Job Details

Instructional Designer

Position Number: 6703752
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Instructional Technology and Design

Instructional Designer

Job Summary

The Instructional Designer in Financial Services (FS) Training and Development will design, develop, and implement high-quality training programs in a variety of media and modalities on FS budgeting, purchasing, and travel systems and processes. This position reports to the Associate Director of Training and Development in FS and will be part of a larger training team that designs, develops, and implements training programs for university staff and faculty. A successful candidate must possess strong writing skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to deal with multiple constituencies in a fast-paced, dynamic, team-based work environment. The successful candidate will be someone who thrives on being part of a team, loves the challenge of creating engaging content, and can translate technical material into universally accessible learning modules. Additionally, this role will require a candidate to exercise a high level of organization and attention to detail.
The ability to communicate to stakeholders the effective use of learning strategies, web-based resources, multimedia technologies, and instructional applications and systems to improve teaching and learning is essential to this position. FS is a wide-ranging division of the University of Utah that impacts all areas of campus with services including accounting, purchasing, travel, grants and contracts, surplus and stores, and more. Because of our division's reach, FS employees have a unique opportunity to help the entire U community achieve its mission as the flagship research university in the state of Utah.
The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package: www.hr.utah.edu/benefits.

Responsibilities
Conducts needs assessments to identify learning gaps and performance goals.
Manages course development process in coordination with multiple team members to meet course launch deadlines.
Designs detailed course outlines, storyboards, and facilitator guides for online and instructor-led training.
Consults with members of the training team, stakeholders, subject matter experts (SMEs), and system end users to inform important aspects of training, including but not limited to, target audience, learning objectives, course content, and assessments.
Creates learning materials, such as eLearning courses, slide decks, written materials, etc.
Uses authoring tools to develop online training, such as Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Vyond Animation Software, and Camtasia.
Develops and implements evaluation techniques to measure the effectiveness of course content, materials, and overall learning experience.
Performs other tasks as assigned by the Associate Director of Training and Development.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills also required.

Expertise in content research, instructional design and delivery methods and experience delivering training to high level leaders is strongly preferred.

This position is not responsible for providing patient care.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences
Must be organized and able to juggle multiple priorities and tasks.
Expertise in content research, instructional design, and delivery methods.
Expertise with eLearning authoring, graphic design, and audiovisual software.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN43509B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: Hybrid: selected candidate must live within driving distance of the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Department: 01389 - Financial & Business Services
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $55,000-$60,000 DOE
Close Date: 2/5/2026
Open Until Filled:

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/191583