eLearning Specialist
East Stroudsburg University · East Stroudsburg, PA · On-site · Staff (Full-time)
Salary USD 54,983
Posted Feb 17, 2026
East Stroudsburg University is hiring an eLearning Specialist! Located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, ESU's proximity to New York City and Philadelphia provides convenient access to internships, careers and social activities. Just minutes from campus are the country's largest water parks, scenic Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area, Appalachian Trail, and other opportunities for recreational fun.
As the eLearning Specialist, you will need to think creatively and be comfortable supporting the development and implementation of online and blended courses for ESU. You will be an active member of the Academic Affairs team and will work closely with the Instructional Support Manager to ensure effective consultation for faculty online course support. You will thrive in this entry level role if you like combining your Education Technology background and knowledge of instructional design theory all while optimizing the quality of online courses to strengthen student success. To be successful in this position you will need to have strong communication skills, excellent problem solving skills, and experience developing or designing online courses.
Your normal hours will be 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday and as business needs demand. You may have to flex your schedule from time to time based on the needs of the business to be a true E-Learning Specialist. When our team shows up for work, they are energized and motivated to succeed - all while being the most crucial piece to keeping the ESU operations humming.
What Will I Do At ESU? (AKA Essential Duties)
- Provide instructional design consultations with faculty, including providing guidance and direction on best options and strategies for course development.
- Collaborate with Faculty on how to best integrate technology into their courses. This may include creating sample course designs and learning experiences as options for faculty to view.
- Provide D2L support as well as other technologies including Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor, TurnItIn, Turning Technologies and Zoom.
- Work with textbook publishers to gather various supplemental content to integrate into D2L (ex. Test banks, PowerPoints, practice, etc).
- Participate in other instructional design initiatives such as assisting in the creation of online courses and in the implementation of open educational resources in support of the use of free e-textbooks.
- Direct effective and responsive technical support services for students who are in online courses and programs.
- Coordinate and conduct faculty training in online teaching methods and practices. This work includes creating training, public speaking, follow up, and creating course materials such as job aids.
- Support faculty who teach at a distance with problem-solving and troubleshooting.
What We're Looking For (AKA Qualifications)
- Bachelor's Degree with a focus in Education Technology and one or more years of experience as an instructional designer working in higher education.
- Preferred master's degree in a relevant field -- preferably in Instructional Design.
- 2+ years of previous work experience or demonstrated knowledge of LMS Systems, preferably Brightspace's Desire2Learn (D2L).
- 2+ years of previous work experience or demonstrated knowledge of learning and instructional design theories and adult theory.
- 1+ years of previous work experience or demonstrated knowledge of ADDIE Model, Backward Design, educational design, and curriculum development.
- Well versed in knowledge of Fair Use and copyright issues that apply to online course delivery.
- Ability to design, develop, and implement instructional multimedia products.
- Capability to communicate effectively in online formats for staff/faculty support.
- Able to read, write, and comprehend English; able to follow verbal instructions.
- Experience with Word, Excel, Teams required.
