Instructional Designer (InDesign) - Contract

At Interplay we believe the skilled trades and industrial crafts workforce deserves training that keeps them safe, confident and ready for the job in front of them. Together with Industrial Training International (ITI), the global leader in specialized industrial learning solutions, we combine instructor-led training, online simulations, AI, and VR to help organizations and educational institutions upskill faster, reduce risk, and increase operational readiness.

We’ve helped train nearly 600,000 people and counting and and we’re building the workforce that keeps the physical world running.

Visit interplaylearning.com to learn more.

Interplay Ethos:

At Interplay, we love what we do. We embrace our daily challenge to push technological limits to invent better ways to make learning easier and training more powerful. We attract passionate people and invite spirited discourse. We celebrate that our jobs fit our lives, not the inverse. We are uncompromising in our belief that together: we can build better training, build better careers and build better lives for customers and our team.

Our culture is grounded in these ethos, hear more about them from our CEO and founder, Doug Donovan.

Awards & Recognition:

• 2026 & 2025, Forbes, America’s Best Startup Employers
• 2026, TIME, World’s Top EdTech Companies
• 2026, Inc. 5000, Fastest-Growing U.S. Companies (2025, 2022, 2018)
• 2024, Best Midsize Places to Work In Austin
• 2024, Facilitiesnet Readers’ Choice Award Winners for Software
• 2024, AHR Expo Innovation Awards Winners for Software

Interplay uses AI to support the recruiting/hiring process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.

Position: Instructional Designer – Contract

On this 3+ month project, you’ll join our team as an extension of our existing Instructor-Led Training (ILT) instructional design and curriculum function, quickly getting up to speed and making an immediate impact. You’ll help build ILT courses at the forefront of skilled trades education—creating practical, timely learning experiences that develop the skills needed to keep our physical world running.

As an Instructional Designer, you’ll translate strategic content and technical expertise into high-impact, measurable learning experiences that drive skill mastery. Working closely with subject matter experts and internal teams, you’ll develop accurate, engaging ILT curricula in InDesign, including student workbooks, trainer materials, assessments, and activities.

You’ll bring structure and clarity to complex content, creating a cohesive learning journey that is practical, engaging, and competitive in the skilled trades training market.

Contract Details

• Duration: Approximately 3 months (Mid-October 2026 through January/February 2027)
• Hours: 30–40 hours per week during standard business hours
• Location: Remote, work from home
• Compensation: $35-$45/hr paid as 1099 nonemployee, compensation based on directly related experience and credentials

This is a 1099 Independent Contractor engagement governed by an Independent Contractor Agreement. The contractor will be responsible for their own:

• Federal, state, and local taxes, including any applicable self-employment taxes
• Insurance and other business-related expenses
• Computer, equipment, software, and other tools necessary to perform the work

The engagement is project-based and limited to the agreed scope, duration, and deliverables outlined in the Independent Contractor Agreement.

Invoicing: Contractor will submit invoices for hours worked on a monthly basis, in accordance with the Independent Contractor Agreement.

What you’ll do:

Curriculum Design & Development

• Design engaging, effective instructor-led learning experiences, including interactive lessons, workshops, activities, and assessments.
• Write clear learning objectives, storyboard lessons, and develop assessments and activities that reinforce learning.

Instructional Strategy & Pedagogy

• Apply the ADDIE model and adult learning principles to create practical, learner-centered training.
• Transform technical and raw content into cohesive, engaging learning journeys that are easy to understand and apply.

Content Production & Tooling

• Use InDesign to develop high-quality learning materials.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Communicate clearly, collaborate effectively across function…