Instructional Designer Everspring - Chicago, IL 60606 Join some of the worlds best problem-solvers, pioneers, and out-of-the-box thinkers. Since 2011, Everspring has partnered with leading universities to create a new standard of excellence in online education. Behind the curtain, youll find a dynamic, innovative, and collaborative team environment, with colleagues who continue to shape the culture and success of our company. Our heart is in our work; these arent your typical online education jobs were always striving to make a difference in everything that we do. Position: Made up of production, instructional design and quality assurance, the Learning Design team inspires, engages and empowers each other to create the next generation of learning. This collaborative team works to translate traditional courseware into online formats in innovative and compelling ways to create innovative online courses for our University partners. The Instructional Designer I works within a multi-disciplinary course production team to translate traditional courseware into online formats in innovative and compelling ways. This position reports to the Director of Instructional Design and is located in Chicago, IL. The ideal candidate: * Is motivated by a passion to create outstanding learning experiences * Has a demonstrated track record creating engaging, effective online programs, courseware or products * Is an excellent and patient communicator, comfortable communicating with university professors, curriculum developers, and academic technologists * Has experience and is comfortable working with a wide range of academic content * Is a natural collaborator, but is capable and comfortable moving projects forward and driving results with empathy for the needs of multiple stakeholders * Displays the highest levels of integrity * Operates with a strong work ethic, requiring minimal supervision * Interacts with others using sound judgment, good humor, and consistent fairness in a fast-paced environment * Wants to build and be part of a great team, doing a great thing * Has a curious and creative mindset enjoys change! Responsibilities: * Design and build assigned courses, creating innovative online courses that meet the quality specifications of our partner faculty and meet the deadlines of the Production Schedule * Communicate with faculty at our partner universities, guiding them in course development * Collaborate with faculty to adjust content for available delivery methods to support desired learning outcomes, moving from a high level course plan to a detailed course design format * Collaborate with a team of online course producers to produce and/or source multimedia learning objects (video, audio, interactive objects, simulations, etc.) * Participate in the refinement of frameworks, templates, and prototypes for course design * Collaborate to determine course-level assessment models and build appropriate assessment into individual courses * Participate in the creation of Instructional Design team development materials, such as training, pedagogy, academic technology, multimedia production, accessibility, research, etc. * Support faculty in course revisions using a continual improvement process. * Travel to partner university locations occasionally. upon supervisors request * Perform other duties, as assigned Requirements: * Earned Masters degree firmly required, preferably in instructional design, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, or human-computer interaction * 2-4 years outstanding work experience in instructional design, learning design, or academic technology * Demonstrated expertise in course design principles and practices * Experience designing courses using varied delivery models and the full range of multi-media content delivery tools and techniques * Superior ability with computers and software required; LMS experience preferred * Outstanding oral and written communication skills