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Instructional Designer and Project Manager

chicago, il • Posted 5 days ago
Remote Part Time Education

This person will manage large eLearning development projects, holding milestone calendars, review cycles, and stakeholder communication, while also contributing hands-on instructional design work creating digital learning content. The role is fully remote at approximately 25 hours per week.

Responsibilities

Project Management

Manage large-scale eLearning development projects from kickoff through final delivery

Build and maintain project schedules, milestone calendars, and deliverable trackers

Coordinate designers, developers, SMEs, and client stakeholders across concurrent workstreams

Run review cycles, consolidate feedback, and keep revisions moving on schedule

Report status, flag risks early, and manage escalation paths with the engagement lead

Instructional Design

Design digital learning content including course structures, learning objectives, storyboards, and assessments

Develop eLearning modules in Articulate Rise 360

Collaborate with SMEs to translate source content into structured, learner-centered designs

Revise deliverables based on client and internal QA feedback

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated project management experience on large eLearning development projects

Instructional design experience creating digital learning content

Proficiency in Articulate Rise 360

Active Articulate 360 license (contractor must provide own license)

Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to balance PM duties and design work within a part-time schedule

Nice to Have

Experience designing or supporting VILT (virtual instructor-led training) and ILT (instructor-led training)

PMP or equivalent project management certification

Experience managing distributed contractor teams

Engagement Details

Classification: 1099 independent contractor

Hours: Approximately 25 hours per week

Rate: $63/hour

Location: Fully remote; Central time zone preferred

Schedule: Availability during standard daytime business hours for client and team meetings

Equipment and software: Contractor provides own computer and Articulate 360 license

This is a remote position.

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