Overview
Senior Instructional Tech Designer Jobs in Charlotte, USA at TIAA
The Senior Instructional Tech Designer delivers high-impact learning experiences and elevates the team’s capability through consultation, team leadership, and mentoring.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Consult with stakeholders to diagnose needs, recommend approaches, and shape scope, timeline, and success measures
- Lead complex Design projects in partnership with internal L&D teammates or internal clients from intake through launch.
- Design and develop learning experiences end-to-end across digital and blended formats.
- Produce high-quality visual and multimedia deliverables that make complex content clear and usable. (graphics, layouts, infographics, motion graphics, and video).
- Design and develop video, motion graphics, and interactive media beyond basics.
- Develop presentations for high-visibility audiences, ensuring effective messaging, engaging design, and alignment with Brand standards.
- Maintain and publish learning content in SharePoint, improving usability and consistency of learner-facing pages.
- Apply accessibility standards in learning and visual design.
- Incorporate feedback and data to continuously improve learning effectiveness and learner experience.
- Contribute to templates, asset libraries, and standards that improve consistency and speed.
- Set and reinforce design standards (instructional + visual) through reviews and coaching.
- Upskill and mentor teammates through feedback, examples, and hands-on guidance.
- Improve team workflows, templates, and reusable assets to increase quality and efficiency at scale
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of professional experience designing digital experiences and producing visual and multimedia deliverables.
- Knowledge of adult learning design principles.
- Demonstrated consultative skill (needs analysis, solution recommendation, influencing without authority).
- Strong visual design fundamentals (layout, typography, visual hierarchy, brand alignment).
- Experience working in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment with multiple concurrent projects.
- Clear communication and strong stakeholder partnership skills.
- A curious, innovative, creative mindset for exploring new ways to improve design and development.
- Advanced tool fluency with:
- Adobe Creative Cloud (e.g., Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere)
- Video/animation tools
- Course authoring tools
- SharePoint development
Preferred qualifications
- Experience establishing design standards and conducting structured quality reviews.
- Experience working with global teams and various stakeholders.
- Experience developing learning in course authoring tools and support publishing workflows in an LMS/LXP environment.
- Web development for learning delivery (HTML/CSS/JS).
- Experience with generative AI development tools.
Educational Requirements
- University (Degree) Preferred
Work Experience
- 3+ Years Required; 5+ Years Preferred
Physical Requirements
- Physical Requirements:
Sedentary Work
Career Level
7IC
Related Skills
Business Acumen, Communication, Consultative Communication, Digital Savviness, Influence, Innovation, Program Measurement, Story Telling, Talent Development, Vendor / Partner Management
Anticipated Posting End Date:
Base Pay Range: $87,400/yr – $110,900/yr
Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).
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Company Overview
Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years, TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity, today we’re a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But we’re not just another legacy financial services firm. We’re fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.
Our Culture of Impact
At TIAA, we’re on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow’s challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values:
Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen’s entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work…
Title: Senior Instructional Tech Designer
Company: TIAA
Location: Charlotte, USA
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