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Instructional Designer

Working Title: Instructional Designer

Role Title: 12month-Professional-Instructo

Role Code: 01223-FP

FLSA: Exempt

Pay Band: 00

Position Number: 280FA781

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Agency/Division: NV280-Exec VP Academic & Student Svs

Work Location: Fairfax County - 059

Hiring Range: $81,000 to $94,000. Starting salary is commensurate based on experience, education, and other qualifications appropriately related to the position.

Emergency/Essential Personnel: No

EEO Category: I-Faculty

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Does this position have telework options? Telework options are subject to change based on business needs: Yes

Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday – 8:30 am-5:00 pm

Sensitive Position: No

Job Description: General Description: Under the direction of the Director of Instructional Design and Development, this position provides instructional design expertise for NOVAOnline (NOL), NOVA's distance learning program. The Instructional Designer serves as part of the instructional design team, focusing on assisting faculty in the design of online courses and instructional practices, creation of online learning resources, and piloting/implementing new technologies for teaching and learning. The Instructional Designer works with faculty to design and develop quality online courses based on sound adult learning pedagogy and instructional design practice, and supports faculty in ongoing course development, evaluation, and revision processes. The Instructional Designer provides professional development opportunities for faculty and maintains active engagement with the instructional design and online learning communities through publication, presentations, and ongoing professional development activities.

Duties and Tasks:

• Coordinate and manage course development and course revision projects from inception to completion.
• Manage the course development process for new courses and courses that need to be revised/redesigned.
• Provide instructional design consultation to individual or groups of faculty on optimal design of online courses and effective use of multimedia for online instruction.
• Provide leadership to faculty to design and develop high-quality, contextually-rich, engaging, and objective-driven online courses.
• Review existing courses for quality, currency, and consistency and work with faculty to enhance courses.
• Mentor faculty as they revise/maintain existing courses.
• Track status of projects and maintain appropriate files and records, including time tracking, project comments, and task completion.
• Help to refine and improve the instructional design/development processes and procedures.
• Design and produce learning materials in a variety of formats, including print, graphics, audio, video, web and multimedia to support teaching, learning, and college information needs.
• Research and make recommendations on educational best practices, instructional resources, and instructional technologies to support teaching and learning.
• Facilitate courses, workshops, and presentations to faculty and staff.
• Participate in professional development to stay abreast of current research and best practices.
• Participate in NOVAOnline staff meetings and ID team meetings.
• Contribute to special projects as assigned to support the overall strategic mission of NOVAOnline (NOL).
• Employee must reside in VA.

Special Assignments: May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications:

• Excellent communication (written and oral), interpersonal, and user-support skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Ability to balance attention to detail, attention to policies and procedures, consistency and logic with creativity, flexibility, and innovation.
• Comfortable working in partnership with faculty and skillful at successfully managing that partnership toward excellent course design outcomes.
• Ability to deliver a positive customer service experience.
• Knowledge of pedagogy and best practices in teaching and learning online.
• Experience using a variety of technology tools to create multimedia content (e.g., Adobe Acrobat, Articulate, Camtasia, Captivate, podcasting tools, Google Apps).
• Experience using the Canvas LMS to create, organize, and deploy instructional materials.
• Experience creating content for faculty and experience working with SMEs and/or faculty preferably in the higher education environment.
• Master's degree with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in instructional design, educational technology, or appropriately qualifying field related to the position. Qualifying degrees and coursework must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution.
• Experience in instructional design and designing online courses in a postsecondary setting or with/for a postsecondary institution.

Additional Considerations: Doctorate in instructional design, educational technology, or related field awarded by a regionally accredited institution. QM peer-reviewer (PRC) certification. Significant experience in coordinating and managing course development and course revision projects from inception to completion. Experience in both education and corporate instructional design. Expert level Canvas experience. Experience teaching online. Experience working in a community college.

Operation of a State Vehicle: No

Supervises Employees: Yes

Required Travel: N/A

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number: FAC_1999P

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Number of Vacancies: 1

Position End Date (if temporary):

Job Open Date: 07/01/2026

Job Close Date: 07/19/2026

Open Until Filled: No

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Additional Information: In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is the largest public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of the largest community colleges in the nation. NOVA enrolls nearly 75,000 students on its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Sterling, Manassas, Springfield, and Woodbridge, as well as through NOVAOnline and high school dual enrollment programs. The College offers more than 100 affordable associate degree and certificate programs to help our students reach their academic and professional goals in some of the most in-demand careers.

At NOVA, we are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive community for all students, faculty, and staff, and our diverse workforce is representative of this commitment. To this end, we encourage all applicants seeking to add value through their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests to consider employment opportunities with NOVA. To learn more about NOVA's commitment to inclusive excellence, please visit At a Glance | Northern Virginia Community College.

NOVA offers eligible employees a benefits package that includes a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid leave, deferred compensation plans, paid parental leave, state employee discounts, and a solid and secure retirement program. We strive to ensure our employees have tools and development opportunities to support and promote NOVA's mission. For more information about NOVA and its programs and services, please visit our website at The security of our students, faculty, and staff is very important at NOVA. Please take a moment to review NOVA's Annual Security Reports.

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