candidate should have strong organizational skills and possess the ability to analyze data and consult with client groups.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $80,000
Bay Area Maximum: $120,000
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct needs analysis, design curriculum and develop training content and materials utilizing various training tools, methods, approaches and tactics within PG&E’s quality standards.
- Provide input regarding learning solution and estimate of work.
- Collaborate and consult with project partners and stakeholders to design and develop learning solutions that reinforce business goals and best practices.
- Facilitate content development sessions with subject matter experts and stakeholders, under the guidance of more experienced learning professional.
- Identify key metrics for measuring training effectiveness, aligning training results with business goals and metrics.
- Manage time and tasks and escalate challenges appropriately.
Qualifications
Minimum: Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Design, Liberal Arts, or related degree/field, or equivalent work experience. 3 years of Instructional Design, communications, teaching, training, change management, or graphic design work experience
Desired: Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint - as needed to perform at the job level. Knowledge of e-learning and video development/editing. Ability to travel locally up to 20%. PG&E Experience
Requisition ID # 172961
Job Category: Human Resources
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
Enterprise Health and Safety (EH&S) consists of PG&E’s Regional Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, Transportation and Contractor Safety, PG&E’s Safety Excellence Management System (PSEMS), Enterprise Corrective Action Program (eCAP), and PG&E Academy. The team collaborates with our enterprise partners to implement safety programs to support the regional safety model, workforce safety (including contractor safety), public safety and transportation safety. The team develops and maintains safety standards, assesses enterprise safety culture, and oversees PSEMS. Additionally, the EH&S team facilitates the enterprise corrective action program, an Enterprise Program that is trusted, valued, and effectively used to identify, evaluate, trend, and track resolution of known and perceived issues. Finally, the PG&E Academy ensures our coworkers have the knowledge and skills to safely and compliantly perform their work through strategically developed and delivered training programs.
We are seeking team members who can thrive autonomously in a fast-paced environment that is change. To be successful, you must be open to change, possess a passion for learning and innovation, be able to build strong internal and external relationships and have a strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement.
Position Summary
PG&E Academy is looking for an Instructional Designer to join our PG&E Academy Curriculum Development Team in support of Gas Operations learning needs. This role works closely with the development team and clients to develop and maintain the learning content, tools, systems, and programs that support our employee’s ability to safely and efficiently perform their work and job tasks. This is accomplished via a wide range of methodologies, delivery mechanisms and formats to meet specific business needs. The Instructional Designer will work closely with subject matter experts as well as internal and external stakeholders to translate business and performance objectives into learning and performance support solutions and to ensure that employees are trained to competence.
The successful candidate should have a proven track record in design and development. The Instructional Designer must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. The candidate should have strong organizational skills and possess the ability to analyze data and consult with client groups.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $80,000
Bay Area Maximum: $120,000
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct needs analysis, design curriculum and develop training content and materials utilizing various training tools, methods, approaches and tactics within PG&E’s quality standards.
- Provide input regarding learning solution and estimate of work.
- Collaborate and consult with project partners and stakeholders to design and develop learning solutions that reinforce business goals and best practices.
- Facilitate content development sessions with subject matter experts and stakeholders, under the guidance of more experienced learning professional.
- Identify key metrics for measuring training effectiveness, aligning training results with business goals and metrics.
- Manage time and tasks and escalate challenges appropriately.
Qualifications
Minimum: Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Design, Liberal Arts, or related degree/field, or equivalent work experience. 3 years of Instructional Design, communications, teaching, training, change management, or graphic design work experience
Desired: Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint - as needed to perform at the job level. Knowledge of e-learning and video development/editing. Ability to travel locally up to 20%. PG&E Experience
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Find Instructional Designer JobsInstructional Designer Job Market
A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Ryder System54
- Collabera6
- IXL Learning6
- University of Utah4
- Amazon3
Top Industries Hiring
- Education31
- Technology & Software30
- Healthcare & Medical Services21
- Consulting & Professional Services8
- Construction & Real Estate6
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in instructional designer jobs.
- Proficiency in Articulate Storyline or Rise 360 for e-learning development
- Experience designing and developing instructor-led and asynchronous training programs
- Familiarity with ADDIE, SAM, or another established instructional design model
- Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, communications, or a related field
- Experience administering or building content within a learning management system
- Portfolio of completed training materials, courses, or curriculum samples
Tips for Your Instructional Designer Job Search
Tailor your portfolio for each application
Instructional designers are judged on work samples, not just credentials. Pull two or three projects from your portfolio that match the hiring organization's industry and audience, whether that's corporate compliance training or higher-education course design, and lead with those.
List your authoring tools prominently
Hiring managers scan resumes for specific tools before reading anything else. Name every authoring platform you know, including Articulate Storyline, Rise, Adobe Captivate, or Lectora, in a dedicated skills section at the top of your resume, not buried in job descriptions.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists instructional designer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target job titles that match your specialty
The field uses inconsistent titles, so search beyond 'instructional designer.' Roles listed as learning experience designer, curriculum developer, or e-learning developer often require identical skills and compete for the same candidate pool. Casting a wider net surfaces more relevant openings.
Prepare a design rationale for your portfolio pieces
Interviewers routinely ask why you made specific design decisions, not just what you built. For each portfolio sample you plan to discuss, write out the learning objectives, the audience constraints, and the tradeoffs you navigated so you can answer those questions without hesitating.
Negotiate scope, not just salary
Instructional designer offers often include ambiguous role definitions around SME access, project ownership, and tool licensing. Before accepting, confirm in writing which teams you'll collaborate with and what resources you control, since these factors directly affect the quality of work you can produce.
Instructional Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most instructional designers?
The companies hiring the most instructional designers right now include Ryder System, Collabera, and IXL Learning, with the largest share of openings in Georgia, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is especially high in healthcare systems, large technology companies, and federal contractors with ongoing training requirements.
How many instructional designer jobs are remote?
About 54% of instructional designer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more remote-friendly roles in education and learning. E-learning development and curriculum writing positions are the most likely to be fully remote, while roles requiring live facilitation or on-site collaboration with subject matter experts tend to be hybrid or on-site.
How do you become an instructional designer?
Most instructional designers start with a degree in education, communications, instructional technology, or a related field, then build hands-on skills in authoring tools like Articulate Storyline and an LMS. Building a portfolio of real projects, even volunteer or self-initiated ones, matters more than credentials alone. A graduate certificate in instructional design or an ATD certification can strengthen your candidacy for corporate or government roles.
Can you get an instructional designer job with little or no experience?
Yes, entry-level instructional designer roles exist, and employers often prioritize portfolio work over years of experience. Build sample courses or curriculum materials using free trials of industry-standard authoring tools, document the design decisions behind each project, and target organizations with structured L&D teams that have onboarding processes for junior designers. Roles titled 'learning coordinator' or 'training specialist' are common entry points.
What does the instructional designer interview process look like?
Most instructional designer hiring processes include an initial recruiter or hiring manager screen, a portfolio review conversation where you walk through past projects and explain your design rationale, and a practical assessment asking you to design a short module or outline a course for a sample scenario. Final rounds often involve meeting with L&D team members or business stakeholders whose projects you would support.
Where can I find and apply to instructional designer jobs?
You can find and apply to instructional designer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, specialization, and preferred work arrangement, then apply directly to each position that fits.
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