Instructional Designer and Technology Specialist

Do you want to plan and design major instructional design projects for online initiatives? Are you excited about opportunities to research and experiment with emerging technologies?

Are you looking for remote work, a hybrid schedule, or do you prefer to be in the office? It's all good, we're flexible.

The Online Education Services team on Doane University's Lincoln, Nebraska, campus is hiring an Instructional Designer & Technology Specialist. In this position you are responsible for standards, design, development, management, and support of online courses. You'll also provide consulting and training to faculty and staff on computer based instructional and multimedia applications. Subject matter experts/developers and program directors will depend on your expertise for technical and programmatic development as well as assistance with planning and coordinating course materials.

This is what it takes:

• You have, at minimum, a bachelor's degree and five or more years of direct experience as an instructional designer or a related position.
• You have experience with online teaching and learning programs in corporate or higher education and are familiar with a learning management platform.
• You have applied pedagogical based design creatively and effectively.
• You know and can apply WCAG 2 and ADA standards.
• You are able to demonstrate an understanding of instructional design methodologies and adult learning theory.
• You possess excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and organizational skills.
• You can show us that you have the ability to persuade, lead, motivate, instruct, and act as part of a team.
• You are able to effectively prioritize projects and activities while maintaining flexibility in a work environment where needs may change quickly.
• You have a history of successfully analyzing processes and procedures and formulating suggestions for improvement.

This is what we'd also like to see:

• A Master's degree
• Experience developing MOOCS
• Three to five years of HTML mark-up experience
• Audio and video production experience

You will enjoy balance between life and work:

• At Doane, you'll find that we're sensitive to your life outside of work, and we want our employees to enjoy their time at Doane as much as they enjoy their time away.
• Our time-off plans offer staff a generous paid vacation leave, sick leave and eight paid holidays each year.
• Offices close additional days around the winter holidays each year at no vacation expense to our employees.

We offer top-notch benefits:

• Health, dental , and vision insurance; 403b retirement plan with employer matching contributions
• Free admission to Doane University events
• Discounts through Apple, Verizon Wireless and more!
• We encourage our employees to take advantage of a Doane education with tuition benefits for undergraduate and graduate programs. Employees' dependents can receive tuition benefits in our undergraduate programs too.
• A mission-driven institution. With a singular direction and focus, Doane handles its business strategically. You'll see the difference of working for a purpose-driven organization that knows where it's going-and where it will take your career.

Doane's Mission Statement:

Doane University creates distinctive educational experiences, rooted in the liberal arts, to prepare our students for careers and lives grounded in inquiry, ethics, and a commitment to lead and serve in the global community.

Our Values: Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation and Transformation.

Doane University actively works to create and sustain a welcoming learning community for all members to fulfill their potential, belong, feel valued, and make meaningful contributions to the university. Doane University is an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates who reflect the diversity of our society.