
Instructional Designer
Nextech Systems
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- The Instructional Designer is responsible for building engaging, user-centered certification paths and educational content that enable Nextech clients to maximize their product adoption and success.
- This contract role focuses on designing specialty-based learning experiences that transform complex technical concepts into accessible, digestible content across multiple formats including visual guides, videos, webinars, and structured certification tracks.
- The Instructional Designer partners cross-functionally with Support, Product, and Operations teams to ensure all educational content meets client needs and supports business objectives.
- This role requires strong educational design principles, multimedia content development expertise, and the ability to create scalable learning programs.
- Work under the direction of the Client Education Manager to integrate certification paths into the overall content ecosystem.
Requirements
- 5+ years of instructional design or educational content development experience
- Proven experience building certification programs or structured learning paths
- Strong portfolio demonstrating multimedia educational content (visual guides, interactive materials)
- Deep understanding of adult learning principles and educational design frameworks
- Experience using data and learner feedback to iterate and improve educational programs
- Ability to collaborate well with diverse partners across Support, Product, and Operations teams, influence without direct authority, and build strong cross-functional relationships
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate complex concepts to audiences across functions, teams, and organizational levels
- Proficiency with Salesforce and Microsoft Office
- Comfortable working independently in a remote environment
- Experience in SaaS software environments
- This role is not open to residents of California
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Hard Skills & Tools
instructional designeducational content developmentmultimedia content developmentcertification programsadult learning principleseducational design frameworksdata analysislearner feedback integrationcontent ecosystem integration
Soft Skills
collaborationinfluence without authoritycross-functional relationship buildingverbal communicationwritten communicationindependent workremote work adaptability