Instructional Designer Product Training

Placement Type:

Temporary

Salary:

$30-32.81 Hourly

Start Date:

Jun 22, 2026

Job Title: Instructional Designer Product Training (Contract)

Position Type: Contract (Through end of the year, with high potential for extension and/or permanent conversion)

Work Mode: Hybrid / Onsite (4 days onsite per week, MondayThursday preferred)

Location: Kohler, WI area

Experience Level: Mid-level (~2 years of experience)

We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, and highly organized Instructional Designer to elevate our product training and digital learning initiatives. Joining an industry-leading global brand, you wont just be creating text-heavy corporate slideshowsyou will build high-energy, visually compelling, 10-minute micro-learning modules that bridge the gap between technical product specifications and customer-facing teams.

This role sits at the intersection of traditional adult learning design and modern content creation. You will leverage cutting-edge AI video generators, translation software, and rapid development tools to launch 12 premium modules per month, ensuring our internal showroom staff and external vendor network are fully equipped for global product launches.

• Rapid Module Production: Design and develop 12 short-form (10-minute) micro-learning modules per month specifically supporting upcoming product launches and technical line updates.
• Content Elevation: Review, declutter, and revamp existing product training content, transforming dense installation and manufacturing instructions into clean, accessible, and interactive media.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with busy Product Managers, Category Experts, and Showroom Teams to conduct needs assessments and extract technical data.
• Tech-Driven Content Scale: Utilize AI avatar video generation (Synthesia) and Articulate-native AI tools to accelerate content creation and localize training materials for a massive global audience.
• Asset & Analytics Management: Maintain, audit, and clean the divisions SharePoint sites. Build tracking metrics and feedback forms using Microsoft Forms to monitor who is being assigned modules and analyze learner performance.
• Event & Travel Support: Provide lightweight administrative and project support for customer events, executive trips, and calendar coordination as related to regional training programs.

• Education: Bachelors degree in Instructional Design, Education, Communication, or a related field.
• Experience: Approximately 2+ years of dedicated experience creating e-learning content, ideally in a fast-paced product, consumer goods, or manufacturing environment.
• The Tech Stack:

  • Expertise in Articulate 360 (Storyline and Rise) and advanced PowerPoint.

  • Proficiency across Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, and Microsoft Forms).
  • Experience with or strong desire to learn modern visual tools like Canva and AI video/avatar generation software (e.g., Synthesia).
• Speed & Agility: A true self-starter who operates with a high sense of urgency, comfortably juggling multiple moving deadlines without sacrificing an eagle-eye attention to detail.
• High Sociability: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; comfortable reaching out to diverse stakeholders and maintaining a highly collaborative, positive attitude.
• Growth Mindset: A continual learner with an innate desire to build, track, manage, and eventually lead training workflows.

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