Instructional Designers

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Open Date 11/13/2026 Requisition Number PRN46765B Job Title Instructional Designers Working Title Lead Instructional Designer Career Progression Track P00 Track Level P3 - Career FLSA Code Professional Patient Sensitive Job Code? No Standard Hours per Week 40 Full Time or Part Time? Full Time Shift Day Work Schedule Summary VP Area President Department 02520 - Service Delivery & Training Location Campus City Salt Lake City, UT Type of Recruitment External Posting Pay Rate Range $75,000 - $80,000 DOE Close Date 11/20/2026 Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) Job Summary

The ideal candidate combines expertise in adult learning principles, instructional systems design, and learning technologies with strong leadership, consulting, and mentoring skills.

In addition to serving as a lead instructional designer, this role provides coaching, mentoring, and professional development support to other instructional designers, helping establish design standards, improve team capabilities, and promote instructional design best practices. The individual selected for this role will work closely with the Associate Director of Training and Development to manage team workload, project assignments, and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery of learning solutions.

The successful candidate will design and deliver effective learning solutions that improve performance and support business objectives. They will provide guidance and mentorship to instructional designers, helping the team build skills, maintain quality standards, and adopt instructional design best practices. They will also create engaging learning experiences that improve learner satisfaction and knowledge transfer.

This is a full-time hybrid position that requires onsite work three days a week in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

Responsibilities

Instructional Design

• Design engaging learning solutions, including e-learning, instructor-led, blended, and performance-based solutions.
• Apply adult learning theories, instructional design models, and learning technologies to create effective training programs.
• Conduct needs assessments and learning analyses to identify performance gaps and training requirements.
• Create learning objectives, curricula, storyboards, assessments, facilitator guides, participant materials, and job aids.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, subject matter experts (SMEs), and system end users to translate complex information into effective learning experiences.
• Utilize learning technologies, authoring tools, and multimedia resources to create engaging and accessible content.
• Evaluate learning programs using feedback, assessments, and performance data.

Mentoring and Team Development

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of instructional designers on instructional design methodologies, adult learning principles, and best practices.
• Review team deliverables and provide constructive feedback to ensure quality and consistency.
• Facilitate design reviews, peer learning sessions, and communities of practice.
• Support onboarding and development of new instructional designers.
• Support workload prioritization, resource allocation, and project planning across the instructional design team.
• Identify opportunities to improve team processes, standards, templates, and development practices.

Consulting and Stakeholder Partnership

• Influence stakeholders on effective learning and performance solutions.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities while meeting deadlines and quality expectations.
• Present recommendations, prototypes, and learning solutions to leadership and project teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor on learning strategy and instructional design best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Instructional Designer, III: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Experience developing training content for employee training, professional development, higher education, or corporate learning environments.
• Expertise in content research, instructional design, and delivery methods.
• Expertise with eLearning authoring, graphic design, and audiovisual software.

Type Benefited Staff Special Instructions Summary Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • What is your highest level of completed education?

• None

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• Associate Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• Doctorate Degree

• • How many years of related work experience do you have?

• Less than 2 years

• 2 years or more, but less than 4 years

• 4 years or more, but less than 6 years

• 6 years or more, but less than 8 years

• 8 years or more, but less than 10 years

• 10 years or more, but less than 12 years

• 12 years or more, but less than 14 years

• 14 years or more

• • Do you live within commuting distance of Salt Lake City, Utah?

• Yes

• No

• • If you do not live within commuting distance of Salt Lake City, Utah, are you able to relocate and cover relocation costs if offered the position?

• Yes

• No

• N/A

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter