Instructional Designer and Project Manager

MCGARITY CONSULTING GROUP

Instructional Designer and Project Manager

Chicago, IL
Part Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    This person will manage large eLearning development projects, holding milestone calendars, review cycles, and stakeholder communication, while also contributing hands-on instructional design work creating digital learning content. The role is fully remote at approximately 25 hours per week.

    Responsibilities

    Project Management

    Manage large-scale eLearning development projects from kickoff through final delivery

    Build and maintain project schedules, milestone calendars, and deliverable trackers

    Coordinate designers, developers, SMEs, and client stakeholders across concurrent workstreams

    Run review cycles, consolidate feedback, and keep revisions moving on schedule

    Report status, flag risks early, and manage escalation paths with the engagement lead

    Instructional Design

    Design digital learning content including course structures, learning objectives, storyboards, and assessments

    Develop eLearning modules in Articulate Rise 360

    Collaborate with SMEs to translate source content into structured, learner-centered designs

    Revise deliverables based on client and internal QA feedback

    Required Qualifications

    Demonstrated project management experience on large eLearning development projects

    Instructional design experience creating digital learning content

    Proficiency in Articulate Rise 360

    Active Articulate 360 license (contractor must provide own license)

    Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills

    Ability to balance PM duties and design work within a part-time schedule

    Nice to Have

    Experience designing or supporting VILT (virtual instructor-led training) and ILT (instructor-led training)

    PMP or equivalent project management certification

    Experience managing distributed contractor teams

    Engagement Details

    Classification: 1099 independent contractor

    Hours: Approximately 25 hours per week

    Rate: $63/hour

    Location: Fully remote; Central time zone preferred

    Schedule: Availability during standard daytime business hours for client and team meetings

    Equipment and software: Contractor provides own computer and Articulate 360 license

    This is a remote position.