Remote Instructional Designer Jobs
Remote Instructional Designer jobs are open across the U.S. in corporate learning, higher education, healthcare, and tech, at remote-first firms and distributed teams of every size, from entry-level course developers to senior learning experience designers. Employers hiring remotely right now include Ryder System, LMI, and TTEC. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Professional Instructional Designer (Remote in USA)
Any city, LA, US, 99999
Great companies need great teams to propel their operations. Join the group that solves business challenges and enhances the way we work and grow. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You’ll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values your contributions and puts a premium on work flexibility, learning, and career development.
Summary
The Professional Instructional Designer at Gainwell Technologies analyzes learning needs and consults with subject matter experts to provide input for course design and content.
Your role in our mission
- Applies instructional design methods and adult learning principles to ensure that course design and content meet learning goals. Creates outlines and scripts that provide program structure.
- Creates effective learning solutions in a profitable manner. Works with management and subject matter experts to ensure that course materials are current and relevant to learning needs.
- Designs and develops computer-based instructional programs.
- Facilitates course delivery during the introduction of new courses to ensure proper delivery of new training materials and monitor early feedback for course improvement.
- Provides direction and guidance to instructors to ensure that courses are conducted as designed.
- Plans and coordinates skill assessments and testing to measure participant retention.
- Tracks and analyzes learning programs by examining course evaluations, proficiency testing and job performance to identify program effectiveness. Makes changes or enhancements as appropriate.
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, organizational development, human resources or related field preferred
- Three (3) or more years of corporate training or instructional design for adults experience
- Experience working with communications principles, practices, and procedures to develop training manuals and procedures
- Good analytical, interpersonal, computer, multi-media, and business solutions software skills for interacting with team members and learners to develop and deliver presentationss to train and educate employees
- Project management skills to prioritize and meet deadlines with ability to quickly absorb large amounts of information and reduce to teachable segments
What you should expect in this role
- Willingness to travel up to 15% for training and meetings
- This is a full-time (Monday through Friday) permanent regular salaried (W-2) employee position.
- Upward career advancement is possible and encouraged.
- Health (medical, dental, vision) benefits start on day 1 of employment.
- Company match 401K and other benefits available within months of starting.
- New employees are eligible to take advantage of flexible vacation policy after ninety (90) calendar days of employment. Any exception requires manager approval prior to employee's Gainwell start date.
- For all hybrid and remote positions employees' Broadband Internet connections, should have a minimum speed of 24MBS download and 8 MBS upload. Greater speeds will of course provide better performance.
- Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation if hired.
- The use of AI during interviews is prohibited.
- This position will remain posted to take applications until August 21, 2026.
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The pay range for this position is $48,300.00 - $69,000.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full-time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits, and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.
We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You’ll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings.
Gainwell Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Gainwell Technologies defines “wages” and “wage rates” to include “all forms of pay, including, but not limited to, salary, overtime pay, bonuses, stock, stock options, profit sharing and bonus plans, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits.
Professional Instructional Designer (Remote in USA)
Any city, LA, US, 99999
Great companies need great teams to propel their operations. Join the group that solves business challenges and enhances the way we work and grow. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You’ll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values your contributions and puts a premium on work flexibility, learning, and career development.
Summary
The Professional Instructional Designer at Gainwell Technologies analyzes learning needs and consults with subject matter experts to provide input for course design and content.
Your role in our mission
- Applies instructional design methods and adult learning principles to ensure that course design and content meet learning goals. Creates outlines and scripts that provide program structure.
- Creates effective learning solutions in a profitable manner. Works with management and subject matter experts to ensure that course materials are current and relevant to learning needs.
- Designs and develops computer-based instructional programs.
- Facilitates course delivery during the introduction of new courses to ensure proper delivery of new training materials and monitor early feedback for course improvement.
- Provides direction and guidance to instructors to ensure that courses are conducted as designed.
- Plans and coordinates skill assessments and testing to measure participant retention.
- Tracks and analyzes learning programs by examining course evaluations, proficiency testing and job performance to identify program effectiveness. Makes changes or enhancements as appropriate.
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, organizational development, human resources or related field preferred
- Three (3) or more years of corporate training or instructional design for adults experience
- Experience working with communications principles, practices, and procedures to develop training manuals and procedures
- Good analytical, interpersonal, computer, multi-media, and business solutions software skills for interacting with team members and learners to develop and deliver presentationss to train and educate employees
- Project management skills to prioritize and meet deadlines with ability to quickly absorb large amounts of information and reduce to teachable segments
What you should expect in this role
- Willingness to travel up to 15% for training and meetings
- This is a full-time (Monday through Friday) permanent regular salaried (W-2) employee position.
- Upward career advancement is possible and encouraged.
- Health (medical, dental, vision) benefits start on day 1 of employment.
- Company match 401K and other benefits available within months of starting.
- New employees are eligible to take advantage of flexible vacation policy after ninety (90) calendar days of employment. Any exception requires manager approval prior to employee's Gainwell start date.
- For all hybrid and remote positions employees' Broadband Internet connections, should have a minimum speed of 24MBS download and 8 MBS upload. Greater speeds will of course provide better performance.
- Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation if hired.
- The use of AI during interviews is prohibited.
- This position will remain posted to take applications until August 21, 2026.
#LI-NB1
#LI-REMOTE
The pay range for this position is $48,300.00 - $69,000.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full-time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits, and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.
We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You’ll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings.
Gainwell Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Gainwell Technologies defines “wages” and “wage rates” to include “all forms of pay, including, but not limited to, salary, overtime pay, bonuses, stock, stock options, profit sharing and bonus plans, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Animal Care & Pet Services
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote 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 Remote Instructional Designer Job Search
Build a portfolio showcasing async-ready work
Remote employers can't watch you in a classroom, so your portfolio does the talking. Include complete eLearning modules, storyboards, and job aids built in tools like Articulate Storyline, Rise, or Camtasia that demonstrate you can produce finished, self-contained learning experiences independently.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote instructional designer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your skills and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings. Applying in the first few days of a listing going live increases your visibility significantly.
Demonstrate written communication in your application
Remote instructional designer work runs on written communication, so your cover letter and email correspondence are themselves a sample of how you'll collaborate. Write clearly, structure your thoughts logically, and show you can communicate design decisions without a live meeting to fill in the gaps.
Highlight remote collaboration tools you know
Call out specific platforms you've used to collaborate asynchronously, such as Miro for storyboarding, Slack for stakeholder feedback loops, or project management tools for tracking course development. Remote teams want to hire designers who already fit their tech environment without a ramp-up period.
Remote Instructional Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote instructional designer job?
Target companies with distributed workforces, such as SaaS companies, online education platforms, healthcare systems, and large enterprises with geographically spread employees, because they hire instructional designers remotely most consistently. Remote employers screen heavily for self-direction, clear async written communication, and proficiency with authoring tools like Articulate Storyline or Rise. A portfolio showing complete, polished eLearning samples gives you a concrete edge over candidates who only describe past projects.
Which companies hire remote instructional designers?
Companies hiring remote instructional designers right now include Ryder System, LMI, and TTEC, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Remote instructional designer roles are especially common at remote-first tech firms, online learning companies, healthcare organizations, and large enterprises running distributed learning and development teams.
Can you get a remote instructional designer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level instructional designer roles are harder to land because employers expect you to manage your own workflow without close oversight from day one. Online education startups and nonprofits are more likely to hire candidates who lack formal experience. A portfolio of self-initiated projects, such as a short eLearning module or a storyboard, demonstrates both design ability and the initiative remote work demands.
Do you need a degree for remote instructional designer jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers value demonstrated skills, a strong portfolio, and familiarity with authoring tools and learning management systems over a specific credential. That said, a degree in instructional design, education, or a related field strengthens your candidacy for roles at universities and regulated industries like healthcare. Certifications from recognized programs can partially substitute when a degree isn't in the picture.
Which industries hire the most remote instructional designers?
Remote instructional designer roles concentrate in Animal Care & Pet Services and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors hire instructional designers remotely because their workforces are geographically distributed and require scalable, consistent training that can be delivered digitally.
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