Senior Learning Designer

🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $70K - $75K 💻 Instructional Design 🗓️ November 8th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

The University at Buffalo is hiring a Senior Learning Designer. The role involves collaborating with faculty and staff to design and develop high-quality courses for credit and non-credit academic programs, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards and supporting both online and in-class learning environments.

Highlights

Serve as a course design expert in the university's Learning Management System (LMS) by creating, editing courses, and providing user support.
Collaborate with faculty and staff to identify learning needs and apply appropriate instructional technologies.
Design and develop training materials, documentation, and professional development courses.
Work with internal teams on strategic initiatives aligning courses with curriculum, enrollment goals, and accreditation standards.
Ensure course content complies with Title II ADA, W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and SUNY Online Course Quality Review Rubric (OSCQR).
Provide recommendations for inclusive and diverse course design.
Preferred expertise with LMS platforms such as Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, or Brightspace; experience with HTML and CSS is desirable.
Master's degree with at least 3 years of related experience in higher education instructional design preferred.
Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and 2 years of relevant experience, along with strong communication skills.
Salary range is $70,000 - $75,000 for this full-time position in the Academic Operations Department.