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Job Title: Instructional Designer I or II
Agency: Texas A&M Engineering
Department: Remote Education
Proposed Minimum Salary: Commensurate
Job Location: College Station, Texas
Job Type: Staff
Why work for Texas A& M Engineering?
Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society. As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting-edge solutions to global technical challenges. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.
Purpose:
We are currently recruiting for an Instructional Designer level I or II. Compensation and classification is based on the analyses of the following qualifications during the recruitment process. The Instructional Designer I collaborates with faculty and subject matter experts (SMEs) to help design, develop, and build high-quality hybrid, and online learning experiences. The position serves as a learner-centered consulting partner, helping faculty translate their instructional goals and teaching philosophy into clear, engaging, accessible, and effective courses. Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all course model, the Instructional Designer I listens for what faculty value in their teaching and offers multiple evidence-informed design options appropriate to the learners, discipline, content, and instructional setting. The ID I offers faculty recommendations on instructional design principles, course-quality standards, accessibility practices, and sound project-management methods throughout the course-development process. The Instructional Designer I plans, designs, develops, inspects, and edits digitally-accessible instructional content such as documents and videos. This is an on-site position in College Station, TX.
Responsibilities:
Faculty and SME Partnership
- Assists faculty and SMEs with the design, development, revision, and evaluation of classroom, hybrid, and online courses and instructional materials.
- Supports productive consulting relationships by learning what faculty value in their teaching, identifying instructional priorities, and assisting with the translation of those priorities into effective learning experiences.
- Contributes design ideas and alternatives appropriate to course goals and learner needs. Explains how recommendations align with evidence-informed practices while supporting the instructor's teaching philosophy, disciplinary expertise, and voice.
Instructional Design, Content Mapping, Building and Assessment
- Assists SMEs with analyzing and organizing content into logical concepts, processes, tasks, decisions, prerequisites, and learning sequences. Identifies potential gaps, redundancies, assumptions, dependencies, and areas of learner confusion.
- Helps SMEs distinguish among knowledge that learners need to acquire, tasks they need to perform, and decisions or judgments they need to make.
- Assists in developing assessment approaches that support intended learning outcomes, including assessment type, placement, feedback opportunities, and frequency. Helps maintain alignment among learning objectives, content, activities, practice, and assessments.
Learner Experience, Accessibility, And Course Quality
- Considers the learner perspective throughout course design and review activities.
- Incorporates digital accessibility into course design and development activities. Reviews and helps create instructional materials consistent with applicable ADA requirements and WCAG standards.
- Applies established course-quality rubrics and frameworks to review course materials and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Supports the development of accessible, learner-centered teaching and learning experiences.
Project Management & Course Development
- Participates in course-design consultations, design reviews, and development meetings; prepares and maintains course outlines, design documents, production plans, storyboards, scripts, and other project documentation as appropriate.
- Applies instructional design processes, including ADDIE and SAM, to support course development efforts. Uses iterative development practices to refine materials in response to faculty, learner, and stakeholder feedback.
- Coordinates assigned aspects of multiple course-development projects by tracking progress, communicating updates, and supporting collaboration among faculty, SMEs, and production partners.
- Assists with the production of videos, documents, and assessments, including editing, captioning, and accessibility implementation.
Production Guidance, Training, and Innovation
- Works effectively within learning management systems and applies working knowledge of video-editing and multimedia-production concepts to support course development.
- Provides guidance and support to instructional assistants on assigned course-production tasks; communicates requirements, demonstrates processes, reviews completed work, and offers constructive feedback.
- Assists with researching and evaluating emerging instructional technologies and practices, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support instructional design and course-building efforts.
- Demonstrates video recording studio processes and assists faculty with the appropriate use of lecture recording technologies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, or related fields.
- No experience required.
The Instructional Designer II collaborates with faculty and subject matter experts (SMEs) to design, develop, and build high-quality hybrid, and online learning experiences. The position serves as a learner-centered consulting partner, helping faculty translate their instructional goals and teaching philosophy into clear, engaging, accessible, and effective courses. Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all course model, the Instructional Designer II listens for what faculty value in their teaching and offers multiple evidence-informed design options appropriate to the learners, discipline, content, and instructional setting. The ID II offers faculty recommendations on instructional design principles, course-quality standards, accessibility practices, and sound project-management methods throughout the course-development process. Also, the ID II applies technical skills to plan, design, develop, inspect, and edit digitally-accessible instructional content such as videos, documents, and assessments for online courses. This is an on-site position in College Station, TX.
