Instructional Design Team Lead

84652BR

Off-Campus: Scottsdale

Instructional Designer Princip

Job Description

ASU CareerCatalyst in the Learning Enterprise creates emotionally engaging, intellectually challenging, and career-aligned learning experiences. We utilize a robust design process that begins with detailed learner research, followed by design, development, and launch. We approach our courses as part of product lines, meeting specific learner needs. As our product lines expand, we are reorganizing to have design teams that own and maintain specific products.

As the Instructional Design Team Lead, you have the experience and skill to facilitate design sessions with faculty and corporate partners, provide input on instructional design tasks and coach and mentor instructional designers. You’ll also work collaboratively with the media and content teams to ensure inclusive and accessible, high-quality, and error-free courses and the project management team to achieve timely delivery. Finally, you can support and advance our team and five organizational values with support from the Director of Learning Design and other leadership team members.

Job Family

Instructional Design Tech

Department Name

Learning Enterprise

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

Learning Enterprise

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$90,000 – $100,000 per year; DOE

Close Date

20-October-2022

Essential Duties

The Design Team Lead will support the development of learning products, employees, and processes.

In the first 12 – 18 months of this position your priorities are:

Learning product development
Support and facilitate processes related to design, development, and deployment of courses.

• Prepare and facilitate discovery sessions with internal and external stakeholders to define project scope, learning outcomes, and targeted audience.
• Collaborate with designers and learner research team members to develop a design strategy and product framework.
• In conjunction with the project management team, create an initial timeframe for developing the course experience.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to determine needed content and provide guidance as needed.
• Direct and guide instructional design team members in their development of course elements.
• In conjunction with the project management team, update and revise the timeframe based on development progress.
• For the product launch, provide information to the marketing team as requested.

Employee development
Effectively coach and mentor employees.

• Maintain a positive, solution-oriented attitude that reflects LE core values.
• Model a lifelong learning approach by engaging in informal and formal professional development.
• Expand knowledge of tools, techniques, and technologies in the field of learning design.
• Support existing professional development processes and recommend new models.
• Hold productive and effective team meetings.
• Provide coaching and feedback to team members in a timely and constructive manner.
• Support ASU’s EDGE goal process by helping employees establish and follow through on quarterly goals.
• Have candid and constructive conversations when needed with team members.
• Make recommendations regarding the merit and promotion processes.

Process evolution
Support the development of new and more effective processes within CareerCatalyst

• Develop a detailed understanding of our existing processes and the decisions that led to those processes.
• Develop recommendations for process improvements based on opportunities for increased efficiency, effectiveness, and employee satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field. Seven (7) years of providing learning/instructional design and/or technology development services.
Or, any equivalent combination of experience or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience in instructional design
• Five or more years of experience in higher education
• Five or more years of experience with the Canvas LMS, with knowledge of ASU’s Canvas environment a plus.
• Three or more years of experience in the following:
  • Conducting discovery and design sessions with clients or stakeholders for learning or training experiences.
  • Leading teams, with a demonstrated ability to grow and develop individuals.
  • Delivering learning experiences that achieve stated objectives within time and budget constraints.
  • Responding to unexpected situations and guiding internal and external stakeholders towards resolution.
• Familiarity with a broad range of delivery models, such as chatbot or text-based learning.
• Evidence of progressive growth as a designer and leader, as demonstrated by training, credentials, and/or certifications.
• Evidence of ATD certification as an APTD or CPTD (or similar)

Working Environment

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse
• Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include or are subject to resolution of conflicts

Department Statement

We believe that the rigid and linear design of traditional higher education is neither an effective ladder to social and economic opportunity for all learners nor is it responsive to rapidly evolving workforce needs. ASU has responded to these challenges with the creation of Learning Enterprise (LE). We are guided by the belief that everyone should have universal access to education and opportunity. At every stage of life.

LE re-imagines the role of universities in society and evolves the design of learning offerings. These products (LE’s learning offerings) are academically rigorous, tech-enabled and outcomes-driven. They are stackable, accessible, and evidence-based — designed to respond to the needs of students, employers with the resources and values of the university. 

LE’s initial focus is on the following areas: Foundational skills and mindsets, Professional and technical career skills and Personal development, cultural and civic learning

At LE, we share a common set of values that guide our work and collaboration:

Scrappy. We are undaunted by challenges. We remain undeterred by anything that stands in the way of moving our vision forward. If we fall, we get up, over and over again. If it doesn’t exist, we create it. If something doesn’t work, we try something else.

Driven. We always push to be better for ourselves, for each other and for our students. We are not defeated or guided by the status quo. We see what could be and relentlessly pursue it.

Intentional Architects. We know our attitude towards what we are doing will determine our success. We see the big picture and take deep pride in building every block that makes up our long-term vision. We are motivated by the potential of a transformed future while remaining firmly focused on tending to the tasks in front of us today.

Leading from the heart. We deeply care about people and their well-being. Everyone is unconditionally supported. We believe in human potential and invest in continuous growth.

Candid collaborators. We share ideas and feedback at all levels. We have strong opinions loosely held and intentionally engage in debate. We strive for clarity through direct and honest communication. We know our work is better for it.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation’s fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.