Redwood Software
Instructional Designer
ADDIE
Camtasia
LMS
Edtech.com's Summary
Redwood Software is hiring an Instructional Designer to create engaging and structured learning experiences for customers and internal teams by translating complex technical content. The role involves managing the instructional design lifecycle, collaborating with subject matter experts, and utilizing AI tools to develop and enhance training programs on Redwood's automation and file transfer platforms.
Highlights
- Manage instructional design lifecycle using frameworks like ADDIE, SAM, and Bloom's Taxonomy.
- Create multi-modal learning components including eLearning, simulations, and video.
- Lead action mapping and storyboard development aligned with business goals.
- Use AI tools to support content creation, storyboard drafting, and lesson refinement.
- Collaborate with SMEs to gather, validate, and structure content.
- Work with authoring tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Camtasia, and Review 360.
- Perform LMS administration and maintain content within Redwood University.
- Conduct quality assurance and continuous improvement of training materials.
- Requires 3-5 years of instructional design experience and proficiency with eLearning authoring tools.
- Preferred experience includes SaaS or enterprise software training, LMS familiarity, and knowledge of learning analytics.
Instructional Designer Full Description
Instructional Designer
Ontario, Canada
OUR MISSION
At Redwood, we empower our customers with lights-out automation for their mission-critical business processes.
ABOUT US
Redwood Software is the leading orchestration platform for the autonomous enterprise, driving business transformation at the lowest total cost of ownership. Redwood empowers organizations to intelligently automate and orchestrate mission-critical business and IT processes across complex ERP, hybrid cloud, data and emerging agentic AI systems. Through its SaaS-first automation fabric—with AI embedded across the automation lifecycle—Redwood accelerates the path to autonomous operations. Backed by 30 years of experience and trusted by more than 50% of the Fortune 50, Redwood helps organizations unlock human potential to focus on innovation, growth and what’s next.
CORE VALUES
One Team. One Redwood
Make Your Own Weather
Obsess over Customer Success
Work the Problem
Be Curious
Own the Outcome
Respect Each Other
YOUR IMPACT
As an Instructional Designer at Redwood, you'll play a critical role in translating complex technical content into structured, engaging learning experiences for customers and internal teams. Working closely with a Senior Instructional Designer, Content Developers, and subject matter experts (SMEs), you'll support the full development lifecycle for training programs across Redwood's automation and file transfer platforms.
You're highly organized, detail-oriented, and fluent in using AI tools to accelerate and elevate your work. This role directly contributes to customer onboarding, product adoption, and overall learning effectiveness.
Instructional Design & Content Development
- Own the instructional design lifecycle from needs analysis through development and evaluation, applying frameworks such as ADDIE, SAM, and Bloom's Taxonomy
- Translate SME content and learning objectives into multi-modal learning components - including self-paced eLearning, interactive simulations, scenario-based exercises, hands-on labs, video, and supporting documentation
- Structure content into clear, modular lessons with knowledge checks and assessments that include targeted, actionable feedback
- Use AI tools and prompting to transform reference materials into structured learning assets, identify content gaps, and iteratively refine outputs into accurate, instructionally sound deliverables
Storyboarding & Action Mapping
- Lead action mapping exercises to align learning content with business goals and performance outcomes, then translate those into detailed storyboards that define instructional flow, interactivity, and asset requirements
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate storyboard drafting, generate scenario variations, and prototype interactive learning flows
- Partner with Content Developers to align on design intent and support development in Articulate Rise, Storyline, Camtasia, and Review 360
- Iterate on storyboards and lesson structures based on feedback from SMEs, Product teams, and stakeholders
SME Coordination
- Coordinate with subject matter experts to gather content, validate accuracy, and maintain scope alignment
- Communicate timelines, expectations, and deliverables to SMEs; provide guidance on content structure, best practices, and templates
- Use AI tools to synthesize and structure raw SME input - such as call recordings, documentation, or rough notes - into draft lesson content ready for review
Content Workflow, Tools & LMS
- Work within established workflows across Jira, Google Drive, and authoring tools; maintain adherence to team standards, naming conventions, and file structures
- Perform routine LMS administration within Redwood University to support content organization, updates, and system accuracy
Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement
- Facilitate review cycles using Articulate Review 360; track, document, and resolve feedback from SMEs, Product, and stakeholders
- Ensure content meets quality, accuracy, and usability standards prior to release
- Maintain and update existing learning content in response to product changes, learner feedback, and post-project reviews
YOUR EXPERIENCE
- 3-5 years of experience in instructional design, learning experience design or a related field
- Experience working with eLearning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Rise, Storyline, Camtasia)
- Strong ability to structure and organize complex information into clear, learner-friendly content
- Experience creating storyboards and instructional design documentation
- Hands-on experience using AI tools professionally to support content creation, research, or productivity workflows
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working with subject matter experts and cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies
- Experience designing training for SaaS, enterprise software or technical products is preferred
- Familiarity with LMS platforms and SCORM-based content delivery is preferred
- Experience working within structured content development workflows (e.g., Jira-based project tracking) is preferred
- Exposure to action mapping or performance-based learning design is preferred
- Familiarity with learning analytics and assessment design best practices is preferred
If you like growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
THE LEGAL BIT
Redwood is an equal opportunity employer. Redwood prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy or any other consideration made unlawful by regional or local laws. We also prohibit discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful and will have a zero tolerance policy applied to it.
Redwood is an equal opportunity employer. Redwood prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy or any other consideration made unlawful by regional or local laws. We also prohibit discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful and will have a zero tolerance policy applied to it.
Redwood will comply with all local data protection laws, including GDPR when it comes to the handling and processing of personal data. Should you wish for us to remove your personal data from our recruitment database, please email us directly at Recruitment@Redwood.com
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