Responsibilities:
Faculty and SME Partnership
- Collaborates with faculty and SMEs to design, develop, revise, and evaluate classroom, hybrid, and online courses and instructional materials.
- Builds productive consulting relationships by learning what faculty value in their teaching, eliciting their instructional priorities, and helping translate those priorities into effective learning experiences.
- Presents multiple context-appropriate design alternatives. Explains how recommendations connect to evidence-informed practices while preserving the instructor's teaching philosophy, disciplinary expertise, and voice.
Instructional Design, Content Mapping, Building and Assessment
- Works with SMEs to analyze and map complex content into logical concepts, processes, tasks, decisions, prerequisites, and learning sequences. Identifies gaps, redundancies, assumptions, and dependencies.
- Helps SMEs distinguish among knowledge that learners need to acquire, tasks they need to perform, and decisions or judgments they need to make.
- Recommends assessment approaches that fit the intended learning, including assessment type, placement, feedback opportunities, and frequency. Ensures alignment among learning objectives, content, activities, practice, and assessments.
Learner Experience, Accessibility, and Course Quality
- Represents the learner perspective throughout course design and review.
- Integrates digital accessibility from the outset of course design and development. Reviews and helps create instructional materials consistent with applicable ADA requirements and WCAG standards.
- Evaluates course design using established course-quality rubrics and frameworks, and provides actionable recommendations for improvement.
- Commits to produce accessible, learner-centered teaching and learning environments.
Project Management & Course Development
- Leads or supports course-design consultations, design reviews, and development meetings; prepares and maintains course outlines, design documents, production plans, storyboards, scripts, and other project documentation as appropriate.
- Applies instructional design processes, including ADDIE and SAM, to organize and guide course development. Uses iterative development practices to refine materials in response to faculty, learner, and stakeholder feedback.
- Manages multiple concurrent course-development projects by establishing priorities, tracking progress, communicating timelines and decisions, and coordinating work with faculty, SMEs, and production partners.
- Actively participates and coordinates the production digitally accessible videos, documents, and assessments, including editing, and captioning.
Production Guidance, Training, and Innovation
- Works effectively in and with learning management systems and applies working knowledge of video-editing and multimedia-production concepts to support course development.
- Guides and trains instructional assistants on assigned course-production tasks; communicates requirements, demonstrates processes, reviews completed work, and provides timely, constructive feedback.
- Researches and evaluates emerging instructional technologies and practices, including artificial intelligence (AI), to identify responsible, effective applications for instructional design and course-building.
- Demonstrates and trains faculty on the appropriate use of video recording studios, guiding them and providing feedback.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, or related fields.
- Two years of related experience in instructional design, course-development, educational-technology, teaching-and-learning, or comparable professional experience.
Work Location:
Main Campus – College Station, TX.
Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
- Competitive medical insurance benefits through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Prescription coverage by Express Scripts.
- Options for Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance.
- A defined benefit retirement plan with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) with 8.25% employer contribution.
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b).
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses.
- Generous paid time off with holidays, vacation and sick leave.
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities.
- Tuition assistance and Educational release time to further your academic pursuits.
- Access to Engineer Your Wellness programs that provide opportunities for employees to engage in health and fitness.
- Wellness release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance.
Helpful Applicant Information
Required Materials for Application:
- Resume/CV
- Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor.
- Letter of interest
Applications received by Texas A&M Engineering must have all required job application data entered. Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application.
Compensation Philosophy:
- Recruit and retain a high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development.
- Recognize and reward exceptional performance based on individual and team contributions to the growth and success of Texas A&M Engineering.
- Offer total rewards through flexible benefits, professional development, and work-life balance. Maintain an equitable and transparent process for compensation decisions.
- Support, reinforce, and align compensation decisions with budgetary and financial strategies to ensure growth and sustainability.
Employment Eligibility Verification
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in delay of start date. All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Job Title: Instructional Designer I or II
Agency: Texas A&M Engineering
Department: Remote Education
Proposed Minimum Salary: Commensurate
Job Location: College Station, Texas
Job Type: Staff
Why work for Texas A& M Engineering?
Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society. As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting-edge solutions to global technical challenges. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.
Purpose:
We are currently recruiting for an Instructional Designer level I or II. Compensation and classification is based on the analyses of the following qualifications during the recruitment process. The Instructional Designer I collaborates with faculty and subject matter experts (SMEs) to help design, develop, and build high-quality hybrid, and online learning experiences. The position serves as a learner-centered consulting partner, helping faculty translate their instructional goals and teaching philosophy into clear, engaging, accessible, and effective courses. Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all course model, the Instructional Designer I listens for what faculty value in their teaching and offers multiple evidence-informed design options appropriate to the learners, discipline, content, and instructional setting. The ID I offers faculty recommendations on instructional design principles, course-quality standards, accessibility practices, and sound project-management methods throughout the course-development process. The Instructional Designer I plans, designs, develops, inspects, and edits digitally-accessible instructional content such as documents and videos. This is an on-site position in College Station, TX.
