Position Title: Senior Learning Designer
Classification Title: Instructional Support Technician
Department: Academic Operations
Position Type: UUP Professional
Job Type: Full-Time
Campus: North Campus
Salary Range: $70,000 – $75,000

Position Summary

The University at Buffalo School of Management seeks to hire a Senior Learning Designer. The Designer works with the team in the Academic Operations Department on the development of courses for credit and non-credit academic programs. The Designer ensures that courses are consistent with university and external standards to achieve student learning outcomes and to ensure that learning materials and environment meet Title II Accessibility standards. The Designer works with the faculty and staff to engage students and promote their learning via various instructional technologies for both online and in-classroom environments. This position reports to the Manager of Instructional Technologies in the School of Management.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a course design expert in UB’s Learning Management System (LMS) by creating and editing courses, and by providing guidance and direct user support to faculty and staff throughout the instructional design process.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to identify learning needs, objectives, and appropriate instructional technology methodologies to assist in creating high-quality, interactive courses for both face-to-face and online learning environments.
• Design and develop new training materials, user documentation, faculty and staff guides and professional development courses; conduct or assist with training and workshops as needed.
• Collaborate with Manager of Instructional Technologies, University staff and other internal staff members on strategic initiatives to create courses that align with course, program/degree curriculum, enrollment goals, accreditation and accessibility requirements.
• Support content creation and review various course or learning materials for Title II ADA compliance, W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and the SUNY Online Course Quality Review Rubric (OSCQR).
• Provide suggestions for inclusive and diverse course design; suggest or design course materials

About the University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day.

The University at Buffalo is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with a disability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with diverse populations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree with three (3) or more years of experience in higher education, ideally at a Research 1 institution, in the areas of instructional design, direct instructional support, or user support for a learning management system.
• Strong organizational skills and experience related to instructional design, course building, or support of a learning management system required.
• Demonstrated expertise with all aspects instructional design and course building in at least one of the common learning management systems such as Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, or Brightspace. HTML and CSS experience is also desirable.
• University-level teaching experience, with at least 3-5 years in a post-secondary classroom setting.

Additional Salary Information

The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.

Posting Dates

Posted: 11/06/2026
Deadline for Internal Applicants: 11/20/2026
Deadline for External Applicants: 12/05/2026

Documents Needed To Apply: Cover Letter, Resume. Number of References Required: 3