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LSU is hiring an Assistant Learning Experience Designer to collaborate with faculty and a team of designers to create online courses that meet established quality standards. The role involves designing course content using development tools and LMS platforms, ensuring instructional quality, and supporting faculty training and development initiatives.

Highlights

Design and develop online courses using contemporary authoring and LMS tools.
Collaborate closely with faculty to create objective-aligned, engaging credit and non-credit courses.
Adhere to style guides, quality standards, and template frameworks for consistent learning experiences.
Serve as secondary lead for colleges and assist with faculty professional development by creating and co-facilitating training materials.
Complete instructional design documentation and course revisions within designated timelines.
Require a bachelor's degree in instructional design, instructional technology, or related field with 2 years of higher education instructional design experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and experience working within Learning Management Systems.
Preferred familiarity with multimedia, accessibility standards, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Must be able to work as Operation Essential Personnel, potentially during official campus closures.
Compensation classified under Professional pay grade; benefits include health, retirement, paid leave, and tuition exemptions.

Assistant Learning Experience Designer Full Description

Assistant Learning Experience Designer

United Plaza XII

Full time

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Job Posting Title:Assistant Learning Experience Designer

Position Type:Professional / Unclassified

Department:LSUAM Online - ID - Consultation (Lynn Nahmens (00001508))

Work Location:United Plaza XII

Pay Grade:Professional

Job Description:

The Assistant Learning Experience Designer partners closely with faculty and works within a unit of LXDs to build online courses that meet a minimum set of standards. The Assistant LXD will use typical authoring tools to create content designed for the web, either via development tools or directly within the Learning Management System (LMS).

Job Responsibilities:

Design Work: Designs and develops online courses using contemporary development tools. Applies standards for course design and development within the course template. Adhere to style guides and quality standards for learning experiences. Utilize tools for course design and development and adhere to style guides and quality standards for unified and consistent learning experiences. Ensures learning design and content development are completed on time and meets standards of quality and best-practices in learning experience design. Completes instructional design documentation to ensure quality and consistency. Complete course revisions per tier determination. 50%

Relationship-Building: Works with faculty to design and develop in the Learning Management System (LMS) credit and non-credit courses that are objective-aligned and engaging learning experiences within established design framework and cycle timelines.

Serve as secondary lead for colleges. 20%

Faculty Professional Development: Create training material and co-facilitate faculty professional development offerings. 15%

Other duties as assigned. 15%

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in instructional design, instructional technology, or related, and 2 years of experience working as an instructional designer or a similar role within a higher education setting.

Specific Experience:

Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel). Experience in working in a Learning Management System (LMS). Familiarity with instructional technology tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

Specific Experience: Functional experience with multimedia; and working in an LMS. Familiarity with Accessibility and UDL

Additional Requirements:

Operation Essential Personnel - This position may be asked to work during an official closure, but who is otherwise not required to report to the physical campus during a closure and whose absence does not present a risk to the safety, resources, and well-being of the campus per FASOP HR-01.

Additional Job Description:

Learning Experience Designer

Special Instructions:Please provide a cover letter, resume, (3) professional references, and transcripts. Official transcripts are required prior to hire.

For questions or concerns regarding the status of your application or salary ranges, please contact Lynn Nahmens at lynnn@lsu.edu

Posting Date:March 27, 2026

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):April 10, 2026

Additional Position Information:

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

Positions approved to work outside the State of Louisiana shall be employed through Louisiana State University’s partner, nextSource Workforce Solutions, for Employer of Record Services including but not limited to employment, benefits, payroll, and tax compliance. Positions employed through Employer of Record Services will be offered benefits and retirement as applicable through their provider and will not be eligible for State of Louisiana benefits and retirement.

Essential Position (Y/N):

LSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and maintain that valid work authorization throughout employment. Changes in laws, regulations, or government policies may impact the university’s ability to employ individuals in certain positions.

HCM Contact Information:

For questions or concerns related to updating your application with attachments (e.g., resumes, RS:17 documents), date of birth, or reactivating applications, please contact the LSU Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-8200 or email HR@lsu.edu. For questions or concerns regarding the status of your application or salary ranges, please contact the department using the information provided in the Special Instructions section of this job posting.

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