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NCM Associates

Instructional Designer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Kansas City, MO

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Instructional Design

🗓️ August 22nd, 2025

CRM Salesforce

Edtech.com's Summary

NCM is hiring an Instructional Designer who will plan, edit, ensure quality, and develop curricula while collaborating with the VP of Education to create new learning programs. This role also reviews marketing materials to confirm they accurately represent the learning objectives of the Institute's programs.

Highlights
  • Develops and designs training curriculum to address identified needs.
  • Creates microlearning experiences targeting specific learning objectives.
  • Conducts research and consults with faculty, staff, and business representatives for curriculum development.
  • Establishes project plans and monitors milestones and deliverables.
  • Integrates evaluation methods such as knowledge checks to measure training effectiveness.
  • Coordinates curriculum review to ensure alignment with objectives and requirements.
  • Prepares instructional materials and ensures compliance with branding guidelines.
  • Leads discovery and implementation of a content management database.
  • Collaborates with Marketing to align promotional messaging with curriculum and revenue needs.
  • Requires a bachelor’s degree preferred, 3-5 years in education administration, microlearning design experience, advanced Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat skills, with added value for knowledge of Salesforce and content management systems.

Instructional Designer Full Description

Instructional Designer

Job Category: Business Support
Requisition Number: INSTR001157
  • Full-Time
  • Hybrid
Kansas City, MO 64112, USA

Job Details

Description
The NCM Instructional Designer is responsible for the planning, editing, quality control and development of curricula.  They will assist in development of new learning programs in conjunction with the VP of Education.  Additionally, this position is responsible for the review of marketing material related to the Institute, to ensure it accurately describes the key learning objectives of each program. 
 
Duties and Responsibilities
Assists with developing the overall design for training curriculum to meet identified training needs.
  • Design and implement microlearning experiences that address specific learning objectives, ensuring content is concise, engaging, and easily accessible for learners on-demand.  
  • Conducts research and consults with faculty, staff and business representatives in the design and development of new curriculum.  
  • Establishes project plan and monitors completion of milestones and deliverables. 
  • Integrates evaluation methods and tools within the training to measure the impact and effectiveness through knowledge checks or other assessments. 
  • Coordinates the review/assessment of current curriculum to ensure that course/program is meeting intended objectives and requirements.  
  • Prepares instructional material for printing and develops outlines with the necessary basic detail to direct instruction.  
  • Ensures all Institute material meets branding guidelines as established by the Marketing Department. 
  • Maintains up-to-date information on training and development research and innovative ideas supporting learning theory, motivation theory, and new materials, methods, and techniques. 
  • Leads discovery and implementation of a content management database. 
  • Coordinates with Marketing to ensure promotional messaging aligns with curriculum, as well as class and revenue needs.  
 
Qualifications 
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, Master’s degree a plus. Requirement may be satisfied with equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Proven experience in designing and developing effective microlearning modules that deliver focused, bite-sized content for quick learner engagement and knowledge retention. 
  • A minimum of 3-5 years in education administration, with some experience developing curriculum and related materials.  
  • Knowledge of CRM/databases, Salesforce.com a plus. 
  • Knowledge of Content Management systems a plus. 
  • Advanced capabilities with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat. 
  • Strong time management skills. 
  • Creative mindset. 
  • Effective writing skills. 
  • Strong work ethic: willing to work extra hours to get the job done. 
  • Completes all responsibilities in a timely and accurate manner. 
  • Must continue training and education that is relevant to this position and job duties. 
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to stand, walk, sit, speak, hear, see and use hands to handle objects. 
 
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