Instructional Design Manager

Job #

040629

Department Code

22605-4417

Department

College of Professional Studies

Job Title

Instructional Design Manager

Location

Syracuse, NY

Pay Range

$60,450 – $72,000

Pay Determination

Pay rates at Syracuse University are based on a combination of factors including, but not limited to, the job responsibilities; the candidate’s education, training, work experience and key competencies; the university’s strategic priorities; internal peer equity; applicable federal, state, local laws, grant funding and contractual requisites; and external market analyses.

Staff Level

S5

FLSA Status

Exempt

Hours

Standard University business hours:

8:30am – 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am – 4:30pm (summer)

Hours may vary based on operational needs.

Job Type

Full-time

Campus

Syracuse, NY

Unionized Position

Code Not Applicable

Job Description:

The Instructional Design Manager will manage, provide guidance, training, development and support for the team of instructional designers. The Instructional Design Manager will work directly with both her instructional design team and the Center’s Leadership team, as well as collaborate across all units in the Center. The Manager also actively collaborates and engages with faculty to provide support and guidance while designing and building engaging online courses and instructional assessments and activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred in Instructional Design, Human Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, Design, or related field.
• 4 – 6+ years of experience of instructional design and course building experience in a University setting.
• Knowledge/application of adult learning principles.
• Attention to detail/excellent interpersonal/communication skills.
• Experience: content production; higher education/academic setting; course design/instructional design/teaching; designing/delivering/evaluating professional development for faculty; quality improvement/assessment in blended/online teaching formats; delivering research-based, learner-centered course development support.

Job Specific Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills.
• Superior interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and a strong team player.
• Proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments simultaneously while maintaining a positive outlook and a collegial, professional demeanor.
• Ability to expand workload capacity during periods of high intensity.
• Ability to develop workflows and business procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and successful experience in instructional design field.

Responsibilities:

• Lead in the decision making related to the instructional design team.
• Align the instructional design team’s practice to the Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Supervise, mentor, instruct team of instructional designers.
• Perform evaluations and performance partnership reviews for direct reports.
• Collaboratively work with direct reports to set meaningful performance objectives.
• Seek development opportunities for direct reports and team.
• Identify resource needs and concerns and report to Assistant Director.
• Foster environment of diversity and inclusion.
• Collaborate with faculty and production team to design engaging online courses.
• Manage production process from course design and planning through course launch, delegating tasks, and executing on-time, complete deliverables.
• Prepare for and lead organized yet adaptive meetings with faculty to gather information and support on customized online course delivery strategies.
• Articulate and reinforce course development and process and faculty responsibilities as well as establish deadlines and create schedule to produce course within given timeframe.
• Track and report frequently the statuses of courses throughout the development process.
• Supervise full process and practices of instructional design team.
• Conduct course design and development with best practices and cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
• Review course materials for quality and consistency.
• Work with Quality Assurance for final delivery.
• Seek out and engage with opportunities to think creatively and find innovative solutions to online course delivery challenges – then see them through to successful execution, as well as share and document.
• Seek ways to drive positive learner outcomes through innovation in digital education.
• Learn new and emerging technologies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable

Tools/Equipment

Not Applicable

Application Instructions

In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume and cover letter.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University’s 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area

Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

EEO Statement

Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities.

Commitment to Supporting and Hiring Veterans

Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The University’s contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members.

Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Campus Community

Syracuse University maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and international worldview. The University community recognizes and values the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. At Syracuse, we are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in an inherently diverse country and world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. To do so, we commit ourselves to promoting a community that celebrates and models the principles of diversity and inclusivity.

Quick Link

https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/103613

Job Posting Date

10/29/2024

About Organization

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and nearly 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college exp ... see more