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Instructional Designer How to Apply If you have any questions about this position, please contact Human Resources. October 2025, Position Start Date is December 1, 2025. Position Summary: The Instructional Designer supports Gateway’s online education program by managing the development and maintenance of high-quality online courses. Responsibility relates to all courses offered fully online for credit and does not include direct responsibility for hybrid courses supervised by a local campus dean or director. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The following duties are considered essential to the job. With or without reasonable accommodation, qualified individuals must have the ability to: Manage online course development projects from beginning to end, including the preparation, planning, production, and post-production stages. Work closely with Subject Matter Experts (i.e., instructors) to design effective, pedagogically sound online course content. Promote continuous improvement of the online learning experience for both students and instructors. Establish course evaluation methods and conduct regular reviews of online courses to ensure instructional effectiveness and alignment with Gateway Online’s quality standards rubric. Explore, assess, and recommend new educational technologies and instructional design strategies to enhance online education. Provide training and support for online instructors in the use of educational technologies as needed. Import and edit online curriculum prior to the start of each semester. Communicate with faculty regarding course developments and updates to ensure online course curriculum is ready for students each semester. Provide training and support for online instructors in the use of the Learning Management System (LMS) and assembling course elements, including files, quizzes, videos, assignments, gradebook setup, and educational technologies. Maintain and manage the LMS, including course setup, troubleshooting, and user support. Create course content and interactive learning objects using web-based programming languages such as HTML, CSS, H5P, jQuery, and JavaScript (where deemed appropriate). Apply design principles to various learning resources and course assets by utilizing tools such as PowerPoint, infographics, and video. Maintain and manage a database of online course evaluation results, identifying opportunities for improvement or redevelopment. Maintain and manage a database of online learning objects (Learning Object Repository). Collaborate with the Director of Online Education to design and maintain on-site studio for video production. Schedule and assist in preparation of the studio for professor recordings and video creation. Collaborate with team members across the organization to expand the use of online educational technologies. Perform other duties as assigned. Core Values : Gateway Seminary is a confessional institution owned by the Southern Baptist Convention. While the seminary serves the larger evangelical Christian community, employees must embrace the values and standards the seminary represents as it fulfills its mission of shaping Christian leaders. Employees are expected to abide by the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, as well as our bylaws, and be an active member in their local church. To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: Service: Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to requests for assistance; meets commitments. Interpersonal Skills: Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things. Technical Skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others. Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings. Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information. Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed; promotes atmosphere of constant improvement. Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; works well in group problem solving situations. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The candidate must possess a strong commitment to the mission of Gateway Seminary. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience: The minimum requirements for this position is a Bachelor’s degree (or higher) from four-year college or university in Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Graphic Design/Videography, or related educational/instructional field, with two years of experience in instructional design. A Master’s degree (or higher) in Bible, Theology, or related field, with a minimum of three years of experience in instructional design and/or project management is preferred. Skills: Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak and perform effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Software: Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, etc.

• Familiarity with online education and learning management systems.
• Knowledgeable about file formats of documents, images, and videos as well as skill in converting those files as needed.
• Demonstrates ability to use various educational technology tools such as Zoom, Camtasia, Snagit, and Adobe products.
• Ability to accomplish basic video editing (cutting, adding various media assets, including transitions, annotating, etc.)
• Ability to design various graphic assets for online learning resources (i.e. PowerPoint / Keynote.)
• Ability to create files and interactive learning objects using web-based programming languages such as HTML, CSS, H5P, jQuery, and JavaScript.

Other Skills and abilities: Displays the following qualities: organized, task-oriented, and gives attention to detail. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, kneel, crouch, climb, balance, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee should be capable of lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds. Specific vision requirements of this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet, though moderate noise can occur at meetings and social events. It is a well-lighted, heated, and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation. #J-18808-Ljbffr Gateway Seminary

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