Education · Oklahoma City, OK

Instructional Designer jobs in Oklahoma City, OK

Instructional designers turn subject-matter expertise into courses and training programs, applying learning science to design materials, assessments, and e-learning experiences.

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$24–$47/hr
Typical pay range
$69k
Median, full-time

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Civil Designer - Energy

Larson Design Group · Oklahoma City, OK · Full-time

About Us At Larson Design Group (LDG), we’re more than an award-winning Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting firm; we’re a team of passionate professionals united by a bold purpose: creatively shaping our world. Fro…

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Visual Merchandisers/Store Designers

Lifted, an Upwork Company™ · Oklahoma City, OK · Temporary

About Lifted Lifted partners with enterprise companies to help them scale smarter. We offer a single solution designed to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent. For talent in our network, Lifted provides ac…

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Packaging Designers

Lifted, an Upwork Company™ · Oklahoma City, OK · Temporary

About Lifted Lifted partners with enterprise companies to help them scale smarter. We offer a single solution designed to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent. For talent in our network, Lifted provides ac…

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Animator

Life.Church · Edmond, OK

support graphics for the weekend experience, for ministry teams, and other Life.Church campaigns and initiatives while identifying new design techniques that could be useful for the organization. The Animator utilizes th…

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What instructional designers earn in Oklahoma City

Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives

ExperienceHourlyAnnual, full-time
Entry level $24–$30 $49k–$62k
Mid level $29–$38 $61k–$78k
Senior $37–$47 $76k–$98k

Adjusted for the Oklahoma City market from national ranges.

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What employers ask for

The skills these listings keep naming

Learning objectives and assessmentCurriculum design (ADDIE, SAM)E-learning authoring (Storyline, Rise)LMS administrationSME collaborationVisual and UX sensibilityWriting and editingProject managementLearning analytics
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Interview questions worth rehearsing

With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for

Walk me through your design process for a new course, start to finish.

Ground it in a real project: needs analysis, objectives, design decisions, build, and evaluation. Name your model but do not hide behind it.

How do you work with a subject-matter expert who wants to include everything?

Show diplomacy plus method: return to the objectives, ask what learners must do afterward, and move nice-to-know content to references.

How do you measure whether your training actually worked?

Go beyond completion rates: assessment performance, behavior change, or business metrics. A Kirkpatrick-style example with real numbers is strong.

What authoring tools do you use, and can you show samples?

Name your stack, such as Storyline, Rise, Camtasia, or Figma, and have a portfolio ready. Expect to explain design choices in one sample.

Tell me about a project where the timeline or scope collapsed. What did you do?

Show prioritization: protecting the core learning outcome, cutting polish before substance, and communicating tradeoffs early.

How do you design for accessibility?

Mention concrete practices: captions, alt text, color contrast, keyboard navigation, and WCAG or Section 508 familiarity. Specifics beat intentions.

How are you thinking about AI tools in your design workflow?

Show pragmatism: where AI speeds drafting or asset creation, and where human judgment on accuracy and pedagogy stays essential.

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Resume tips that move the needle

For instructional designers specifically — generic advice costs you here

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Link to a portfolio with two or three course samples and briefly note your role and the measured result for each.

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Name your tool stack explicitly: Articulate Storyline, Rise, Captivate, Camtasia, and the LMS platforms you have administered.

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Quantify scale and outcomes: courses shipped, learners served, completion or assessment gains, or reduced training time.

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Show your process literacy by naming models (ADDIE, SAM, backward design) in context of real projects, not as buzzwords.

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Include relevant credentials such as an instructional design masters, ATD certification, or CPTD where you have them.

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Where this role goes

Typical progression

01 Instructional Design Assistant
02 Instructional Designer
03 Senior Instructional Designer
04 Learning Experience Manager
05 Director of Learning & Development
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