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Arizona State University

Instructional Designer Associate

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Glendale, AZ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $46K - $50K 💻 Instructional Design 🗓️ March 26th, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary

Arizona State University is hiring an Instructional Designer Associate. The role involves collaborating with digital learning team members to create and maintain online courses and instructional materials using best teaching practices, ensuring quality and accuracy, and supporting scalable digital learning models to enhance student success.

Highlights
  • Develop digital learning materials applying instructional design principles.
  • Lead course provision and configuration during deployment.
  • Participate in quality assurance for courses and learning content.
  • Edit instructional materials for grammar, clarity, and accuracy.
  • Work independently and collaboratively within a team.
  • Engage in special projects and professional development initiatives.
  • Experience with Canvas/LMS environments is preferred.
  • Minimum qualification: Associate's degree with one year of relevant experience; Bachelor’s degree and three years of related experience preferred.
  • Salary range: $46,300 - $50,000 annually, depending on experience.
  • Position supports flexible work options and is part of Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation.

Instructional Designer Associate Full Description

Job Profile:

Instructional Technologist 1

Job Family:

Instructional Design and Technology

Time Type:

Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:

$50,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate's degree and one (1) year of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary:
Assesses and provides instructional design support for in one or more units to develop resources and materials to support teaching and learning.

Job Description:

Salary Range: $46,300 - $50,000 per year; DOE

Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation (MLFC) is looking for an Instructional Designer Associate to work on a dynamic team at the forefront of digital learning. In this role, the Instructional Designer Associate assists digital learning team members with the development and maintenance of online courses and digital materials using best practices in teaching and learning. This is an entry-level position for individuals interested in working in the field of instructional design and being a part of a collaborative team.

ASU and MLFC are focused on the design and scalable delivery of digital teaching and learning models to increase student success and reduce barriers to achievement in higher education. Our high-quality learning experiences support the education of the local, national, and international communities served by ASU.

Essential Duties:

  • Partner with digital learning team members to develop digital learning materials using instructional design principles

  • Lead the provision and configuration of courses during the course deployment process

  • Participate in the quality assurance process for courses and learning materials

  • Edit instructional and supporting materials for grammar, clarity, consistency, and accuracy of the content

  • Work both independently and interdependently within a team-based model to produce desired outcomes

  • Engage as assigned in special projects and professional development initiatives individually or with colleagues

Desired Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in related field

  • Three (3) years of experience in related field

  • Demonstrated experience working in Canvas/LMS environments to develop online materials

  • Demonstrated experience developing learning materials, including job aids, online tutorials, and other instructional or learning materials using online pedagogical approaches, practices, and tools

  • Demonstrated experience exploring, evaluating, and experimenting with new learning techniques and technologies and seizing new opportunities for enhancing learning

  • Demonstrated experience working closely with faculty and administrators in a higher education environment

  • Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and prioritizing competing demands to meet established timelines

Working Environment:

  • Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse

  • Frequently required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work

  • Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds

  • Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts

  • Evidence of effective communication

  • MLFC supports flexible work options for certain positions, such as alternate work schedules and hybrid remote, subject to approvals per ASU policy

Department Statement:

ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation creates knowledge, mobilizes people, and takes action to improve education. Nationally recognized as a leader in teacher preparation, leadership development and scholarly research, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation prepares over 8,000 educators annually.  MLFC faculty create knowledge by drawing from a wide range of academic disciplines to gain insight into important questions about the process of learning, the practice of teaching and the effects of education policy.  MLFC mobilizes people through bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, through non-degree professional development programs and through socially embedded, multilateral community engagement.  MLFC takes action by bringing people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual educators and the performance of education systems.

Aligned with ASU's charter, MLFC is committed to advancing inclusive excellence in our curricula, programming and institutional relationships.

Driving Requirement:

Driving is not required for this position.

Location:

Campus: West

Funding:

No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current employees, student workers seeking staff opportunities, and students applying for student worker positions must apply directly through the Workday Jobs Hub.

Please use the link below to log in using single sign-on.

https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$19744.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

  • Cover letter

  • Resume or CV

Multiple documents may be uploaded in the attachments section. Alternatively, applicants may combine all required materials into a single PDF for submission. Please ensure uploaded documents are clearly labeled and include your name.

Please ensure your resume includes all employment information in month and year format, for example 6/04 to 8/14, along with job title, job duties, and employer name for each position. Your resume should clearly demonstrate how your experience and background meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position. Incomplete applications or missing required materials may not be considered.

Important: Do not withdraw your application to make edits. Once an application is withdrawn, it cannot be edited, reactivated, or replaced with a new submission. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact HR Talent Acquisition before the posting close date to request edits.

Graduate Assistant, Intern and part-time positions are counted as half time for experience equivalency, meaning one year equals six months of experience.

Only electronic applications will be accepted for this position. By submitting an application, you confirm that the information provided is accurate and complete.

ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Employment Verification Statement:

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement:

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement:

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.