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Instructional Systems Designer

Team Carney, Inc.
Alexandria, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/4/2026

At Team Carney, we don’t just deliver training; we provide Performance Acceleration®. For over 30 years, we’ve helped federal agencies and military partners—including the DoD, DOJ, and NASA—reach their full potential.
For this contract, Team Carney is seeking a high-performing Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) to support a client program. Our ISDs are highly motivated individuals whose primary responsibilities are to analyze, design, develop, and maintain instructional content for web-based and/or instructor-led courses and related training products; and nurture, build and sustain strategic client partnerships. 

Key Information:

The position is REMOTE. However, travel may be required to attend a pilot or curriculum review. 
 


The Role and Responsibilities: 

  • For ILT courses, conduct ongoing curriculum maintenance, revision, and course evaluation in accordance with government-issued style guides and requirements
  • For asynchronous elearning courses, conduct course validation study/analysis, design, development, testing, and compliance on LMS, evaluation, and course revisions in accordance with Government-issued style guides and requirements
  • Apply the ADDIE methodology in accordance with government-issued style guides and requirements. 
  • Collaborate with the client to conduct a comprehensive Training Needs Analysis (TNA) that identifies competencies, training requirements, goals, learning objectives, topics, instructional strategies, media selection, and training recommendations 
  • Support new development through front-end analysis, training design plans, storyboards, assessments, and course pilots
  • Develop detailed course design documents that include the course content outline, media treatments, technical specifications, assessment strategy, instructional materials and recommended design approach for the course
  • Develop, monitor, and maintain Kirkpatrick Level I, II, and III evaluations for courses in your prevue
  • Other support may also include the creation of templates, job aids, process documentation, or supporting tuition assistance program, mandatory training support, or the evaluations team, and reporting progress to leadership monthly or as needed
  • Ensure eLearning and Instructor-led instructional materials meet 508 compliance standards and all other education and training requirements
Minimum Qualifications to Succeed:
  • U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass a government background check.
  • Minimum of five years of instructional design experience, with both E-learning/traditional design and development.
  • Must have college credits in learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology, instructional design practices, educational evaluation, instructional product development and technology education in training (minimum of 24 credit hours)
  • Experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, and Teams
  • Proficient in Articulate Storyline and Rise
  • Experience working with federal government clients
Preferred Requirements:
  • Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Instructional Design
Why Team Carney?
  • Work-Life Harmony: A remote schedule that respects your time
  • Get Out and Learn: We give you $200/year to learn anything—from pottery to coding
  • Get Out and Run: We give you $200/year to stay active in fitness events
  • Invested in Your Future: $5,000 annual tuition assistance, student loan repayment, and 401k matching
  • Full Support: 11 paid holidays, 6 weeks of paid parental leave, and premium BCBS medical/dental/vision options
Salary Range for all company positions: $50,125 - $185,650*
*Actual salary is determined by a combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, location, and clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability.

Veteran/Disabled/EEO
 

Carney offers a full suite of benefits to our employees, including:
• Multiple medical options (BCBS CareFirst)
• Dental (BCBS CareFirst)
• Vision insurance (BCBS CareFirst)
• Carney paid life and disability
• 401k with match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Spending Accounts
• Paid time off
• 11 paid holidays
• Education/Tuition Assistance
• Buy-up Plans (additional life, disability, etc.)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Carney also offers these additional benefits as part of our commitment to valuing employees:
• Parental leave (six weeks paid)
• Student loan repayment
• Get Out and Learn (up to $200 annually to learn almost anything!)
• Get Out and Run (up to $200 annually to participate in fitness events!)
• Ad hoc training/professional development access
We encourage you to learn more about Carney and our total benefits by visiting the www.teamcarney.com

Veterans/Disabled  




 

Salary : $50,125 - $185,650

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