The Smart Effect · 23 hours ago
Senior Instructional Designer
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expThe Smart Effect, LLC is developing a groundbreaking curriculum that teaches small businesses how to win government contracts. They are seeking a Lead Instructional Designer who will design instructional architecture, create meaningful learning objectives, and develop assessments that measure real capability.
Management Consulting
Hiring Manager
Tonya A. Glenn
Responsibilities
Design the instructional architecture for 10 curriculum modules (ADDIE/SAM methodology)
Create learning objectives that actually mean something
Develop assessments that measure real capability, not just attendance
Design interactive exercises—case studies, workshops, role-plays—that work for adults who have businesses to run
Build facilitator guides so detailed that anyone can deliver this curriculum consistently
Qualification
Required
5+ years designing curriculum for adult learners (government/small business experience = bonus points)
Deep knowledge of adult learning principles (if you can explain Knowles' Andragogy without putting us to sleep, you're already ahead)
Experience designing for facilitator-led delivery (not self-paced e-learning—this is different)
Portfolio showing interactive, experiential learning design
Ability to create materials that work equally well in-person AND virtually
Company
The Smart Effect
The Smart Effect, LLC is a boutique consulting firm dedicated to helping small to mid-sized enterprises improve execution and scale through high-performance operating systems.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase