Remote: Learning & Development/Instructional Design Advisor

Overview

We’re seeking an experienced learning and development professional who is passionate about making a significant impact across diverse sectors, including the Federal Government, non-profit, and commercial industries. Ideal candidates will possess a Master’s degree and over 6 years of experience in crafting, developing, and deploying educational content within environments such as higher education, human resources, or corporate training. While consulting experience is a bonus, it's not mandatory. We are an innovative, fast-paced boutique consulting firm with a highly collaborative and supportive human-centered culture. We value experienced, creative, and proactive problem solvers who thrive in a collaborative setting. As a new member of our team, you will dive into a variety of projects, working both as part of a team and independently on critical deliverables. We seek individuals who are not only strategic thinkers but also meticulous executors. Ideal candidates are robust communicators who are open to continuous feedback, iteration, and adaptation, ready to tackle challenges head-on and drive meaningful change.

About Us

Frontier Design partners with brave leaders to imagine and build what’s next across the U.S. Government, with leading AI labs, for Fortune 500 firms, and in partnership with non-profits, universities and foundations. We build:

• Learning and development experiences that transform organizations
• Secure and responsible AI models
• Measurable impact for mission-driven organizations
• Data tools that surface actionable insight

Our L/D practice inspires clients to unlock learner potential, unleash workforces, break through boundaries and transform skillsets. We specialize in :

• Learning Strategy: We build human-centered learning ecosystems that grow talent and become a force of transformation
• Curriculum Design: We design curriculum for real people doing real work so capabilities and confidence grow at every level
• Leadership Development: Great leadership doesn’t just happen - we cultivate it by igniting self-awareness and deepening influence, equipping leaders to shape what’s next
• Expert Facilitation: With expert facilitation, we create the conditions for collaboration, trust and transformative breakthroughs
• Learning Assessment: We illuminate learning impact, uncover growth opportunities, and inform smart, strategic decisions that move people and mission forward
• Future-Ready Learning Systems: We integrate learning management tools, AI, and digital platforms to ensure every employee has access to high-quality, meaningful development opportunities

Our interdisciplinary team is creative and analytical, combining our expertise as engineers, instructional designers, evaluators, strategists, innovators and storytellers. We believe in delivering radical value, delighting our clients with exceptional quality and wowing them with our cost-effectiveness. Our company culture sets us apart from our peers, unleashing colleagues to be their best selves – bold, empowered leaders with a lot of heart!

• We work globally and locally in the U.S., with a wide variety of world-class organizations across industries including federal and state governments, non-profit organizations, academia, foundations and the private sector. While headquartered in Alexandria, VA, our organizational construct is largely “virtual”, which offers us the opportunity to employ remarkable talent regardless of physical location. For team members in the Washington, DC area, we utilize shared office spaces for in-person meetings as needed. To learn more about Frontier Design please visit www.imaginefrontier.com

Requirements

Frontier Instructional Designer Roles, Responsibilities & Requirements Required Education and Experience

• Master's Degree in Instructional Design or Instructional Technology, Learning Design and Technology, Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, Curriculum and Instruction, Human Resource Development with a focus on Instructional Design, or equivalent or Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP), Certified Instructional Designer/Developer (CIDD), Certified Instructional Designer (C.I.D.).
• 6+ years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing instructional content focused on adult learning within settings such as higher education, human resources, or corporate environments.

Responsibilities

Learning and Development and Instructional Design

• Design, develop, and implement instructional content focused on adult learning within settings such as higher education, human resources, or corporate environments.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of learning interventions and making data-driven improvements based on feedback and performance data. This could include conducting needs assessments, learner evaluations, or program evaluations.
• Design and develop a range of learning materials, including e-learning modules, instructor-led training materials, videos, simulations, a