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Instructional designer resume example

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This example follows a fictional high school science teacher with eight years in the classroom who is moving into corporate instructional design. Hiring managers in learning and development want proof the person can design for adults, use common authoring tools and measure results. The resume reframes lessons as learning programs, students as learners and grading as assessment design. A short portfolio section gives concrete samples, and the headline names the new role so no one has to guess what the person wants.

Modern template. Morgan Reyes is a fictional person; every detail is made up for this example.

Morgan Reyes

Instructional Designer | Curriculum Design, eLearning Development and Learner Assessment

Summary

Instructional designer with eight years designing and delivering learning programs for 150+ learners a year. Builds clear objectives, engaging activities and assessments that show what people learned. Uses Articulate Rise, Storyline and Canva, and has built three sample corporate modules for a portfolio.

Skills

ADDIE and backward design · Learning objectives and assessment · Articulate Rise and Storyline · Canva · Learning management systems · Facilitation · Needs analysis · Kirkpatrick evaluation

Experience

Science Teacher and Curriculum Lead, Public high school, suburban district 2019 to Present
  • Redesigned a year-long biology course around clear learning objectives, raising end-of-course pass rates from 81% to 90%.
  • Led a five-teacher team that built shared unit plans and assessments used by about 600 students a year.
  • Created 20 self-paced online lessons during remote learning, with short checks for understanding in each one.
  • Trained 30 colleagues on the district's learning platform in three workshops.
Science Teacher, Public middle school, urban district 2017 to 2019
  • Planned and taught daily lessons for five classes, adjusting content for a wide range of reading levels.
  • Built a rubric library that cut grading time and gave learners clearer feedback.
  • Partnered with families and support staff on learning plans for students with extra needs.
Instructional Design Portfolio Projects, Independent work 2024 to Present
  • Built a 20-minute onboarding module in Articulate Rise for a fictional retail company, with a scenario-based quiz.
  • Designed a customer service microlearning series in Storyline using the ADDIE model.
  • Wrote a needs analysis and evaluation plan for a safety training program using the Kirkpatrick model.

Certifications

  • ATD Instructional Design Certificate
  • State teaching license, secondary science

Education

  • M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, state university
  • B.S. Biology, state university

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