Learning Designer
GOA seeks a Learning Designer to support a core organizational function: providing high-quality online learning experiences to students and educators. In this position, the learning designer will primarily collaborate with and guide course development teams through design projects for our Student Program, and is responsible for the development of course content in Canvas LMS. This role will also support strategic projects related to the integration of AI in teaching and learning, prototyping new course offering formats, and more.
The Learning Designer reports to the Director of Learning and Design and collaborates with the GOA team to ensure our courses are consistent in design and aligned with the user experience and user interface. While curriculum planning and development are not a part of this role, we are eager to meet candidates with experience and expertise in designing for learner-centered pedagogy.
Who you are
- You understand the impact good design can have on learning. You know how to make design choices that reflect empathy for the learner and align with learning outcomes.
- You love working with technology. You are fluent in core instructional design approaches and philosophies and know how to apply them to a variety of platforms and digital tools.
- You are a great communicator. You can transform complex ideas and technical language into clear, concise, and user-friendly communications and resources.
- You are a project manager. You have a strong work ethic and are accustomed to working on a deadline and creating your own deadlines, pacing your own work to complete deliverables on time and of high quality. You know how to juggle multiple projects at one time.
- You are comfortable with ambiguity. You are intellectually curious and have a strong sense of agency. You are comfortable not always having or knowing the answers.
- You are a great collaborator and team member. To build strong relationships, you enlist your problem-solving and communications skills, sprinkling in your high EQ and fun personality. You know the importance of leveraging divergent viewpoints to improve our collective work. You hold your colleagues accountable and are receptive and humble when they hold you accountable.
- You are a lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset and you pick up new ideas quickly and think critically. You are intellectually curious and deeply committed to learning and growing.
What you will do
- Manage and track the progress of GOA’s course design teams in the development of new or revised Student Program term-long or yearlong courses.
- Act as a peer reviewer and copyeditor of course development content, ensuring that work aligns with GOA’s pedagogical and visual design standards.
- Act as a champion of our course design process and contribute to efforts to improve this process continuously.
- Build GOA courses in our learning management system, Canvas, using CidiLabs Design Tools.
- Design and develop supporting course materials (toolkits, handouts, infographics, instructional videos).
- Advise faculty on accessibility and usability best practices.
- Contribute to the development and facilitation of training for GOA staff and faculty on Canvas and CidiLabs.
- Support strategic, design-related projects, as needed.
- Contribute to the design and development of design-related professional development offerings and resources, as needed.
Qualifications
- At least 2 years of instructional design experience in education.
- Familiarity with principles of user experience and user interface design.
- Familiarity with project management processes and systems.
- Fluency in Canvas LMS (knowledge of CidiLabs Design Tools is a plus, but not required) and HTML/CSS.
- Experience developing courses in competency-based, project-based, and other learner-centered modes.
- Experience with industry-standard development tools (i.e., Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, Articulate 360)
- Experience with client/faculty-facing work in addition to backend design work.
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse stakeholders towards shared goals, preferably across differing time zones.
- Superb written and oral communication.
- Instructional video production and working experience leveraging AI for content generation and productivity are a plus, but not required.
Who we are
In 2017, Global Online Academy (GOA) adopted a new mission: GOA reimagines learning to empower students and educators to thrive in a globally networked society.
- We deepen learning through courses that equip students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be successful in high school, college, career, and life.
- We coach teachers to think differently about how they design student learning experiences.
- We work with educational leaders to ensure they have the strategies and tools to lead innovation and change.
GOA is dedicated to innovation in teaching and learning. Our staff culture resembles that of a startup: we experiment, we thrive on feedback, we move quickly, and we believe in close collaboration. GOA began as a consortium of independent schools, however, we now work with independent, international, and public schools.
We welcome applications from those with diverse experiences and backgrounds in independent, international, and/or public schools. GOA supports workplace diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class.
We take care of our employees by providing the following perks and benefits:
- 100% remote work
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance (100% Paid Employee Only Coverage)
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
- Short and long-term disability
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Typically 10 federally recognized holidays, plus two floating holidays
- 1 week holiday office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- 403(b) retirement plan with 7% GOA matching contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- $150 Monthly phone and internet stipend
The salary range for this position is $65,000 - 75,000.
Accepting applications through September 5