Responsibilities:
Faculty and SME Partnership
- Assists faculty and SMEs with the design, development, revision, and evaluation of classroom, hybrid, and online courses and instructional materials.
- Supports productive consulting relationships by learning what faculty value in their teaching, identifying instructional priorities, and assisting with the translation of those priorities into effective learning experiences.
- Contributes design ideas and alternatives appropriate to course goals and learner needs. Explains how recommendations align with evidence-informed practices while supporting the instructor's teaching philosophy, disciplinary expertise, and voice.
Instructional Design, Content Mapping, Building and Assessment
- Assists SMEs with analyzing and organizing content into logical concepts, processes, tasks, decisions, prerequisites, and learning sequences. Identifies potential gaps, redundancies, assumptions, dependencies, and areas of learner confusion.
- Helps SMEs distinguish among knowledge that learners need to acquire, tasks they need to perform, and decisions or judgments they need to make.
- Assists in developing assessment approaches that support intended learning outcomes, including assessment type, placement, feedback opportunities, and frequency. Helps maintain alignment among learning objectives, content, activities, practice, and assessments.
Learner Experience, Accessibility, And Course Quality
- Considers the learner perspective throughout course design and review activities.
- Incorporates digital accessibility into course design and development activities. Reviews and helps create instructional materials consistent with applicable ADA requirements and WCAG standards.
- Applies established course-quality rubrics and frameworks to review course materials and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Supports the development of accessible, learner-centered teaching and learning experiences.
Project Management & Course Development
- Participates in course-design consultations, design reviews, and development meetings; prepares and maintains course outlines, design documents, production plans, storyboards, scripts, and other project documentation as appropriate.
- Applies instructional design processes, including ADDIE and SAM, to support course development efforts. Uses iterative development practices to refine materials in response to faculty, learner, and stakeholder feedback.
- Coordinates assigned aspects of multiple course-development projects by tracking progress, communicating updates, and supporting collaboration among faculty, SMEs, and production partners.
- Assists with the production of videos, documents, and assessments, including editing, captioning, and accessibility implementation.
Production Guidance, Training, and Innovation
- Works effectively within learning management systems and applies working knowledge of video-editing and multimedia-production concepts to support course development.
- Provides guidance and support to instructional assistants on assigned course-production tasks; communicates requirements, demonstrates processes, reviews completed work, and offers constructive feedback.
- Assists with researching and evaluating emerging instructional technologies and practices, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support instructional design and course-building efforts.
- Demonstrates video recording studio processes and assists faculty with the appropriate use of lecture recording technologies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, or related fields.
- No experience required.
The Instructional Designer II collaborates with faculty and subject matter experts (SMEs) to design, develop, and build high-quality hybrid, and online learning experiences. The position serves as a learner-centered consulting partner, helping faculty translate their instructional goals and teaching philosophy into clear, engaging, accessible, and effective courses. Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all course model, the Instructional Designer II listens for what faculty value in their teaching and offers multiple evidence-informed design options appropriate to the learners, discipline, content, and instructional setting. The ID II offers faculty recommendations on instructional design principles, course-quality standards, accessibility practices, and sound project-management methods throughout the course-development process. Also, the ID II applies technical skills to plan, design, develop, inspect, and edit digitally-accessible instructional content such as videos, documents, and assessments for online courses. This is an on-site position in College Station, TX.
Responsibilities:
Faculty and SME Partnership
- Collaborates with faculty and SMEs to design, develop, revise, and evaluate classroom, hybrid, and online courses and instructional materials.
- Builds productive consulting relationships by learning what faculty value in their teaching, eliciting their instructional priorities, and helping translate those priorities into effective learning experiences.
- Presents multiple context-appropriate design alternatives. Explains how recommendations connect to evidence-informed practices while preserving the instructor's teaching philosophy, disciplinary expertise, and voice.
Instructional Design, Content Mapping, Building and Assessment
- Works with SMEs to analyze and map complex content into logical concepts, processes, tasks, decisions, prerequisites, and learning sequences. Identifies gaps, redundancies, assumptions, and dependencies.
- Helps SMEs distinguish among knowledge that learners need to acquire, tasks they need to perform, and decisions or judgments they need to make.
- Recommends assessment approaches that fit the intended learning, including assessment type, placement, feedback opportunities, and frequency. Ensures alignment among learning objectives, content, activities, practice, and assessments.
Learner Experience, Accessibility, and Course Quality
- Represents the learner perspective throughout course design and review.
- Integrates digital accessibility from the outset of course design and development. Reviews and helps create instructional materials consistent with applicable ADA requirements and WCAG standards.
- Evaluates course design using established course-quality rubrics and frameworks, and provides actionable recommendations for improvement.
- Commits to produce accessible, learner-centered teaching and learning environments.
Project Management & Course Development
- Leads or supports course-design consultations, design reviews, and development meetings; prepares and maintains course outlines, design documents, production plans, storyboards, scripts, and other project documentation as appropriate.
- Applies instructional design processes, including ADDIE and SAM, to organize and guide course development. Uses iterative development practices to refine materials in response to faculty, learner, and stakeholder feedback.
- Manages multiple concurrent course-development projects by establishing priorities, tracking progress, communicating timelines and decisions, and coordinating work with faculty, SMEs, and production partners.
- Actively participates and coordinates the production digitally accessible videos, documents, and assessments, including editing, and captioning.
Production Guidance, Training, and Innovation
- Works effectively in and with learning management systems and applies working knowledge of video-editing and multimedia-production concepts to support course development.
- Guides and trains instructional assistants on assigned course-production tasks; communicates requirements, demonstrates processes, reviews completed work, and provides timely, constructive feedback.
- Researches and evaluates emerging instructional technologies and practices, including artificial intelligence (AI), to identify responsible, effective applications for instructional design and course-building.
- Demonstrates and trains faculty on the appropriate use of video recording studios, guiding them and providing feedback.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, or related fields.
- Two years of related experience in instructional design, course-development, educational-technology, teaching-and-learning, or comparable professional experience.
Work Location:
Main Campus – College Station, TX.
Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
- Competitive medical insurance benefits through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Prescription coverage by Express Scripts.
- Options for Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance.
- A defined benefit retirement plan with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) with 8.25% employer contribution.
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b).
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses.
- Generous paid time off with holidays, vacation and sick leave.
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities.
- Tuition assistance and Educational release time to further your academic pursuits.
- Access to Engineer Your Wellness programs that provide opportunities for employees to engage in health and fitness.
- Wellness release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance.
Helpful Applicant Information
Required Materials for Application:
- Resume/CV
- Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor.
- Letter of interest
Applications received by Texas A&M Engineering must have all required job application data entered. Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application.
Compensation Philosophy:
- Recruit and retain a high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development.
- Recognize and reward exceptional performance based on individual and team contributions to the growth and success of Texas A&M Engineering.
- Offer total rewards through flexible benefits, professional development, and work-life balance. Maintain an equitable and transparent process for compensation decisions.
- Support, reinforce, and align compensation decisions with budgetary and financial strategies to ensure growth and sustainability.
Employment Eligibility Verification
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in delay of start date. All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
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Entry Level Lead Instructional Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level lead instructional designer job?
Build a portfolio that shows real design work, even from coursework, volunteer projects, or personal samples. Employers at this level look for candidates who can demonstrate familiarity with authoring tools like Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate, an understanding of adult learning principles, and the ability to collaborate with subject matter experts. A completed internship or a capstone project that mirrors workplace deliverables can set a new grad apart from other applicants.
Which companies hire entry level lead instructional designers?
Companies hiring entry level lead instructional designers right now include American Credit Acceptance, Vistex, and Ursus, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring comes from a mix of corporate learning and development teams, healthcare systems, technology companies, and education-focused organizations that are building out their training functions and are open to candidates earlier in their careers.
Are there remote entry level lead instructional designer jobs?
Yes, and remote availability is notably strong for this role. About 55% of entry level lead instructional designer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how broadly organizations have adopted distributed learning and development teams. That flexibility makes the role accessible to new grads across the country who are not limited to a single metro market.
Are these new grad lead instructional designer jobs?
Yes, many of these roles are suitable for new grad and recent graduate candidates, as well as junior applicants making a first move into instructional design. A new-grad-friendly posting typically welcomes zero to two years of experience, accepts internship or academic project work in place of full-time history, and emphasizes portfolio quality over resume length rather than requiring credentials from prior employers.
Which industries hire the most entry level lead instructional designers?
Entry Level lead instructional designer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Fintech, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors invest heavily in structured employee training, compliance education, and onboarding programs, which creates consistent demand for entry level designers who can build and maintain learning content even before they have years of professional experience behind them.