Join Mars as an Instructional Designer in Hyderabad for a full-time role. Design, build, and localize engaging learning assets within a global purpose-driven company.
Requirements
Degree in instructional design, education, or related field.
10-15 years of relevant instructional design experience.
Experience with learning experience frameworks, AI-enabled design tools, and content localization.
Formal certification in instructional design or human-centered design preferred.
Skills & Responsibilities
Learning Asset Creation: Develop digital modules, facilitator guides, and presentations using instructional design frameworks and AI tools.
Content Localization: Adapt learning materials for different languages and markets ensuring cultural relevance and quality.
Project Management: Manage end-to-end small collection builds, track milestones, and maintain documentation.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with subject matter experts and learning managers in a matrixed environment to clarify requirements and timelines.
Potential transition routes: People from corporate training, curriculum development, or educational technology roles may bring strong instructional design and content creation skills, alongside meeting the 10-15 years experience requirement.
Job description
Job Description:
What are we looking for?
Education & Professional Qualifications
Degree or equivalent professional experience in instructional design, learning design, education or a related field.
Formal training or certification in instructional design, learning experience design, or human-centered design is preferred.
Experience working in a corporate, higher education, or large-scale learning environment is desirable.
10–15 years of relevant experience (can accept more junior candidates only if proven capability exists)
Knowledge / Experience
Strong instructional design experience building learning assets from approved designs across multiple formats, including face-to-face, virtual, blended, and digital learning.
Experience creating a wide range of learning assets, such as presentations, facilitator guides, learner materials, job aids, and digital modules.
Working knowledge of learning experience frameworks and playbooks, and ability to apply standards consistently.
Experience translating requirements and design inputs into clear, consistent learning outputs, including maintaining documentation for governance and handover.
Understanding of accessibility, inclusion, and learner-centered design principles.
Experience collaborating with subject matter experts and internal learning partners (e.g., Learning Experience Managers, Learning Project Managers) in a matrixed environment.
Experience using AI-enabled tools to increase efficiency in drafting, storyboarding, editing, localization support, and quality checks, while applying appropriate human review and following data privacy, security, and governance requirements.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Develop and build learning assets from approved design framework, including storyboards, presentations facilitator guides, learner materials, digital modules, job aids, and virtual/live session materials (e.g., Sana Live or Up limit)
Localize and adapt learning assets for different languages and markets, coordinating translation inputs and ensuring quality, consistency, and cultural relevance
Apply instructional design and human-centered design principles to ensure learning is engaging inclusive, accessible, and practical
Ensure learning assets meet defined experience standards, brand guidelines, and quality expectations prior to handover
Manage less complex learning development projects end-to-end (e.g., single-asset or small collection builds), including planning, tracking milestones, risk/issue management, and maintaining clear documentation
Collaborate with internal learning team members (e.g., Learning Experience manager and Learning Project Managers) to clarify requirements, align on timelines, and support smooth handover to deployment teams
Review, iterate, and improve assets based on feedback and learner insights, maintaining version control and audit-ready documentation
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.