About Oakton College:

Educate. Empower. Transform

At Oakton College, we know education changes lives – and that starts with the people who make it happen. For more than 50 years, we’ve built a welcoming and inclusive community where students from all backgrounds and experiences thrive.

We’re looking for passionate educators, professionals and leaders to join our team. Whether in the classroom, student support, or behind the scenes, your talents and expertise will make a difference and shape the future.

We provide dynamic learning environments that empower students and employees alike with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie and a Health Careers Education Center in Evanston.

As a proud institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Oakton is more than a college – it’s a place where innovation, equity and lifelong learning drive everything we do. We value diverse perspectives and embrace new ideas and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and student-centered culture.

Explore career opportunities at Oakton College.

Job Description:

Basic Function and Responsibilities:

Under the leadership of the Director of Online Curriculum and Instruction, the Instructional Designer (ID) for Online Curriculum and Instruction enhances the quality of all online courses at Oakton by working closely with faculty from the design phase to finished product. The Instructional Designer is the design expert who guides the subject matter expert (SME) in the development and refinement of courses that adhere to Oakton College standards in quality online course delivery in a variety of modalities.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Actively reach out to the faculty to assist in designing high-quality web-based learning environments that consider accessibility, universal design principles, and equity-minded pedagogy.
• Serve as a Quality Matters (QM) liaison to the QM organization, certification leader, and implementer of the Oakton QM initiative.
• Develop multi-media instructional tutorials and learning objects for use in faculty development.
• Evaluate the instructional effectiveness and quality of technology-enhanced courses
• Design and evaluate online instructional resources.
• Collaborate with other members of the online learning team, particularly the Principal Manager of Online Learning Outcomes and Achievement.
• Conduct design-related faculty professional development workshops and training.
• Collaborate with other entities of the campus, such as Curriculum and Instruction, the Center for Teaching Innovation, Information Technology, and academic departments to improve teaching and learning educational technologies.
• The ID participates in regional/national organizations and researches to stay current with trends and best practices in online learning.

Requirements:

Qualifications and Working Conditions:

• Master’s degree in Education, Instructional Technologies, Library Science, Media Arts or related field from an accredited college or university is required.
• One-year of experience in related work environment with distance education technologies and instructional design.
• Experience in an online learning environment either as an Instructor of Record, Teaching Assistant, or a student.
• Working knowledge of Desire2Learn or other online learning management system.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies utilized in online and blended learning environments.
• Working knowledge of accessibility issues and Universal Design.
• Solid understanding of instructional design and learning theories and ability to communicate them effectively to faculty.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to supervise and track multiple ongoing projects simultaneously and independently.
• Excellent public speaking skills, including the ability to provide training sessions for large and small groups.
• Proficient user of multi-media authoring tools, video and audio editing skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain cordial and effective communications with faculty, departments, colleges and other campus stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2-3 years of experience in related work environment with distance education technologies and instructional design
• Knowledge of multi-modality delivery (synchronous, hybrid, HyFlex)
• Knowledge or implementation of online teaching standards (such as Quality Matters)

Physical Demands:    

Work is performed in a general office environment. Little or no exposure to adverse working conditions.

Additional Information:

Supervision received: 

Functional supervision is received from the Principal Manager of Online Learning Outcomes and Achievement.  Administrative supervision is received from the Director of Online Curriculum and Instruction.

Supervision exercised:  None

Oakton College is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we seek a broad spectrum of candidates, including minorities, veterans, women and people with disabilities. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Oakton is committed to maintaining an environment free from harassment and discrimination for all and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (gender), sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, and reprisal or any other protected status. Further, Oakton does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any educational, employment, or extracurricular activity.

Out-of-State Employment Defined:

Oakton College’s primary location of operation is in the state of Illinois. An “out-of-state employee” is defined as an employee of Oakton College whose primary work location is outside of the state of Illinois. State taxes, employment tax, and worker’s compensation provisions vary from state to state and require payroll compliance with these various rules.

Allowable States for Out-of-State Employment:

All employees must maintain their primary residence in Illinois, Indiana, or a reciprocal state with Illinois. Reciprocal states include Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Illinois has tax agreements with these reciprocal states. Employees may have their primary residence in Indiana since Indiana is adjacent to Illinois.

Salary: $60,189

Hours:  Monday – Friday 8:15 am – 5:00 pm 

Based on the needs of the college and with Administrator approval, some positions at the college may have a hybrid schedule option available after 30 working days.

Application Instructions:

For further details, visit our website at www.oakton.edu and select the Employment link to view Employment Opportunities.

Please be sure to have a current resume, cover letter, and list of, at least, three (3) professional references with contact information prepared to submit with your application.

Oakton College conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment. Convictions are not a bar to employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with state and federal law and in accordance with the Illinois Department of Human Rights Conviction Record Protection Act of March 2021.

Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.