Instructional Design Lead (AI & Automation)

Job Title: Instructional Design Lead (AI & Automation)

Location: Remote from anywhere within the (Texas-based )

Duration: 6+ months

Interview: Phone/ Skype-2Rounds

End Client: Texas Education Agency 

Visa: NoH1B, CPT &OPT

LinkedIn must have

Note: must have state client experience

Job Description:

TEA has issued a request for an Instructional Design Lead to support their AI & Emerging Technology workstream by building an agency-wide AI and automation literacy program for staff. This role is responsible for designing online training, instructor-led content, facilitator materials, and reusable learning assets that cover responsible AI use, policy alignment, Microsoft Copilot fundamentals, and advanced topics like prompting, automation, Power BI, and related Microsoft tools. The ideal candidate will have experience building technical training for adult learners in online platforms, translating policy and technical concepts into practical learning content, and developing AI literacy or technical adoption training.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

·         Design and develop TEA’s AI and automation literacy curriculum, including required and optional training modules, learning objectives, facilitator guides, and reusable training assets.

·         Build training in an online platform and create web-based, instructor-led, and self-service learning content aligned to TEA policy, governance, privacy, security, and Microsoft-first tooling.

·         Develop sustainment documentation, assessment approaches, and completion-tracking recommendations so TEA staff can maintain and extend the program after contract completion. 

Minimum Candidate Characteristics:

·         5+ years designing, developing, and implementing training curricula, including technical or systems-related training for adult learners.

·         5+ years developing web-based and instructor-led training materials such as job aids, videos, and comparable learning assets.

·         3+ years building training in an online platform and translating technical information into clear content for technical and non-technical audiences, including policy or governance-related technology training. 

Exceptional Candidate Characteristics:

·         Experience with an Education agency (TEA, DOE, THECB, etc.)

·         Experience developing AI literacy, automation, digital enablement, or technical adoption training.

·         Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Query, or related Microsoft tools.

·         Experience creating role-based learning pathways, office hours, sustainment materials, and training for public sector or education environments. 

.  DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Texas Education Agency (TEA) is seeking one Instructor Training / Instructional Design Lead to support the AI & Emerging Technology workstream by designing and developing a comprehensive AI and automation literacy program for agency staff. The worker will build and organize this training in an online platform and develop web-based learning assets, instructor-led materials, facilitator supports, and reusable training content that TEA can sustain after the engagement ends. Duties include developing an AI and automation literacy scope and sequence; creating mandatory training modules covering responsible use, unacceptable use, TEA policy alignment, and Microsoft Copilot fundamentals; developing optional advanced modules on topics such as prompting, automation concepts, Copilot agents, Power BI, and related approved tools; producing learning objectives, instructional outlines, facilitator materials, and training aids; recommending assessment and completion-tracking approaches; and creating sustainment documentation so TEA staff can maintain and evolve the training program after contract completion. The goal of this work is for TEA staff to understand the fundamentals of using AI in their work and to use approved AI and automation tools responsibly, consistently, and effectively, with the goal that TEA staff can confidently use these tools in support of agency work. All work must align with TEA policy, governance, privacy, security, and Microsoft-first tooling expectations. 

·         Demonstrated experience designing and developing technical training curricula for adult learners in an enterprise, government, or similarly complex organizational environment.

·         Demonstrated experience building training in an online platform, including development of web-based courses, digital learning assets, and reusable instructional materials. 

·         Experience with learning management systems (LMS) and e-learning authoring tools is strongly preferred.

·         Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical and policy concepts into clear, practical training for technical and non-technical audiences. 

·         Experience developing learning content related to AI literacy, automation, responsible use, governance, privacy, security, or policy-aligned technology adoption is strongly preferred. 

·         Experience with Microsoft-first productivity and automation tools, including Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, and related approved tools including those within Power Platform, is strongly preferred. 

II.  CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS