Instructional Designer

Instructional Designer

Location San Francisco, CA 94105 Date Posted September 02, 2026 Job ID 15450 Employment Type Contract Pay rate $42/hour

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an Instructional Designer on behalf of a respected higher education institution. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced instructional design professional to support the development and continuous improvement of online and hybrid learning experiences in a fully remote environment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Instructional Designer will collaborate with faculty, academic leadership, and technical teams to design, develop, and enhance online and hybrid courses. This position supports course quality, accessibility, accreditation standards, and instructional best practices while helping faculty leverage educational technology and emerging AI tools to improve student learning outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop online, hybrid, and HyFlex courses using instructional design best practices
• Partner with faculty and subject matter experts to align learning outcomes, assessments, activities, and instructional content
• Build, maintain, and improve courses within Moodle and D2L learning management systems
• Apply accessibility standards and online course quality frameworks across all projects
• Support faculty with course redesign initiatives, educational technology adoption, and AI-enabled teaching practices
• Develop instructional materials, templates, guides, and faculty resources
• Conduct course quality assurance reviews, LMS troubleshooting, and course migrations
• Manage multiple course development projects and deadlines in a remote environment
• Promote engaging, student-centered learning experiences that support academic success and critical thinking.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Educational Technology, or related field
• 3+ years of instructional design experience within higher education
• Experience designing online, hybrid, and/or HyFlex courses
• Strong Moodle and D2L experience
• Experience incorporating generative AI tools into instructional design workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, or related field
• Prior higher education teaching experience
• Familiarity with OLC Quality Scorecard or similar course quality frameworks

WORK ENVIRONMENT & SCHEDULE

• Fully remote
• Full-time exempt contract position
• Monday-Friday, approximately 37.5 hours per week
• Standard schedule of 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, with occasional flexibility required during peak periods.

COMPENSATION

This position pays between $40-$42/hour plus a comprehensive benefits package.

ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM

Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.

We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.