Job Description
Arizona State University
Learning Experience Designer
Off-Campus: Phoenix
JR114209
End Date: November 14, 2025
Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Job Description:
Salary Range: $62,000 - $68,000 per year; depending on experience.
The Thunderbird School of Global Management is seeking a Learning Experience Designer to support the design and delivery of engaging, learner-centered educational experiences across online, hybrid, and immersive formats. Central to this role is providing expertise in the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring effective setup and maintenance of courses each semester, supporting smooth functionality and consistent learner experience. Working closely with faculty, subject matter experts, and academic leadership, the Learning Experience Designer will apply instructional design principles, leverage emerging technologies, and promote accessibility and quality in course development.
Applicant must be eligible to work in the United States; ASU Thunderbird School of Global Management will not be sponsor for this position.
Essential Duties:
- Support new faculty during onboarding by providing access to prior course materials, coordinating with relevant units to facilitate their systemsâ access, and offering introductory training on essential course management tasks.
- Collaborate with faculty to update syllabi using the most current institutional template, ensuring alignment with university policies and course objectives.
- Build and refresh Canvas course shells each semester, ensuring current syllabi, assignments, and due dates are accurately reflected, and maintain supplemental course materials such as course packs to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Set up and manage Canvas gradebooks with correct weighting and categories and provide troubleshooting support for faculty on grading and submission issues.
Additional Duties:
- Assist faculty in developing or refining course learning outcomes and ensure alignment between instructional content, course objectives, and program learning outcomes.
- Collaborate with faculty to design and develop effective learning materials and assessments that meet course, institutional, and accreditation standards.
- Provide basic video editing and media support to enhance instructional materials as needed.
Desired Qualifications:
- Exceptional attention to detail with a consistent focus on accuracy and precision.
- Demonstrated proficiency in building, maintaining, and troubleshooting courses within Canvas LMS.
- Experience in designing, developing, implementing, and revising online and hybrid courses and instructional materials in higher education.
- Knowledge of instructional design principles and andragogical approaches across diverse audiences, environments, and modalities.
- Experience collaborating and providing consultation support to faculty and subject matter experts on instructional design, technology integration, and digital initiatives.
Working Environment:
- Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse (75%); required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work (10%)
- Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds (5%)
- Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts
- Ability to clearly communicate verbally, read, write, see and hear to perform essential functions.
Department Statement:
The Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University is one of the finest global leadership and global management schools in the world with both graduate and undergraduate students. Solutions for the planet mean developing problemâsolvers from around the globe. From our worldârenowned faculty representing six continents to hundreds of outstanding students who join us every year from around the world, the Thunderbird School of Global Management welcomes and encourages quality and great value. It is one of the top global leadership and global management schools in the country, highly ranked for academics, practical research, and student outcomes.
Driving Requirement:
Driving is not required for this position.
Location:
Off-Campus: Phoenix
Funding:
No Federal Funding
Instructions to Apply:
Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:
https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$14627.htmld
To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:
Cover letter
Resume/CV
Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.
Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.
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ASU Statement:
Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
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Background Check Statement:
ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.
Fingerprint Check Statement:
A fingerprint check is not required for this position.
About Arizona State University
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