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Instructional Design Manager
Job Description
Deadline: September 22, 2022
District/Organization: Michigan Virtual
Position/Type: Other, full time
Salary: $69,606 – $77,795 annually
Position Details
Two positions available: One position will be focused on student learning; one will be focused on professional learning)
Position Summary:
The Instructional Design Manager is responsible for the overall quality of instruction and assessment for all courses and solutions within their designated product area— [Student Learning or Professional Learning]. The Instructional Design Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining the quality and consistency of the learner experience within their designated product area. Supported by curriculum research, best practices, and sound pedagogy, the Instructional Design Manager is responsible for ensuring all standards-driven content, including content and assessment writing, instructional media, and teacher support materials, are relevant, accurate, effective, and accessible to all learners and produce positive student outcomes. The Instructional Design Manager provides leadership and mentoring for instructional design staff working within their designated product area to ensure that all products maintain Michigan Virtual’s expectations for quality.
Our Company – Lead, Collaborate, Build
Michigan Virtual is a Lansing-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation with a national reputation for excellence in online and blended learning with Michigan’s K-12 education community. Our most valuable asset is our employees and we have received several top industry and workplace awards. Ninety-two percent (92%) of our full-time team members reported being highly satisfied on our latest annual employee engagement survey. Founded in 1998, Michigan Virtual annually provides more than 30,000 online course enrollments for students and delivers more than 100,000 hours of online professional development programming for Michigan school personnel. We also operate the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute (MVLRI) to examine and promote best practices in digital learning.
Michigan Virtual is a Lansing-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation with a national reputation for excellence in online and blended learning with Michigan’s K-12 education community. Our most valuable asset is our employees and we have received several top industry and workplace awards. Ninety-two percent (92%) of our full-time team members reported being highly satisfied on our latest annual employee engagement survey. Founded in 1998, Michigan Virtual annually provides more than 30,000 online course enrollments for students and delivers more than 100,000 hours of online professional development programming for Michigan school personnel. We also operate the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute (MVLRI) to examine and promote best practices in digital learning.
Our mission is to Advance both learning and teaching through research, practice, and partnerships . This mission statement reinforces our vision to grow meaningful relationships with policy leaders, school administrators, and teachers to ensure that every person can use digital learning to reach their full potential. We employ over 400 full- and part-time teachers, professionals, and support staff who like to have fun at work and are committed to making a difference in the world.
Our Values: 1) Put Learners First, 2) Act with Integrity, 3) Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 4) Pursue Excellence, 5) Create Awesome Experiences, and 6) Incite Curiosity
Our Benefits
Michigan Virtual offers a competitive benefits package including a retirement plan, health benefits with an employer-funded Health Savings Account and a very generous allotment of leave time beginning upon hire. We also offer remote work and flexible work arrangements.
Commitment to Diversity
We celebrate different voices, faces, ideas, and backgrounds and believe human diversity, the seen and unseen, drives innovation and creativity. We are building a culture where everyone feels included, respected, and valued and is comfortable being their full, authentic self.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Department and Instructional Design Leadership:
- In collaboration with the Assistant Director, Learning and Assessment Design this role implements best practices to drive instructional excellence across IPDs product solutions.
- Serves as the internal expert for current digital curriculum in their designated product area, articulating the overall research, instructional approach, and development history of the products for internal stakeholders.
- Actively participates in department leadership to contribute to planning, budgeting, monitoring, and ongoing reporting against the production schedule to ensure department is meeting its commitments to the organization.
- Promote a problem-solving mindset to review, analyze, recommend, and drive process improvements focused on delivering quality and cost-effective products through effective and efficient implementation of instructional design principles.
- Promote a collaborative, cross-functional team environment to support the organizational strategies and priorities across IPD and within the Instructional Design team.
Product Leadership and Portfolio Management:
- Collaborates with the Instructional Designer(s) to advise and guide the instructional design of all products within their designated product area including new courses, course revisions, and course maintenance.
- Is responsible for the instructional integrity of products within the designated product area.
- Collaborates with the product team to ensure instructional content for the product meets business/market requirements and that the product is standards driven, educationally sound, and meets the needs of the customers and students served.
- Serves as a Senior Reviewer for all instructional and assessment content within their designated product area.
- Applies course quality (e.g., Quality Matters) and Accessibility (e.g., WCAG 2.1) in the development and evaluation of courses.
- May take on the Instructional Design role for a specific product as needed.
- Contributes to the completion of milestones associated with a specific project including product budget, on time delivery and quality to meet the business/market.
- Monitors health, quality, and effectiveness of existing products and recommends maintenance as needed to maintain currency, relevancy, and accuracy of instructional content.
Resource Management
- Recruits, trains, and mentors instructional design staff in the designated product area to ensure professional growth, product consistency, and overall adherence to Michigan Virtual’s hallmarks for online digital content.
- Recruits content writers, subject matter experts and curricular resources; Partners with the Instructional Designer to train design resources, review and monitor content quality, and monitor deliverables to ensure on time delivery.
- Establishes, monitors, and maintains a master resource plan to ensure all solutions within the designated curricular area have the appropriate resources to meet the product requirements.
- Maintains a network of writers and curriculum experts to ensure timely resourcing and consistent quality across products.
Job Qualifications and Requirements:
- Strong knowledge and application of curriculum and instructional design, effective instructional strategies, and learning theory in designing digital content.
- Proven track record of designing and developing effective online solutions for the K-12 education market delivered on time and within budget, for the K-12 education market.
- Demonstratable history of strong team leadership, team building, and mentoring skills. (Supervisory experience preferred)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills and an aptitude for analyzing complex issues and developing the appropriate solutions.
- Experience in implementing process improvement and internal controls.
- Ability to effectively operate within a diverse environment with cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills including the ability to work with and through people to establish shared project goals, objectives, and action plans.
- Experience in developing and training staff and overseeing compliance.
- Flexibility and the ability to accommodate change.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Proven ability to effectively manage competing priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to tailor communication to an audience to achieve the desired result.
Education and/or Experience:
- Masters degree in educational technology, instructional design, curriculum and instruction or equivalent degree from four-year college or university.
- 5-7 years’ experience in instructional design, online content/curriculum development or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience designing digital content for blended and online learning.
- Supervisory Experience Highly Desirable.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has direct management responsibilities for the Senior Instructional Designer Instructional Design, and the Instructional Design Specialist. Additionally, this position will have oversight for external contract SMEs, writers, and designers.
E-mail: jbrown@michiganvirtual.org
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