Instructional Designer

Instructional Designer

Gulf Coast State College seeks an innovative and collaborative Instructional Designer to join its Online Learning Department. This position offers an opportunity to shape the future of teaching and learning by partnering with faculty to create engaging, accessible, and effective learning experiences for students across a growing portfolio of online and hybrid courses.

The Instructional Designer serves as a strategic partner to faculty and academic departments, providing expertise in instructional design, educational technology, artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced teaching and learning, course quality, accessibility, and student engagement. The successful candidate will be passionate about improving learning outcomes, advancing innovative teaching practices, and supporting faculty excellence in online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning environments.

At Gulf Coast State College, innovation and student success drive everything we do. Our Online Learning Department works at the intersection of teaching, technology, AI-enabled innovation, and learner engagement to expand educational opportunities and support academic excellence. We are committed to helping faculty navigate emerging technologies thoughtfully and responsibly while maintaining a strong focus on student success.

If you are energized by the opportunity to improve teaching and learning through thoughtful design, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and meaningful collaboration, we encourage you to apply. To be considered, applicants should submit a completed application, resume, cover letter, and unofficial transcripts through the College's employment portal. Applications will be reviewed as received and will continue until the position is filled.

Partner with faculty to design, develop, and continuously improve online and hybrid courses using evidence-based instructional design practices.

Consult with faculty on course design, assessment, student engagement, accessibility, educational technology, and the effective use of AI-enhanced teaching and learning tools.

Develop instructional resources, multimedia content, and professional development opportunities that support innovative and high-quality teaching practices.

Promote quality standards for online education, including Quality Matters principles, accessibility requirements, and emerging best practices related to AI literacy and academic integrity.

Collaborate with academic and student support units to advance institutional initiatives in online learning, digital innovation, and student success.

Evaluate and recommend instructional technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to enhance teaching effectiveness, learner engagement, and operational efficiency.

Analyze course and student performance data to support continuous improvement and evidence-based decision-making.

Master's degree or higher in instructional design, educational technology, or related field from an institutional accredited college or university. This position is sensitive and will require a level II background. Notice of E' Verify participation.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Work is performed in an office environment. It may also be necessary to interact with staff and colleagues elsewhere on campus. Work on multiple campuses and in a variety of environments including but not limited to classrooms, computer labs, and other campus areas may be required. Most work is done on a computing device interacting with the course management system, college email, and productivity software applications. Communication with colleagues may be virtual, in person, or via the telephone. The noise level in the environment is moderate.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle and feel. The employee is regularly required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee maybe required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and climb/balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus as well as ability to determine the color of objects.

Gulf Coast State College does not discriminate against any person in its programs, activities, policies or procedures on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, marital status, religion, age, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.