Instructional Designer and Program Administrator, Comm Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · HybridFull-time$69–92K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Instructional Designer and Program Administrator combines instructional design (60%) with program administration (40%) and reports to the Comm Lab Associate Program Director. The role designs, delivers, and assesses curricula, workshops, and training materials; coordinates professional development; maintains educational resources; advises instructors; and uses feedback and data to improve programs. It also oversees projects and events, tracks service metrics, and collaborates with MIT partners.
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Instructional Designer and Program Administrator, Comm Lab
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Job Number: 26178
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Functional Area: Academic (non-faculty)
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Department: Technical Leadership and Comm Programs
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School Area: Engineering
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Pay Range Minimum: $68,540
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Pay Range Maximum: $92,380
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Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
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Employment Category: Exempt
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Visa Sponsorship Available: No
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Schedule:
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Pay Grade: 7
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Posting Description
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, Technical Leadership and Comm Programs, combines instructional design (60%) and program administration (40%) and reports to the Comm Lab Associate Program Director. Will design, deliver, and assess inclusive, outcome-based curricula, workshops, and training materials for students, postdoctoral researchers, and Communication Fellows (peer coaches); coordinate professional development, maintain educational resources, advise instructors, and use feedback and data to improve programs; and oversee cross-departmental projects and events, strengthen program operations, track service metrics, and collaborate with MIT partners. The role may also support new departmental Communication Lab launches and provide interim management during staff absences.
The full job description is available, here: https://tlc.mit.edu/career-opportunities
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of three years of relevant experience in a combination of program administration, project management, teaching, pedagogical design, STEM communication, or professional communication; success leading active, inclusive, outcome-based learning; excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills; the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders; and experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and conducting assessments. PREFERRED: Bachelor’s degree in education, writing/rhetoric, STEM communication, a STEM field, or a related area, with relevant curriculum or program design experience in higher education; or advanced degree in instructional design and technology; or experience with scientific communication and website development or maintenance.
Occasional evening or weekend work and some domestic travel may be required.
Only applications with a cover letter will be considered.
10/23/2026
How this job compares
Set against the 713 open Instructional Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$69–92K/yr
- US median$80–131K/yr488 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $80K, is 25% below the US median midpoint ($108K) — in the lowest quarter of Instructional Designer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 14 open Instructional Designer jobs in Massachusetts and 713 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Instructional Designer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (618 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 381 of the 713 open Instructional Designer jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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