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Job Title

Instructional Designer III

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Teaching and Learning Innovation

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

Mays Business School is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer III who thrives on crafting innovative, high-impact learning environments. The Instructional Designer III will lead the design, development, and maintenance of academic courses using instructional design principles and project management best practices. This role supports faculty and staff through professional development, ensures quality assurance across learning experiences, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver engaging, effective, and standards-aligned curriculum. If you're a detail-oriented individual who is passionate about educational innovation and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you!

Opportunities to Contribute

Instructional Design

+ The Instructional Designer III oversees the development and maintenance of a portfolio of courses within an academic program, ensuring alignment with pedagogical best practices and institutional goals. This role independently collaborates with faculty and subject matter experts to design and develop innovative online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning experiences that foster meaningful engagement with course materials, instructors, and peers.

+ The designer facilitates the learning design process by crafting clear, measurable learning objectives and building accessible, interactive content within the TAMU Canvas environment. Responsibilities include curating active learning materials, designing collaborative activities, evaluating open educational resources and third-party media, and recommending appropriate technologies to enhance instruction.

+ The Instructional Designer III also provides guidance on copyright and fair use, and partners with SMEs to plan and integrate media assets such as video, audio, and graphics into course content.

Project Management

+ The Instructional Designer III applies project management best practices to guide learning design projects from initiation through completion. This includes monitoring timelines, anticipating and resolving obstacles, adjusting deliverables as needed, and maintaining regular communication with the director to ensure transparency and alignment.

+ The role supports the director in tracking project activities and outcomes, ensuring course content remains up to date and responsive to student feedback.

+ The Instructional Designer III also manages a digital asset library, maintains strong collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, and stakeholders across various communication channels, and delegates tasks to team members and student employees as appropriate to ensure efficient workflow and high-quality outcomes.

Staff Development

+ The Instructional Designer III provides mentorship and support to Instructional Designer I and II colleagues, contributing expertise in course design, quality assurance, learning technologies, and multimedia strategy.

+ This role models a commitment to continuous learning by staying current with emerging trends in online instruction, pedagogy, accessibility, copyright, and open educational resources.

+ Under the supervision of the director, the Instructional Designer III also leads internal staff training and development initiatives, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment.

Faculty Development

+ The Instructional Designer III develops comprehensive guides, resources, and training materials to support faculty in applying research-based best practices across teaching modalities and within digital learning environments.

+ This role also delivers targeted training on the learning management system (LMS) and associated instructional technologies—including Zoom and other third-party tools—to enhance faculty proficiency and confidence in designing and delivering engaging, technology-enhanced instruction.

Quality Assurance

+ The Instructional Designer III plays a key role in ensuring quality assurance across all learning design projects by applying accessibility standards, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, and evidence-based instructional practices.

+ This position tracks course quality using a standardized rubric established by Mays Business School and collaborates on initiatives to evaluate and implement improvements to learning design processes, policies, and guidelines.

+ This role collaborates with and leads projects that evaluate and implement process and quality improvements for learning design processes, policies, and guidelines.

What You Need to Know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume.

Other Requirements and Factors: Evening or weekend work may be required

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

+ Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

+ Four years of experience in instructional design or related experience in K-12 education, higher education, adult learning and literacy, or training and development.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

+ Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

+ Knowledge of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and instructional technologies.

+ Ability to use Canvas and basic programming relating to digital learning environments (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.).

+ Proficiency in Adult Learning Theory, instructional design models, course design, accessibility, Universal Design for Learning, and trends relating to online education.

+ Ability to apply instructional design theories, principles, best practices, and current trends in teaching and learning to the design and development of innovative, high-quality online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning content in a higher education environment.

+ Experience applying quality design standards such as Quality Matters, OLC Scorecard, or a similar rubric.

+ Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects and work collaboratively with others.

A Well-Qualified Candidate Will Also Possess:

+ MS, MA, or PhD degree in instructional design, instructional technology, curriculum & instruction, UX/UI design, or a related field.

+ More than five years of experience in instructional design or related experience in K-12 education, higher education, adult learning & literacy, or training and development (at least 2 years in higher education).

+ Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with faculty and subject matter experts to design, develop, and implement innovative, engaging, and accessible online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning content that aligns with quality standards in the higher education environment.

+ Expert knowledge of course design, accessibility, Universal Design for Learning, adult learning theory, and trends relating to online education.

+ Proficiency in Canvas and basic programming relating to digital learning environments (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.).

+ Ability to adapt to changing priorities and demonstrated performance in a fast-paced environment.

Who We Are

Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School is a vibrant learning organization of more than 175 faculty members, 125 staff members, and 6,400 undergraduate and graduate students in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing, and supply chain management. Mays Business School’s vision is to advance the world’s prosperity. To advance the world’s prosperity means providing a better future for generations who follow, including quality of life, environment, and economic systems. To fulfill this vision, our mission is to be a vibrant learning organization that creates impactful knowledge and develops transformational leaders.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

+ Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

+ 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

+ Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)  each month

+ Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

+ Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

+ Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

+ Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)  for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

+ Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experience. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.