Instructional Designer or Technologist ID- 10146

Job Description

Course Advisor is hiring an Instructional Designer or Technologist in Los Angeles, CA. The role involves developing instructional materials, assisting faculty with technology, and analyzing performance data to enhance instructional systems. Key responsibilities include editing materials, recommending course designs, and adapting content for various learners. Required skills include reading comprehension, writing, critical thinking, and instructing. The average salary ranges from $36,360 to $102,200.
Life As an Instructional Designer or Technologist Job Description & Duties Develop instructional materials and products and assist in the technology-based redesign of courses. Assist faculty in learning about, becoming proficient in, and applying instructional technology.


Responsibilities Present and make recommendations regarding course design, technology, and instruction delivery options.
Edit instructional materials, such as books, simulation exercises, lesson plans, instructor guides, and tests.
Provide analytical support for the design and development of training curricula, learning strategies, educational policies, or courseware standards.
Analyze performance data to determine effectiveness of instructional systems, courses, or instructional materials.
Adapt instructional content or delivery methods for different levels or types of learners.


Develop master course documentation or manuals according to applicable accreditation, certification, or other requirements.
Skills Required When polled, Instructional Designers and Technologists say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:
Reading Comprehension : Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Learning Strategies : Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.


Writing : Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Instructing : Teaching others how to do something.
Critical Thinking : Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Speaking : Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Related Job Titles Team Lead, Teacher Support and Student Intervention
Instructional Technology Facilitator
Instructional Technology Resource Teacher


Human Performance Technologist
Job Opportunities In the United States, there were 163,200 jobs for Instructional Designer or Technologist in 2016. New jobs are being produced at a rate of 10.5% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 17,200 new jobs for Instructional Designer or Technologist by 2026. The BLS estimates 16,900 yearly job openings in this field.
The states with the most job growth for Instructional Designer or Technologist are Utah, Nevada, and Washington . Watch out if you plan on working in Vermont, Wyoming, or Alaska . These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend, Entry Level Remote Live Chat, $35/hr, Part-Time, Evening/Night Job Phone Support, $50/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, No Experience, Remote, Night Job Weekend Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend, No Degree Phone Support, Remote, $35/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Night Shift Entry Level Phone Job, $42/hr, Remote, No Degree Required Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree Remote Moderator, $40/hr, No Degree, Weekend Job, Part-Time Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required Remote Customer Support, $35/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Virtual Assistant, Remote, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience Remote Customer Support, $40/hr, Weekend, No Experience Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student Weekend Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience Phone Support, $50/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Evening, Remote, No Degree Remote Phone Support, $40/hr, Night Job, College Student Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student Remote Moderator, $40/hr, College Student Friendly, Part-Time Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend, Entry Level Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Remote, Part-Time, Evening Job Live Chat Support, $42/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time Data Entry, Remote, $42/hr, Evening Job, No Degree Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Night Job, No Experience Live Chat Support, $35/hr, Remote, No Experience Required Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $42/hr, Remote, Part-Time Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, Part-Time, No Degree Virtual Assistant, Remote, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience Remote Data Entry, $42/hr, Evening/Night Job, No Experience Part-Time Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Remote, Part-Time, Evening Job Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Night Job, College Student Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening/Night Job, No Experience Remote Live Chat, $50/hr, College Student, No Experience Data Entry, $50/hr, Remote, Evening Job, College Student Data Entry, No Experience, $50/hr, Remote, College Student Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, Part-Time, No Degree Live Chat Support, $45/hr, Weekend, Remote, College Student Remote Moderator, $40/hr, No Degree, Weekend Job, Part-Time Virtual Assistant, Remote, $50/hr, Part-Time, Night Shift Data Entry, $40/hr, No Experience, Remote, Weekend Job Phone Job, $50/hr, Remote, No Degree, Part-Time, Weekend Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Remote, Part-Time, Evening Job Remote Customer Support, $40/hr, Night Job, No Experience Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, Evening, No Experience Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Night Job, No Experience Phone Support, Remote, $42/hr, Evening/Night Shift Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Night Job, No Experience Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience Customer Support, $35/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Phone Support, Remote, $35/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Phone Support, Remote, $35/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Remote Live Chat, $42/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time Customer Support, $35/hr, Night Job, Remote, No Experience Remote Moderator, $40/hr, College Student Friendly, Part-Time Data Entry, Remote, $40/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Virtual Assistant, Remote, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Degree Phone Job, $45/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree Phone Support, Remote, $40/hr, Evening/Night Shift Data Entry, Remote, $40/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly Live Chat Support, $45/hr, Weekend, Remote, College Student Customer Support, $40/hr, Weekend Job, Remote, No Degree Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Night Shift Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, No Degree, Night Job Phone Support, $50/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Night Job Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Remote Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Weekend, Remote, College Student Weekend Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience Phone Job, $50/hr, Remote, No Degree, Part-Time, Weekend Data Entry, No Experience, $35/hr, Remote, College Student Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Remote Live Chat Support, $42/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Degree Entry Level Phone Job, $42/hr, Remote, No Degree Required Part-Time Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Friendly Customer Support, No Degree, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend Job Virtual Assistant, Remote, $50/hr, Part-Time, Night Shift Live Chat Support, $45/hr, Weekend, Remote, College Student Entry Level Phone Job, $40/hr, Remote, No Degree Required Remote Phone Job, $35/hr, College Student, Night Shift Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend Virtual Assistant, $45/hr, No Experience, Remote, Night Job Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience Required Remote Moderator, $42/hr, College Student, Weekend Job Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience, Night Job Remote Customer Support, $40/hr, Weekend, No Experience Part-Time Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience Required Remote Customer Support, $50/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Customer Support, $50/hr, Night Job, Remote, No Experience Weekend Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience Evening Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, No Experience


Salary Information The average yearly salary of an Instructional Designer or Technologist ranges between $36,360 and $102,200. Instructional Designers and Technologists who work in Connecticut, District of Columbia, or California , make the highest salaries.


Tools & Technologies Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Instructional Designers and Technologists:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Access
Email software
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Visio
SAS


Microsoft Publisher


Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
Becoming an Instructional Designer or Technologist Are there Instructional Designers and Technologists education requirements?
How Long Does it Take to Become an Instructional Designer or Technologist? Where Instructional Designers and Technologists Work Instructional Designers and Technologists work in various industries.

Back to blog

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...