Instructional Designer
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
Instructional Designer
Robinhood
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • California, Illinois, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $82,000 - $110,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Design and develop learner-centered experiences, including compliance training, functional onboarding programs (e.g., engineering), and skill-building content (e.g., get to know our business)
- Translate complex content into clear, compelling learning and knowledge assets that drive real behavior change
- Apply instructional design best practices and Robinhood’s learning standards to create scalable, high-impact solutions
- Partner closely with stakeholders and SMEs across functions and regions to co-create learning solutions
- Leverage a variety of formats and modalities (e.g., digital, instructor-led, blended) to meet learner needs
- Support localization or regional adaptation of content for international teams
- Lead user research, needs assessments, and learning technology evaluations to inform solution design and prioritization
- Design for the full employee journey by identifying prior knowledge needs, preventing duplication, and providing differentiated paths based on role or skill level
- Scope, define, and write outcome-driven performance objectives and build formative and summative evaluation strategies to measure effectiveness and impact
- Regularly QA, iterate, and refine learning content to ensure accessibility, usability, and business alignment
- Contribute to evolving instructional design systems, templates, and processes
- Role based in New York, Menlo Park, or Chicago office with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in instructional design or learning experience design in a corporate or startup setting
- Strong grasp of adult learning principles and the ability to design for performance, not just knowledge
- Experience designing digital, instructor-led, and blended learning solutions using tools like Articulate 360, Canva, Camtasia, Powtoon, etc.
- Ability to translate complex, technical, or policy-driven content into simple, engaging learning experiences
- Skilled in working with subject matter experts and cross-functional partners to co-create impactful learning
- Comfortable managing multiple projects at once and adapting in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Strong communicator and creative problem solver who brings curiosity, clarity, and empathy to learning design
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and proactively identifying ways to improve learning systems, templates, and learner experiences at scale
- Excellent communication skills across written, visual, and verbal mediums
- Experience in supporting M&A and/or international learning needs a plus
Benefits
- Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
- Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
- 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
- Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
instructional designlearning experience designadult learning principlesperformance designdigital learning solutionsinstructor-led learning solutionsblended learning solutionsneeds assessmentsevaluation strategiescontent localization
Soft skills
strong communicatorcreative problem solvercuriosityclarityempathyproject managementadaptabilitycollaborationnavigating ambiguitystakeholder engagement
