Instructional Design Manager

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Position Salary Range: $71,500 - $90,000 per year; DOE

Job Description:

The Instructional Design Manager will manage individuals that provide instructional design support for one or more units, and designs, implements, and provides instructional design support in the School of Conservation Futures to develop resources and materials to support teaching and learning.

Essential Duties:

Provide Instructional Design Leadership

• Manages and leads a dynamic team that creates, develops and administers the delivery of online learning courses; provides leadership to ensure effective translation of instructional design plans into instructional materials.
• Participates in strategic planning and formulation of course development and delivery plans and policies.
• Manages and schedules the design and production of distance learning courses; identifies, creates, and implements strategies to increase revenue-producing activities.
• Recommends effective and creative uses of technology to create new learning environments to enhance current instruction and increase course enrollment.
• Directly interfaces with unit leadership, faculty, staff, researchers and/or administrators regarding ongoing operations, applications and existing courses, the selection of appropriate media and delivery systems and planning for new course development.
• Manages projects related to applications and platforms for online learning course delivery, networking, software, implementation, and security.
• Conducts direct liaison with university ASU Online and IT staff regarding ongoing operations, applications and existing resources.
• Directs staff recruitment and leads development and evaluation; supervises, trains, evaluates, and coaches assigned staff.

Design and Develop Scalable Learning Experiences

The Instructional Design Manager collaborates with content experts, learning experts, and support staff to design high-quality courses and learning experiences that support learner populations in asynchronous and synchronous modalities.

Responsibilities include:

• Partner with faculty, subject matter experts, and internal stakeholders to design effective learning experiences for higher education, career learning and executive education.
• Apply backward design to align learning objectives, instructional materials, and assessments.
• Design courses and learning assets using evidence-based learning science and modern instructional design frameworks.
• Develop course materials and activities in the learning management system (LMS), including Canvas and other learning platforms.
• Build and integrate multimedia learning assets using rapid authoring tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, H5P, and other learning technologies.
• Ensure course materials meet accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) standards.
• Design assessments and learning activities that support skill development and authentic learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with multimedia specialists, instructional technologists, and course managers to ensure high-quality course delivery.

Support Portfolio-Wide Course Development and Continuous Improvement

The Instructional Design Manager supports projects across the school’s portfolio and contributes to the sustainability and scalability of the learning catalog. Although primarily focused on assisting School of Conservation Futures faculty in creating and running in-person and online courses, this role may also be asked to support Universal Learner Courses, Career and Professional Learning, and Learning Innovations initiatives.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and develop courses across multiple program areas.
• Maintain and update existing courses within the portfolio to ensure relevance, quality, and alignment with evolving learner needs.
• Review courses against established Learning Design principles and quality standards.
• Use learner engagement and success data to inform course revisions and improvements.
• Support course launch readiness through quality assurance (QA) review and pre-launch preparation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent course design standards across offerings.

Collaboration and Professional Contribution

Instructional Designers contribute to the culture and continuous improvement of the School of Conservation Futures.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with instructional designers, online course managers, faculty experts, product teams, and technology specialists.
• Participate in design reviews, portfolio discussions, and team working sessions.
• Share best practices and innovations in instructional design with the Learning Design team.
• Remain current with emerging research and trends in instructional design, learning science, and educational technology.
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing through workshops, documentation, and team presentations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications:

• Expertise or experience in conservation science, education, environmental practice, sustainability, or a related field.

• Experience designing and developing asynchronous online courses and synchronous immersion experiences.

• Demonstrated experience applying instructional design methodologies such as backward design and Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

• Experience using learning technologies such as Canvas, Articulate Rise, Storyline, H5P, or similar rapid authoring tools.

• Experience collaborating with faculty, subject matter experts, and interdisciplinary project teams.

• Experience integrating multimedia, interactive learning elements, and technology-enhanced learning strategies.

• Experience applying data-informed approaches to course design and continuous improvement.

• Experience working with or evaluating artificial intelligence tools in instructional design workflows.

• Familiarity with accessibility standards such as WCAG.

• Experience designing learning experiences that support workforce development, professional learning, and executive education, including synchronous or immersion learning programs.

Working Environment:

• Climate-controlled office setting subject to extended periods of being in a stationary position.
• Regular use of a computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor, mouse) and other office productivity equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, and printer.
• Occasionally moving up to 25 pounds.
• May be required to perform tasks in the field within and/or across University campuses.

Department Statement:

About the College of Global Futures

The Rob Walton College of Global Futures (CGF) is the academic cornerstone of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory (GFL) at ASU. Through hands-on, immersive learning experiences, the Rob Walton College of Global Futures equips students with the knowledge, skills and agency they need to tackle complex global challenges, preparing them for careers that drive meaningful impact toward a future in which life thrives on a healthy planet.

About the School of Conservation Futures

Part of the Rob Walton College of Global Futures, the Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures is a first-of-a-kind transdisciplinary school at the vanguard of redefining conservation as a field. The School of Conservation Futures transforms conservation education to protect and restore life on a rapidly changing planet. It integrates broad worldviews, knowledge systems, and practices to build a global conservation workforce. In partnership with organizations and industry, the school serves learners across sectors through innovative, experiential curricula grounded in conservation science and real-world skills.

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