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This role designs solutions for model, 21st Century, technology-empowered instruction to advance individuals and their communities through accessible education. The incumbent is a member of the Online Learning and Innovation team and will create technology-empowered learning opportunities and evidence-based programs, courses, and support services consistent with the University's academic plan for Ohio State Online's enrollment growth. The work is integral to Ohio State's workforce development mission, and the role will change how Ohio State delivers education and will impact a world of diverse learners. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of shaping online program education for one of the largest and best-ranked land-grant universities-an economic engine for the State of Ohio and beyond.

The Senior Instructional Designer is an experienced professional who may serve as support for less experienced colleagues on the instructional design team. The Senior Instructional Designer is a seasoned professional who can apply industry knowledge and has a good understanding of concepts, principles, and capabilities to perform increasingly complex projects and operations at a large scope. Much of the daily work of the Senior Instructional Designer is done independently with general guidance and feedback. Because of the seniority of experience, the incumbent is expected to be able to successfully collaborate toward consensus building and easily align their work to organizational objectives.

The successful candidate subscribes to team and individual project management processes, aligns efforts to organizational priorities, and in partnership with the instructor (demonstrating evidence of leveraging core project-management and consulting techniques), supports courses and programs to be ready on schedule and prior to being taught. Core among these efforts includes providing clear, accurate, professional quality course content that is ready for deployment in a learning management system; attention to quality assurance via review of content for accuracy, logical flow, accessibility, and so on; and leveraging data-informed strategies for continuous improvement.

The position participates on an agile, effective team of instructional design specialists serving multiple course and program projects and institutional initiatives. This includes online course and program design; instructional design; methods aimed to meet online design compliance and accreditation requirements; methods aimed at reducing the total cost of attendance; innovation in mediated-education delivery; instructor professional learning; pedagogy and andragogy evidence-based instruction and improvement; continuing education strategies; and more.

This role represents Ohio State Online with stakeholders across Ohio State and interacts with instructors across academic and support units on the Columbus and regional campuses concerning their instructional support design to achieve goals. This position also influences institutional partners to accept new practices, concepts, and approaches to support the future enrollment opportunities within this area's domain.

The incumbent's work team is committed to individual personal and professional growth to achieve the highest potential outcomes and support others along the way. In an ever-changing higher education landscape, employees are flexible, innovative, and adept at developing solutions. A successful candidate is a self-motivated worker who works effectively independently and as part of a team, supporting projects to achieve on-time completion, gathering consensus, and conveying information in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.

The position must demonstrate good judgment. A generally positive, friendly, collaborative demeanor is sought.

This description is representative of the expected role, and other duties may be assigned to benefit the organization and university.

Supervisory responsibilities: 0 total staff

Required Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Required Experience: Years of relevant experience required: 4. Experience must include online/blended course design, curriculum development, faculty development or other related area. Must be proficient in various technologies used in the instructional/graphic design and assessment process. Experience with learning management systems, including analytics and reporting functions. Experience with course development tools, online educational technologies, digital video, audio, graphics, and learning objects. Experience with standards for online instructional excellence, online learning best practices, recognized online design standards, faculty support and training strategies, and overall project management for meeting course production timelines and deadlines.

Desired Education: Master's degree

Desired Experience: Preferred minimum years of relevant experience: 4-8

The target hiring range for this job profile is$ 58,700- 72,000 The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, education, years of experience, internal equity, etc.

Function -Education

Sub Function -Instructional Design

Band -Individual Contributor - Specialized

Level -S3

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