Lead Instructional Designer (Contract)

Quality and Design Authority:

• Review course plans, course guides, and LMS builds against client standards and checklists before submission.
• Provide substantive design feedback on assessability, assessment validity, and activity mix.
• Ensure each course team completes review checklists and hold the line on accessibility and design standards.

Meetings and Client Contact:

• Attend client calls as the design voice, presenting decisions and explaining trade-offs.
• Participate in ID and SME calls when needed, especially for complex subjects or new SMEs.
• Coordinate with project managers on sequencing, risks, and realistic dates.

Team and Project Coaching:

• Coach designers new to the project or client, including those inheriting partial work.
• Onboard contract designers to templates, review processes, and standards.
• Keep review status visible in project systems to support project manager visibility.

Engagement and Expectations:

• Contract per project with defined scope, paid at milestones; no timesheet required.
• Expect a recurring weekly commitment with review turnaround within stated windows.
• Use AI tooling and judge where AI-generated content meets standards; respond to email/Slack within one business day.