Instructional Designer V

RESPONSIBILITIES

Kforce has a client in San Diego, CA that is seeking an Instructional Designer V.

Summary

In this role, the Instructional Designer V decides what our experts need to learn, how they should learn it, and how we know it worked. You own the learning plan, the format, and the quality check for your lines of work. You work alongside Learning Capability Partners (who own the business requirements), PMO, Instructional Designers, and subject matter experts (SMEs), who build what you design.

Duties

• Join kickoff early and take intake: the goal, how success is measured, who the Experts are, where they start, the launch date, and whether training is the right fix
• Audit existing content against our skills rubric and tag each section to carry over, adapt, build new, or defer
• Scope the work with the Learning Capability Partner and PMO
• Produce a build map, hour and capacity estimates, risks, and a short build brief tied to the business requirements
• Design the learning plan: module order, format, and assessments
• Show how each piece fits the full learner journey, including live sessions and practice, and make sure content can be certified
• Get SME sign-off on every outline before any build begins
• Stay close to the build without running it day to day
• Check that it matches the outline, and raise risks and blockers early
• Tell the business what is possible before dates are promised, and manage scope changes through one agreed path
• Anchor one or more lines of business, including understanding the work, the audience, and what is coming next
• Coach partners on the basics of learning design and scoping

REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's degree in adult education, instructional design, learning and organizational development, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years in learning strategy, instructional design, or learning program leadership, with a record of owning programs from intake through launch
• Experience designing for large, varied audiences, ideally frontline, contact center, or tax and accounting professionals
• Strong judgment on scope. You can say what fits, what doesn't, and what trade-offs follow, and hold that position with senior stakeholders
• Skill at assessment and certification design, and at measuring whether learning changed performance
• Comfort working with SMEs, Instructional Designers, PMO, and business partners without owning every task
• Clear, direct writing. Your build briefs and outlines should be easy for others to act on
• Practical use of GenAI in learning work, such as auditing content or speeding up maintenance

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law. This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions. Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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