Junior Instructional Designer New
Rowan College at Burlington County · Mount Laurel, NJ · On-site · Staff (Full-time)
Salary USD 50,000–55,000
Posted Jan 12, 2026
The junior instructional designer will provide training and support college faculty throughout the design and deployment of online and computer-mediated instruction, create accessible course content and utilize open educational resources. This is an on-campus, in person position. Some evening and/or weekend hours may be required.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Supports faculty in the design, development and assessment of online courses in a systematic fashion using instructional media and best practices.
- Assesses the needs of the faculty and students related to course outcomes in order to link the design and delivery of online courses to Accreditation requirements and promote student success.
- Assists faculty with Outcome/Content/Assessment alignment and the development of assessments that evaluate student performance in higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy and promote academic integrity
- Assists Subject Matter Experts with course design and review of master course templates.
- Evaluates the accessibility of existing online course content, assists faculty in updating existing content to meet current accessibility standards and ensures that newly developed content meets current accessibility standards
- Works closely with faculty and the library staff to select course materials and electronic resources (with an emphasis on open educational resources) for online course development.
- Works closely with the Divisions, Adjunct Coordinators and Faculty Excellence Coordinator to provide professional development and assessment support.
- Assist in training and mentoring faculty on distance education best practices and the use of online software, systems and resources for both credit and non-credit instruction.
- Promotes and assesses quality standards with regard to the development of learning support materials, online courses and professional development.
- Provides face-to face, phone, e-mail and online support for faculty and students.
- Prepares reports and communications.
- Provide professional development as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
OVERALL PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITY:The primary and most important overall responsibility of all employees is to provide service in a pleasant, helpful, and effective manner to our students and other members of the College community.
Minimum Qualifications
Education Required:Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology or related field.
Experience Required:Above plus a strong background in a degree field or discipline taught at the college. Holding one or more current Quality Matters™ roles such as: Peer Reviewer, Master Reviewer, APPQMR or IYOC Facilitator is also a plus.
Skills/Abilities /Knowledge /Other Requirements
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and time management skills
- Work effectively with faculty, staff and the college community
- Demonstrate computer fluency
- Strong instructional, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with the library research and open educational resources
- Demonstrated experience with a Course Management System (Blackboard preferred)
