Instructional Designer

Job Details

Instructional Designer

Benefits of Working at UNCW:
Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach. Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available. Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNCW course each summer session. As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service. We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy, and the employee assistance program, many of which are offered free of charge.

Recruitment Range: Determined based on qualifications and/or experience.
Vacancy Number: E1515
Competency Level:
Location of Workplace: Main UNCW Campus
Home Department: Distance Education - 34000
Division: Academic Affairs - 30 Division

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:
Academic Affairs is the central division for implementing the academic mission of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Through effective academic policies, practices, and programs, it provides leadership for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and creative work as well as service to local, regional, and global communities.

Teaching, Learning & Library Services (TLLS) is one of eight functional areas within Academic Affairs; it is comprised of the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL), and UNCW Library.

The Office of Distance Education and eLearning's primary function falls under TLLS. The unit provides services to faculty in the development of online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses. eLearning Instructional Designers consult with faculty, support the design and development of online courses, and provide professional development and training to faculty. The outcome of this service is to enhance teaching and learning for faculty and students.

Brief Summary of Work for this Position:
The Instructional Designer (ID) provides assistance in the development of online course design and delivery and recommends best practices for both traditional and adult learners. This position serves as an integral part of a team operating in a consultative model to support the instructional design and delivery of high-quality online courses with the faculty. The ID will work collaboratively with the faculty on the creation of high-quality online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses to ensure the effective use of academic technology in enhancing teaching and learning.

The Instructional Designer will also ensure consistency and efficiency in course design and technology adoption and will research new technologies and pedagogies as needed to serve this mission. Other duties include providing course quality reviews for best instructional practices and accessibility, providing training opportunities to faculty, and researching current trends in online learning. This includes evaluating emerging technology solutions for online and hybrid teaching and analyzing gaps in current technology related processes and communicating them to the appropriate stakeholders. This position manages issues related to instructional technology solutions, which could include Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, Respondus, VoiceThread, Rev/3PlayMedia, and others as assigned. The Instructional Designer partners with faculty, DEeL staff, and ITS staff, determines client needs and effectively communicates potential solutions depending on the request, and administers multimedia and graphic design projects. These could include video production, graphic/infographic creation, web-based authoring tools such as Storyline or Articulate, and others as assigned

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Master's Degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, or Educational Technology or related educational field with comparable work experience in Instructional Design.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Experience supporting, designing, developing, and delivering online, hybrid, and/or web-enhanced courses.
• Experience with teaching and training. Experience converting F2F instruction to online/hybrid instruction and/or designing instruction for online learning.
• Familiarity with various instructional methods, assessment strategies, and instructional technology solutions. Experience with Learning Management Systems.
• Communicates clearly in written and verbal form and conveys technical situations in user-friendly terms. Efficient project management skills.
• Strong presentation skills. Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently. Ability to use a wide array of multimedia tools.
• Experience supporting online education & technology-enhanced teaching.
• Understanding accessibility principles and creating accessible content for online learning.
• Understanding of quality-driven online course principles such as Quality Matters/OLC Scorecard.
• Highly collaborative and team-orientated track record.
• Experience using and training others to use innovative technological tools to enhance teaching.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the university and the online learning community at large.

FTE: 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)
Months Per Year: 12 Months
Type of Position: Permanent
Position Number: E1515
Job Posting Date: 04/10/2026
Posting Close Date: 5/25/2026
Number of Openings: Single Incumbent