Instructional Designer

Source One is a consulting services company and we’re currently looking for the following individual to work as an on-site consultant to an autonomous vehicle company in San Francisco, CA.

* We are not able to work with third-party companies for this role.

Title: Instructional Designer (Contract)

Pay Rate: $67.78/hour (W-2)

Overview: Seeking an Instructional Designer to support the BaseOPS Technical Training team for an innovative autonomous mobility company. In this role, you will collaborate with subject matter experts and cross-functional stakeholders to design, develop, and deliver engaging learning solutions that prepare teams to safely operate, service, and support autonomous vehicle technologies.

The ideal candidate is an experienced instructional designer with a strong foundation in adult learning principles, exceptional content development skills, and the ability to translate complex technical information into effective, scalable learning experiences that drive measurable business results.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design and develop engaging learning solutions that align instructional objectives with business goals and technical training requirements.

- Partner with subject matter experts (SMEs) and cross-functional teams to create blended learning curricula, including Instructor-Led Training (ILT), Virtual Instructor-Led Training (vILT), Online Learning (OLT), workshops, and eLearning.

- Develop interactive eLearning content using tools such as Articulate 360 (Rise and Storyline), Camtasia, Vyond, Canva, and Adobe Creative Suite.

- Apply instructional design best practices and adult learning principles to create learner-centered experiences.

- Evaluate training effectiveness through learner assessments, feedback, and performance metrics, continuously improving content based on results.

- Produce learning materials that adhere to company branding, documentation standards, and style guidelines.

- Streamline content development by leveraging templates, standardized processes, and authoring tools to improve efficiency while maintaining quality.

- Collaborate with product experts, service leaders, program managers, and technicians to ensure training reflects current products, processes, and strategic priorities.

- Facilitate planning sessions and synthesize stakeholder feedback into actionable instructional strategies.

- Travel up to 15% to support training initiatives across business locations.

Required Qualifications:

- 6–8 years of instructional design experience with expertise in blended learning, including ILT, vILT, OLT, and eLearning.

- Strong understanding of adult learning theory and instructional design methodologies.

- Experience designing engaging technical training for complex products or processes.

- Excellent writing, communication, collaboration, and project management skills.

- Strong conceptual design abilities with the capability to visualize learner journeys and instructional flows.

- Experience developing learning evaluation plans and measuring training effectiveness.

- Proficiency with Articulate 360 (Rise & Storyline), Camtasia, Vyond, Canva, and Adobe Creative

Suite.

- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Engineering, or a related

field.

- Portfolio demonstrating instructional design work.

Preferred Qualifications:

- 2 years of experience in the automotive, electric vehicle (EV), collision repair, or related technical industry.

- Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating with cross-functional technical teams.

- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal supervision.

A WBENC (woman owned) certified company; Source One provides a full range of professionals to the Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Defense, Technology, Financial Services, Retail & Manufacturing, and Energy & Transportation industries nationwide.