Instructional Designer

Job Title: Instructional Designer

Job Description

The Instructional Designer will design and develop engaging, process-based training courses based on a role-based training curriculum. Utilizing the ADDIE principles of instructional design, the Instructional Designer will analyze, design, develop, and deliver courses for a multi-product implementation. The products included in the implementation, which require training, include Bullhorn, PeopleSoft, Salesforce Lightning, and Oracle Fusion.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Implementation Training Lead and Professional Development Leads to ensure training programs support business drivers, objectives, and motivators aligned to the organization's purpose, values, and goals.
• Work cross-collaboratively within Professional Development Teams, product and process SMEs, and business partners to build relationships, perform needs analysis, identify process gaps, define appropriate training solutions, and coordinate content reviews as needed.
• Evaluate process workflows, existing training materials per audience, and other implementation artifacts to identify appropriate material to incorporate into the training materials and conduct additional research to fill in any content gaps.
• Identify the appropriate learning solutions that satisfy the needs of a diverse set of learners (e.g., webinars, interactive modules, videos, online courses, reference guides, job aids, learning paths, and plans).
• Utilize instructional design principles to create an immersive, memorable learning experience that engages learners and enables them to execute the steps to successfully utilize the new software and new business processes.
• Structure and organize content in a way that is easy to process and engage the learner using writing, storytelling, scenarios, layout, imagery, feedback, self-discovery, and activities that are applicable to the learner’s real world.
• Identify the appropriate approach to stage the training database to effectively reinforce the designed training programs and execute the staging of the database as required.
• Effectively express ideas and thoughts verbally and visually to match the audience and delivery method, ensuring deliverables are clear, concise, and grammatically correct.
• Recommend appropriate in-app guidance solutions and create content in the in-app guidance product, such as WalkMe.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and peers on effective and innovative learning strategies to achieve business goals.
• Organize, prioritize, coordinate, and implement multiple projects within established timelines.
• Manage all aspects of assigned projects, regularly communicating with the Program Manager and stakeholders to define and review deliverables, provide updates on project status, manage changes in scope, and escalate challenges.
• Produce high-quality deliverables in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Produce high-quality training materials, such as training manuals, job aids, and videos, in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Create assessment methods that foster learner development by providing opportunities to demonstrate mastery of learning goals.
• Accept and provide constructive feedback.

Essential Skills

• Instructional design
• Adult learning principles
• Human resources
• Development and continuous improvement
• Process improvement and implementation guides
• Proficiency in Articulate Story Line & Rise
• Experience with Fusion
• Experience creating training that incorporates process, systems, and hands-on exercises
• Minimum 5+ years in Instructional Design, Training and Development, Organizational Development, or related field

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced team environment
• Experience designing technical or system training for enterprise-wide technology implementations
• Experience creating training content in at least one enterprise-wide technology implementation
• Experience working in an Agile Development framework is preferred
• Preferred BA Degree in Instructional Design, Organizational Development, or related discipline
• Experience creating content in an in-app guidance tool, such as WalkMe, is preferred
• Experience with Degreed or other LMS software preferred
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office products, Movavi or similar video recording tool, and screen grab techniques and software
• Experience using Salesforce Lightning is preferred

Work Environment

This position is fully remote and requires candidates to be based in EST or CST time zones.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Hanover, MD.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $55.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 9, 2025.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.