Instructional Designer – Online Education

Instructional Designer
Department: Online Education
Location: Columbia, MO
Type: Staff, Full-time
Salary range starts at: $50K

Diversity Statement:
Columbia College is committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The college maintains a safe place for open discourse; supports activities that promote diversity and inclusion; and overall, fosters a sense of community that welcomes everyone.

Job Summary:
Columbia College Online Education is looking for a creative, innovative, and team-oriented individual to join our Instructional Design team. As part of an established online education division, Instructional Designers work with faculty and subject matter experts to design high-quality and engaging online courses. Using current learning theories, instructional design models, and best practices in online education, the Instructional Designer incorporates current educational technologies to promote effective teaching strategies and improve student learning experiences.

• Perform job duties in accordance with Columbia College’s vision, mission and values, and contributes to the development of the Online Education Department.
• Collaborate with faculty, department chairs and Online Education staff to design quality online and hybrid courses.
• Serve as project manager for online course developments and redevelopments, coordinating all aspects of planning, design, and implementation, as well as communication between all parties involved.
• Integrate current educational technologies to promote effective teaching strategies and to improve student learning experiences.
• Participate in the design and development of online modules, incorporating a variety of web design and instructional tools, including HTML/CSS, graphics, video, audio, and other media rich content.
• Through ongoing research, monitor and test current and innovative technologies and pedagogical strategies that can be used to enhance online learning and teaching.
• Fulfill additional responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Educational Technology, Instructional Design, or a related field.
• Experience developing and redesigning face-to-face, fully online, and hybrid/blended courses using sound principles of instructional design and project management.
• Experience and demonstrated competence in working with learning management/online learning platforms such as D2L Brightspace. Demonstrated experience with HTML5/CSS3; multimedia (including images, audio, and video); Adobe Creative Suite; or related tools.
• Thorough knowledge of online pedagogy and learning theories/instructional design models.
• Willingness to learn and follow the design process, standards, and templates used at Columbia College.
• Knowledge and experience with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Instructional design experience at an institution of higher education.
• Multimedia production experience (graphics, audio, video).
• Teaching experience in higher education, specifically using online technologies.
• Local applicants are preferred, but remote opportunities are available

This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive of every duty and responsibility required by the employee in the position.

Benefits Summary

Columbia College values its employees and is committed to offering benefits designed to help enhance their health and well-being. Columbia College views the benefits offered to its workforce as an important component of the overall compensation package made available by the College. We strive to offer our employees comprehensive and affordable benefits that make Columbia College an even more attractive place to work.

The College offers generous benefits to eligible employees that include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Basic life insurance and AD&D insurance
• A 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, to which the College will match up to 8% of an employee’s annual compensation that vests at 20% a year after the employee satisfies a one year waiting period, is at least 21 years of age, has worked at least 1,000 hours in a Plan year
• Paid vacation leave
• Paid sick leave
• An Employee Educational Grant program that allows eligible individuals to take undergraduate in-seat classes at Columbia College tuition free, and online undergraduate courses at a 75% tuition reduction
• A Graduate Educational Grant program that allows eligible individuals to take graduate classes in-seat or online at Columbia College, at a 75% tuition reduction
• Participation in Tuition Exchange programs that allows full time employees to send their non-emancipated children to other member institutions with no or significantly reduced tuition charges

The offer of employment and assignment to duties is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check. The information may include, but is not limited to, academic, residential, achievement, performance, attendance, disciplinary, employment history, credit history, driving history, and criminal history of public record.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Columbia College is an equal opportunity employer.

In compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), the Department of Campus Safety for Columbia College has provided the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report and crime statistics for the main campus and venues nationwide.

Columbia College is required to distribute this information to all current and prospective employees and students. Please follow the link below for the full report or contact Human Resources at 573-875-7495 for a printed copy.

https://www.ccis.edu/campus-safety/crime-reporting/reports-stats