Affiliated Office Address

Baltimore, MD, United States

Requisition ID

122708

Date Created

October 08, 2026

Job Family

Learning Tech & Multimedia

Job Subfamily

Learning Technology

Job Function

Academic

Exempt Status

Exempt

Shift Type

Full Time

Schedule

Monday – Friday 8:30 – 5:00

Worksite

06-MD:School of Nursing

Work Modality

Remote: Not on-site or < 10% of hours worked on-site

We are seeking an Instructional Design Manager who will lead the instructional design team (including instructional designers and instructional technologists) to produce high-quality online courses and instructional assets delivered using advanced learning technologies. The manager will provide leadership in designing, developing and supporting online instruction, evaluating the effectiveness of that instruction, and planning for improvement that utilizes emerging best practices and innovations.

This position leads the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing’s instructional design team, which partners with faculty and subject matter experts to design, develop, and continuously improve courses and learning experiences across the school’s educational offerings. Reporting to the Director of Instructional Design, the Instructional Design Manager serves as the school’s lead instructional design liaison to its programs and initiatives

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Management and Supervision

• Hire and supervise instructional designers, instructional technologists and other part-time members of the instructional design team.
• Provide leadership to the instructional design team to produce pedagogically sound web-based courses by modeling effective instructional design, communicating with team members regarding required and completed tasks, outlining project plans, and providing status reports.
• Build a high functioning team that is highly collaborative with other departments to ensure that dependent processes between departments function optimally and that the student experience in online courses is of a high-quality befitting our nationally ranked programs.
• Develop instructional technologies project costs for grant and other related activities.
• Monitor and manage risks to achieve goals and minimize negative impacts on course development and other instructional activities.

Instructional Design and Evaluation Leadership

• Collaborate with the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning and other members of the Academic Team to formulate support and evaluation strategies for online programs and courses.
• Design production procedures to enable timely, efficient, consistent, and quality course development.
• Provide educational programs designed to enhance the pedagogical expertise of faculty teaching in all programs offered by the school.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of online instructional approaches used within the school’s courses and develop plans for continuous quality improvement with faculty and the instructional team.
• Provide solutions to instructional design related challenges using strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Apply Instructional Design project management best practices to lead team members through course development cycles.
• Produce reports regarding online courses for distribution to school and university administrators, including but not limited to course enrollments, evaluations, and schedules.
• Ensure that online courses, degree programs, and the delivery of distance learning are incompliance with university, state and federal regulations, guidelines and policies.

Instructional Design

• In addition to serving as the manager for the team, serves as the lead instructional design liaison for one or more academic programs within the school.
• Assist faculty in selection, use, design, and evaluation of web-based instructional strategies and technology.
• Use the latest tools and technologies for online course development.
• Assist faculty and instructional design team to use templates as a guideline for developing courses and modules.
• Working with Information Technology Services, provides documentation and training resources to students and faculty in the use of instructional technologies used to support online instruction.
• Assist with the writing and execution of grants to support the development of online courses or modules.
• Research current and upcoming technologies and delivery modalities to guide growth and relevance of the instructional design team.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Serve as the lead instructional design liaison to SON academic programs and coordinate design priorities across programs with program leadership and faculty.
• Lead course quality assurance using Quality Matters standards, including guiding the team and faculty through course reviews and improvement plans.
• Lead design and development of courses, including establishing and maintaining SON course templates and standards for consistency across programs.
• Turn strategy into operational procedures and workflows for the team.
• Support university and school-level planning, assessment, and evaluation processes with data and reporting on online course development and quality.
• Support strategic initiatives related to online learning quality, accessibility, learning analytics, faculty development, and continuous improvement of digital learning environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Education, or related field.
• Five years related experience including,
  • Supervisory experience and management skills.
  • Experience in instructional design and development with emphasis on designing both fully online and hybrid online academic courses.
  • Experience integrating technology into online instruction.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with academic course design, project management, and Storyline or other course authoring tools strongly preferred
• Record of publications and/or presentations related to instructional design, education, learning technology or other related fields.
• Familiarity with learning management systems (preferably Blackboard).
• Three or more years of experience managing a team of instructional designers through multiple concurrent course development projects.

Technical Qualifications & Specialized Certifications

• Should have membership/direct affiliation with professional associations and organizations that support future thinking around distance education.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• ADA Compliance – Advanced
• Adult Learning Principles – Advanced
• Educational Technologies – Advanced
• Instructional Strategies – Advanced
• Learning Management Systems – Advanced
• Learning Theory – Advanced
• Process Improvement – Advanced
• Project Management – Advanced

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

**Additional Information**:

• Cover Letter (Preferred): Applicants are encouraged to attach a cover letter describing their interest in the position and how their qualifications align with the role.
• Travel Requirement: Although this position is remote, occasional travel to the Baltimore campus is required for meetings and events.
• Work Schedule: The position requires availability to work Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Classified Title: Instructional Design Manager  

Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MF 

Starting Salary Range: $76,980 – 134,995Annually(105,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule:  Monday – Friday 8:30 – 5:00 M-F.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Remote

Department name: Academic Affairs 

Personnel area: School of Nursing 

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate’s geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees’ health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate’s conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.