Learning Experience Designer (Contractor) - 2025

LifeLabs Learning is the source for instantly useful, delightfully unusual, science-backed training for managers and teams. We teach skills to build passionate and high-performing teams faster.

We're a diverse team of experts who focus on Tipping Point Skills(TM) like coaching, feedback, prioritization, and inclusion — teaching only the behaviors that lead to the biggest impact in the shortest time. We make these skills stick by helping organizations build them into their culture and systems - and we have fun doing it! Learn more about us here!

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At LifeLabs Learning, we make workplaces into practice labs for mastering life’s most useful skills. We are the source for instantly useful, delightfully unusual, science-backed training for managers and teams. Hundreds of innovative companies (like The New York Times, Clif Bar, Reddit, Sony Music, and TED) choose LifeLabs as their go-to development partner. Learn more about us here!

We’re hiring a Learning Experience Designer to ensure our content is personalized to the unique needs, industries, and contexts of our clients. This role is about crafting learning that feels relevant, practical, and unforgettable. You’ll work closely with consultants, facilitators, and client stakeholders to co-create learning journeys that are both engaging and grounded in behavioral science. This is a contract role with the potential to convert into a full-time position in 2026 based on business needs, performance, and mutual fit.

• Partner with consultants and client stakeholders to diagnose needs, co-create solutions, and connect learning directly to business outcomes.

• Personalize and adapt content so it reflects client industries, roles, and priorities.

• Design blended learning experiences, including live workshops, self-paced modules, simulations, role plays, and digital resources.

• Build facilitator-ready materials (guides, toolkits, role plays) to enable consistent and effective delivery.

• Develop learning journeys that support skill retention and on-the-job application.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure programs are delivered on time and with impact.

• On-time delivery: 95% of scoped learning assets delivered by agreed milestones.

• Client satisfaction: Average client alignment/feedback ≥4.5/5 across projects.

• Facilitator usability: Facilitator feedback ≥4.5/5 on clarity and ease of delivery.

• Learning impact: Learner ratings of relevance and immediate usefulness ≥4.6/5.

• Iteration & improvement: Evidence of continuous refinement based on data and feedback.

• 5+ years in instructional design, learning experience design, or a related role.

• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills.

• End-to-end project management experience (discovery → design → launch).

• Deep understanding of learning science and adult learning principles.

• Experience across multiple modalities: ILT, VILT, WBT, microlearning, social learning.

• Fluency in tools like PowerPoint/Google Slides, video editing software, LMS platforms, and project management tools.

• Attention to detail and quality review skills.

• Strong communication skills across cultures and time zones.

• Familiarity with generative AI for content development.

• Experience working with global clients or teams.
  

Preferred, but not required:

• Experience designing leadership or people-manager programs.

• Exposure to start-ups or high-growth companies.

• Familiarity with tools like Figma, Slack, ClickUp

• Start date: ASAP

• Location: Remote (U.S.)

• Employment type: Contract (1099), with potential conversion to full-time in 2026.

• Compensation: Hourly or per-deliverable, based on experience and location.

• Hours: ~15–25 hours per week; flexible schedule with agreed milestones.

• Benefits: Contractor role (benefits not included).

• Legal: Must be authorized to work as an independent contractor in the U.S. Work-for-hire agreement with IP assignment.

Let’s do this! Come be part of a team where you will learn something new every day, challenge yourself and others, laugh a lot, and make a real impact by teaching people life’s most useful skills.

LifeLabs Learning is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. We will not have access to your personal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission information during the interview process. LifeLabs Learning is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, please let us know in your application or email us at [email protected]