Instructional Designer
Job Description
What You’ll Do
As our Instructional Designer you will design engaging learning experiences using a variety of technologies and methodologies. You will collaborate with subject matter experts and cross-functional partners to understand learning goals and desired outcomes and deliver compelling course content and learning activities to help learners retain and apply what they have learned. The Instructional Designer will report to the Senior Directir, Leadership and Organizational Development and can be remote within the United States
Responsibilities:
- Apply instructional design principles and adult learning theories to create engaging learning experiences
- Develop storyboards, scripts, and prototypes to outline content flow and structure
- Manage the complete content development cycle, including creation, on-going updates, and evaluation to increase adoption of compelling and engaging learning experiences.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts (SME’s) including People Partners, peers, and partners to identify learning and development needs and design learning solutions that align with our goals.
- Design interactive and multi-media-rich eLearning courses, videos, simulations, and other digital learning materials.
- Report on baseline metrics for learning engagement, program completion, program adoption, and effect of learning programs.
What You’ll Need to be Successful
- Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in instructional design, with a focus on learning technology
- 5 + years of experience in eLearning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Rise), graphic design tools (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator), and animation tools (e.g., Vyond).
- Experience with learning management systems. Experience with WorkRamp
- You have knowledge of instructional design principles (ADDIE, SAM) and adult learning theories.
- Experience instructional design, curriculum development, and e-learning development.
- Familiarity with SCORM standards.
- Experience in graphic design, video production, or multimedia development.
- Excellent project management skills
#LI-Remote
The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.
Colorado $95,500-$152,700 (annually)
Washington $95,500-$168,700 (annually)
California $95,500-184,900annually)
NYC $115,500-184,900(annually)
The pay range above is the general base pay range for you in the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual salary/wage may be based on multiple factors, such as geographic location, candidate experience and qualifications, and market and business considerations. This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on personal and company performance, depending on the terms of the applicable plan and your role
About the Team
The Learning & Development team is at the forefront of enabling our employees and managers to do their best everyday. We’re developing compelling content that brings learning to Avalarians to support their growth and development. We’re a high performing team and deliver excellence. And we like to have a little fun while we get the work done.
How We’ll Take Care of You
Total Rewards
In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.
Flexible hybrid working
We support hybrid work and flexible schedules for our employees.
Learn more about our benefits by region here: https://careers.avalara.com/
We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.
We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year.
Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people – there’s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down – not until we’ve achieved our mission – to be part of every transaction in the world.
We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.
We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.
EEO Statement
We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.