Instructional Designer

EduQuest Inc. is growing — and we are looking for an experienced and supervisory level - Instructional Designer to join our Publishing and Curriculum Team in Cagayan de Oro City. This is a senior role for someone who is passionate about quality education and wants their expertise to directly impact how schools across the Philippines learn.

About EduQuest Inc.

EduQuest Inc. is a Cagayan de Oro-based educational technology company providing quality digital learning solutions to schools nationwide — including our EduLMS (Learning Management System), ESkwela (School Management System), and EduBOOKS, a growing library of digital educational content aligned with DepEd K–12 and CHED standards.

What You Will Do

Observe & Research

• Study the content team's current practices and identify instructional gaps and improvement opportunities
• Research DepEd K–12 curriculum updates, CHED OBE frameworks, and instructional design best practices
• Prepare observation and research reports with actionable recommendations

Design Instruction

• Develop and maintain instructional frameworks, templates, and design standards for the content team
• Write and review learning objectives aligned with Bloom's Revised Taxonomy and OBE frameworks
• Apply ADDIE and Backward Design to ensure all materials are outcomes-based and pedagogically sound
• Design assessment blueprints aligned with learning objectives

Quality Assurance

• Review all major content outputs against instructional standards before publication
• Establish and enforce curriculum design standards and QA checklists for the team
• Generate improvement reports per publishing cycle based on learner and user feedback

Team Support

• Facilitate capability-building sessions on instructional design principles for the content team
• Provide instructional design coaching and consultation to the content team as needed

Minimum Qualifications

Educational Background:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Instructional Design, Psychology, Communications, or a related field — Required
• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, or Curriculum Development — Preferred
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., ATD CPTD, Learning & Performance Institute certifications) — An advantage

Work Experience:

• Minimum 4 to 6 years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, or a closely related role — Required
• At least 1 to 2 years in a supervisory, lead, or senior individual contributor capacity — Required
• Prior experience in edtech, educational publishing, K–12, or higher education environment — Preferred
• Familiarity with DepEd-aligned or OBE-based content development — An advantage

Technical Knowledge:

• Mastery of ADDIE and Backward Design — Required
• Strong grasp of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy (Anderson & Krathwohl) for learning objective writing and assessment design — Required
• Knowledge of OBE frameworks aligned with DepEd K–12 and CHED CMO No. 46 — Required
• Familiarity with learner-centered, constructivist, and inquiry-based instructional approaches — Preferred
• Familiarity with SAM (Successive Approximation Model) — An advantage

Core Competencies:

• Instructional Design Expertise — Curriculum architecture, content sequencing, learning objective writing, assessment design
• Analytical Thinking — Gap analysis, QA review, data interpretation, improvement planning
• Communication — Clear instructional writing, stakeholder reporting, feedback delivery
• Collaboration — Cross-functional coordination with Team Leader, area leads, SMEs, and Tech team
• Project Management — Multi-project oversight, timeline awareness, workload coordination
• Attention to Detail — Editorial accuracy, design consistency, brand and standards compliance

Work Setup

• Full-Time, Regular — Full Onsite
• Cagayan de Oro City
• Monday to Friday
• Reports to: Publishing & Curriculum Team Manager

What We Offer

• Salary: ₱32,000 – ₱45,000 per month — based on qualifications and experience
• Government-mandated benefits: SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG
• Leave benefits in compliance with the Labor Code of the Philippines
• Professional development opportunities
• Collaborative, mission-driven work environment
• Direct opportunity to shape the instructional quality of EduQuest's curriculum outputs

Application Requirements

• 📄 Updated Resume / CV
• 💼 Portfolio — instructional design samples, curriculum outputs, lesson plans, or any relevant work (link or file accepted)
• 💻 Own working laptop

✨ Apply now and help shape the future of quality education in the Philippines.