# Instructional Designer

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/instructional-designer

An Instructional Designer designs structured learning experiences, most often for corporate training or e-learning programs, using frameworks like ADDIE or SAM alongside adult learning theory to ensure content matches how working adults actually learn and retain information. They build interactive courses in e-learning authoring tools such as Articulate and Captivate, incorporate multimedia development like video and animation, and manage deployment through an LMS. This role sits within corporate L&D, HR, or edtech companies and is typically held by professionals with backgrounds in education, instructional technology, or training who blend pedagogical knowledge with digital production skills.

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Educator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/educator)
- Often leads to: [Curriculum and Instructional Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/curriculum-and-instructional-developer), [Director of Instruction](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-instruction)

## Similar roles

[Curriculum and Instructional Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/curriculum-and-instructional-developer), [Curriculum Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/curriculum-designer), [Curriculum Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/curriculum-developer), [Director of Curriculum Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-curriculum-specialist), [Director of Instruction](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-instruction), [Educator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/educator), [Instructional Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/instructional-developer), [Learning and Development Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/learning-and-development-manager), [Learning and Development Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/learning-and-development-specialist), [Nursing Instructor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/nursing-instructor), [Nursing Professor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/nursing-professor), [Senior Technical Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-technical-writer)

## Open Instructional Designer roles (13)

- [Instructional Designer](https://racetrac.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SSC/job/200-Galleria-Parkway-SE-Suite-900-Atlanta-GA-30339/Instructional-Designer_R10016899) at [RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/racetrac-petroleum-inc) — Atlanta, GA (listed on RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.'s own careers site)
- [Instructional Designer](https://livenation.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LNExternalSite/job/Orlando-FL-USA/Instructional-Designer_JR-92715-1) at [Live Nation Entertainment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/live-nation-entertainment) (listed on Live Nation Entertainment's own careers site)
- [Instructional Designer](https://kla.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Search/job/USA-AZ-Phoenix-KLA/Instructional-Designer_2639783) at [KLA-Tencor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kla-tencor) — Phoenix, AZ (listed on KLA-Tencor's own careers site)
- [Instructional Designer](https://drivetime.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/DriveTime/job/1720-W-Rio-Salado-Pkwy-Tempe-AZ-85281/Instructional-Designer_R16188) at [DriveTime](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/drivetime) — Tempe, AZ (listed on DriveTime's own careers site)
- [Instructional Designer](https://poolcorp.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/POOLCORP/job/Plano-TX/Instructional-Designer_R21407) at [Pool Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/pool-corporation) — Plano, TX (listed on Pool Corporation's own careers site)
- [Instructional Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/44b01501-bb61-4cd6-8046-d6d3b8e91fc6/instructional-designer-at-dave-buster-s) at [Dave & Buster's](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dave-buster-s) — Full-time, Coppell, TX, $72,000 – $96,000
- [Supervisor Instructional Design and Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/858b8c95-9aed-4881-95b2-53a84cb8d9dd/supervisor-instructional-design-and-development-at-adventhealth) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — Full-time, 02 B8 ADVENTHEALTH BLDG 608, $66,171 – $123,073
- [Abeka Editor/Writer (Preschool/Kindergarten)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ff6fe6e5-ab91-4a30-849a-d42c0371bb36/abeka-editor-writer-preschool-kindergarten-at-abeka) at [Abeka](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/abeka) — Full-time, Publishing
- [Sr Instructional Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0fdcf7ea-9b39-4363-ae4d-49b327ded9cd/sr-instructional-designer-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — GEORGIA - VIRTUAL - GA01
- [Sr. Technical Instructional Designer, Revenue Enablement (Remote)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/751b37c7-9d90-4aad-8b40-257cbebab2e3/sr-technical-instructional-designer-revenue-enablement-remote-at-crowdstrike) at [CrowdStrike](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crowdstrike) — Full-time, USA - Remote, $130,000 – $200,000

All 13 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?q=Instructional%20Designer

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From [Curriculum and Instructional Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/curriculum-and-instructional-developer), [Curriculum Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/curriculum-designer), [Curriculum Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/curriculum-developer), [Director of Curriculum Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-curriculum-specialist), [Director of Instruction](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-instruction), [Educator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/educator), [Instructional Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/instructional-developer), [Learning and Development Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/learning-and-development-manager), [Learning and Development Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/learning-and-development-specialist), [Nursing Instructor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/nursing-instructor), [Nursing Professor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/nursing-professor), [Senior Technical Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-technical-writer).

- [Senior Technical Writer](https://hpe.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobsathpe/job/Spring-Texas-United-States-of-America/Senior-Technical-Writer_1212225-2) at [Juniper Networks](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/juniper-networks) (listed on Juniper Networks's own careers site)
- [Learning and Development Specialist](https://reddyice.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ReddyIceExternal/job/OCS-Operations/Learning-and-Development-Specialist_JR24497) at [Reddy Ice](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/reddy-ice) — OCS Operations (listed on Reddy Ice's own careers site)
- [Director, Learning Content](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2fb272d6-2c58-42e6-a101-97c51a0d0b0f/director-learning-content-at-cfa-institute) at [CFA Institute](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cfa-institute) — Full-time, $125,000 – $195,000
- [Lead, Learning & Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/300cdabc-8bec-45d1-b460-6c04a0556002/lead-learning-development-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $100,000 – $135,000
- [Perinatal Educator Non Nurse](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2e0711a2-ed93-4e4d-9bbd-3ec9469990cd/perinatal-educator-non-nurse-at-cleveland-clinic) at [Cleveland Clinic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cleveland-clinic) — Contract
- [Senior Learning Manager, US Commercialization Learning – Oncology/Hematology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/608d5cfb-2c72-437b-aea4-67760c98850e/senior-learning-manager-us-commercialization-learning-oncology-hematology-at) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, $148,750 – $180,250
- [Manager, Retail Learning Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f8512e6b-40f2-409b-bd4e-280429c5424f/manager-retail-learning-design-at-skims) at [SKIMS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/skims) — Los Angeles, CA
- [Global Talent Management & Development Senior Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/06573f9a-148a-4a45-a87c-e2ee90c5a333/global-talent-management-development-senior-manager-at-levi-strauss-co) at [Levi Strauss & Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/levi-strauss-co) — Full-time, $136,000 – $195,000
- [Lead, Engineering Talent & Learning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1f9bba07-58d7-4637-9912-8a7828839fe1/lead-engineering-talent-learning-at-lseg) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg)
- [Sr Manager Learning Strategy - Supply Chain](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d4d54f3a-08ad-498d-ba8a-08a24ebe8f6a/sr-manager-learning-strategy-supply-chain-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — Atlanta, GA

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