Instructional Designer

The American Indian College Fund is dedicated to transforming lives and communities by increasing access to higher education for Native students. As the largest and highest-rated American Indian nonprofit organization, the Fund has provided over $237.1 million to support tribal college education. Empowering more than 4,000 Native students annually, the organization supports not only scholarships but also funding for tribally controlled colleges and cultural preservation activities. By addressing educational needs from early childhood to career placement, the College Fund fosters opportunities for success and growth within American Indian communities.

The College Fund is looking for a talented Learning Experience Designer who will focus on designing and developing rich, engaging and scalable learning experiences for organization-wide, department-wide, and role-specific learning assets.

The Team :

Our People Operations team is made up of Recruiting, HR, and Building & Facilities. We work to create a workplace where our staff is supported in their experience, work, and development.

What you’ll do:

We are looking for a learning and development leader with a strong builder’s mindset, a tolerance for ambiguity, and a passion for user-centered design principles. We are searching for someone with a background in instructional design and a proven track record of utilizing complex design tolls, using creativity to solve problems and work collaboratively to delivery quality content.

This role reports into the People Operations Director and is expected to travel no more than 10% of the time. This is a Hybrid position based in Denver, Colorado.

Your Day to Day

Conduct gap analysis and collaborate to develop clear and measurable objectives and metrics, and tie learning to business outcomes for audiences across our workforce.

• Consult with stakeholders, subject-matter experts, facilitators, and leadership regarding learning methodology, instructional design principles, and learning data to inform design.
• Dedicate integrating multiple channels in a fresh and inventive way, including instructor-led, experiential, and self-paced.
• Design and develop innovative, comprehensive curriculums and certification programs, utilizing advanced design/development techniques, including generative AI, and tools of adult learning theory.
• Create exercises and activities (audio, video, animations, simulations, presentations, role plays, games etc.) that enhance the learning process.
• Quickly synthesize and create engaging and effective learning experiences and content based on information from existing internal content, facilitators, subject matter experts, previous training courses, etc.
• Select the appropriate level of measurement for new programs and design measurement tools (e.g., certification process), and update content as needed.
• Oversee and manage instructional design projects, ensuring timely completion of tasks, adherence to deadlines, and effective communication with stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation, assets, auditing criteria, compliance regulations, and intellectual property guidelines for internal and third-party resources.

Note: This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. The Learning Experience Designer may be assigned additional duties related to the role as needed to advance the College Fund’s mission.

What You Bring:

• 4+ years of instructional design experience
• An excellent portfolio showcasing your work
• Strong experience with conceptualization, design, and production of animation, graphics, video, and e-learning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Rise & Storyline, Easygenerator, Adobe Creative Cloud)
• Experience with incorporating immersive and interactive experiences such as video, simulations, gamification, AR/VR, and in-person facilitation into learning design strategies.
• A focus on the learner journey and user experience (UX) by integrating accessibility and inclusivity principles.
• Strong experience with building scenario-based learning experiences and/or simulations
• Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS) and other educational technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Creative and innovative mindset with a passion for creating impactful learning experiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience with L&D consulting

It’s a bonus if you also have:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Instructional Design, User Experience, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science or equivalent is preferred
• Nonprofit or Start Up Experience
• High or Hypergrowth Experience
• Personal and/or professional lived experience in Native Indigenous communities

What you’ll get:

$64,500 - $79,600 in annual salary

Equal Employment Opportunity

American Indian College Fund is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

Candidate Accommodations:

The College Fund is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request here.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

As our workforce grows, so does our opportunity to evolve into an organization that is more reflective of our partners and the communities we serve. Learn more about DEI and our Employee Resource Group here.

Our Process

Application Review

People Operations Phone Call

Secondary and/or Technical Screen

Panel and/or Cross Functional Screen(s)

Background Check

Offer Letter

DiSC

The order of these stages may vary depending on the role.