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Instructional designer jobs remote7/21/2023 ![]() Join your local ATD (formerly ASTD) chapter if you have one. You need something to be able to demonstrate your skills. ![]() Start an online portfolio and demonstrate your skills in Storyline with those demos. Since you’ve already taken a course in Storyline, start by downloading the free trial of Storyline and building a few short demos. You could try Captivate too the cost for an annual subscription to Captivate is much less than Storyline’s purchase price (around $250). The easiest place to break into the field is on the e-learning development side, working with rapid development tools like Storyline. I don’t think it’s too late to switch careers, although you probably will never get enough experience as an ID to make tons of money in this field. Significantly updated and republished with a new title. Originally published under the title Telecommute Instructional Design Jobs. Read all my posts about Instructional Design Careers and my tips for working from home with a spouse and kid. What have your experiences been finding instructional design jobs where telecommuting is an option? Read more What advice would you give to someone looking for a remote instructional design job? Are there resources I should have suggested but left off my list? I know my list is fairly US-centric I’m just not at all familiar with what else is out there in the world. I haven’t used it myself, but someone I worked with at Cisco has had great luck finding long-term contracts via this site. On Articulate’s job board, you can filter for remote roles.Īs a general site for job searching, Indeed is helpful.įlexJobs is a paid job search site that covers all industries, but only telecommute or flexible positions. The eLearning Guild maintains a job board (I got one of my previous remote positions through this board). Look for other LinkedIn groups that share jobs as well. I moderate the eLearning Global Network: Jobs and Announcements group on LinkedIn. Having a solid LinkedIn profile is one of the best way to be found by recruiters. You can search and apply for many positions directly on LinkedIn. It lets you build your network and see how you’re connected to companies you might like to work for. I think anyone who is looking for a job should be on LinkedIn. Teamed, for example, regularly posts available positions. In addition, a few companies specialize in recruiting and placement within the learning and development field. Some LMS vendors have teams to create custom elearning using their systems (Blackboard is a big one). Search online for “elearning vendor” or “elearning company” to start a search. Smaller companies may only hire freelancers and subcontractors, but even mid-size companies have full-time roles. ![]() On the corporate side, companies that specialize in creating elearning for other organizations frequently hire remote instructional designers and elearning developers. allows you to filter for remote jobs when you search their listings. Right now, many universities are desperate for IDs to help move courses online. These are organizations who are used to having instructors work virtually, so they have the infrastructure in place already. One strategy is to look at online colleges and universities, including community colleges. I’ve been recruited in the past for jobs that required travel at the beginning and end of a project, plus perhaps occasionally during, but otherwise you could work from home. Finding remote workĪ Google search for “instructional design remote work” returns over 15 million hits, so there are things out there. That kind of flexibility in schedule and place will be a way to attract employees moving forward. ![]() One of my friends at that job worked most days from home she even got permission to work only half days, all of it from home, for several weeks when her daughter was sick and needed extra care. For example, during one contract, I worked from home 3 days a week. That doesn’t mean it will always be 100% remote. All the excuses that “this job can’t be done remotely” are going to be hard to justify. Folks who have gotten used to working from home aren’t going to to easily give up the flexibility and lack of time commuting. While I expect some work to return to office buildings after the pandemic and stay-at-home orders, I think employers will have to be more flexible. It used to be rare to find salaried positions that are 100% remote, but it’s becoming more common now. In total, I’ve been working remotely since 2006. Prior to that, I had jobs that allowed at least partial remote work. As an independent consultant, I have worked from home full time since 2011.
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