Instructional Design Specialist

🕒 September 30

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $75k - $85k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📚 Learning and Development

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Constructive Dialogue Institute

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1 - 10 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit • Training

Constructive Dialogue Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on transforming conflict through constructive dialogue. The institute provides blended learning programs, training and certifications, and campus-wide solutions to equip students, faculty, and administrators with the skills needed for productive conversation, collaboration, and problem-solving. With a special focus on higher education, the institute aims to establish a shared language and set of norms across campuses to navigate differences and foster an environment of trust and collaboration. They offer free webinars, professional development, and original research to support meaningful dialogue within educational institutions, workplaces, and public service sectors.

📋 Description

• Maintain and version-control CDI’s catalog of online and live learning programs • Plan and implement approved revisions to established live programs in coordination with the Live Programs team • Keep facilitator guides, slide decks, participant handouts, and survey items synchronized with source-content changes • Maintain the Perspectives changelog, archive superseded versions, and ensure cohort content can be reconstructed on request • Draft and revise module text, discussion prompts, activities, and assessments for review by the Senior Director of Education • Support Senior Curriculum Designers on partner-facing design projects • Run pre-release QA for Perspectives with Product, including proofreading, link and media verification, accessibility checks, and end-to-end learner-experience testing • Own and organize the content feedback backlog from facilitators, partners, learner surveys, and support tickets • Categorize requests, identify recurring issues, and recommend fixes • Report to the Senior Director of Education and collaborate with Education, Live Programs, Product, facilitators, partners, and learners

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience • At least 1+ year of experience building or maintaining learning content in instructional design, curriculum development, ed tech, or a related role • Grounding in instructional design fundamentals, including backward design, measurable learning objectives, and adult learning principles • Hands-on experience with an LMS or course-authoring tool such as Canvas, Moodle, Articulate Rise/Storyline, or similar • Working knowledge of digital accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 • Exceptional attention to detail and strong systems skills, including a repeatable QA process and comfort with version control and documentation • Clear, accessible writing that makes complex ideas simple without making them thin • Genuine interest in constructive dialogue, viewpoint diversity, and higher education • Higher education experience, such as a center for teaching and learning or online program design (preferred) • Experience facilitating for adult learners or designing for sensitive, values-laden topics (preferred) • Must be based in the U.S.

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off • 13 company holidays • Health, vision, and dental plans with employer premium contributions • 401(k) with 100% match on contributions up to 3% of pay • Annual professional development budget • Up to $500 reimbursement for home office equipment • Up to $50/month reimbursement for home internet or cell phone expenses • Flexible schedule within U.S. time zones • Mission-driven culture emphasizing intellectual humility, continuous improvement, and open-mindedness