Instructional Design Specialist designing AI-assisted learning programs for Thumbtack’s home-services marketplace. Improving frontline performance through scalable training, evaluation, and multimedia content.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain engaging and effective learning programs that drive performance and business outcomes
Lead end-to-end instructional design for complex, high-impact learning programs from needs analysis through evaluation
Design learning ecosystems using social, experiential, and digital reinforcement aligned with the 70/20/10 model
Apply Action Mapping and performance consulting techniques to drive measurable behavior change
Partner with subject matter experts, project managers, frontline leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders
Translate business goals into learning strategies, surface performance gaps, and articulate instructional tradeoffs
Develop assessments and evaluation plans, analyzing outcomes across Kirkpatrick Levels 1–3
Contribute to content governance, peer review, instructional design standards, and maintenance of existing learning programs
Use Claude/OpenAI and other AI tools to create and iterate asynchronous learning content
Create basic multimedia assets, including screen recordings, short-form video, and AI-assisted voiceover content
Requirements
4–6 years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, or performance consulting, preferably in a high-growth tech or call center environment
A strong portfolio demonstrating ownership of complex learning programs and a variety of instructional modalities
Solid expertise in instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM) and adult learning theory, with working knowledge of Action Mapping or performance consulting approaches
Demonstrated hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude/OpenAI) to build asynchronous learning content; builder-level fluency preferred
Strong project management and stakeholder partnership skills, with the ability to independently own projects from needs analysis through evaluation
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Ops and communicate design rationale clearly
Commitment to continuous improvement, experimentation, and high-quality design standards
Ability to work from Ontario or British Columbia
Must answer employment visa sponsorship question during application
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