Training Design Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Full Time

Training Team

Experienced

Training Design Manager

Job Type: Full-Time, Hybrid (90% WFH 10% in-person meetings and site visits)
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Pay: $95,000 - $115,000
Benefits:

Health
Dental & Vision
No Cost, Short-Term Disability & Basic Life Insurance
401k Plan (4% Employer Match)
Generous PTO

About Us
Elevo’s mission is to transform the well-being of students so they look forward to coming to school. Our WASC-accredited curriculum engages students and fosters social-emotional learning through fun, physically active games, sports, and enrichment activities focused on arts, humanities, and STEM. The services we provide include the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, Before & After School Programs, Summer & Intersession Programs, and so much more. Our programs offer opportunities to learn, move, and thrive together beyond classroom walls while developing essential life skills. We continue to build our capacity as we expand our programs to more districts.

The Role
The Design Manager leads the strategy, quality, and execution of all learning design. This role ensures that training is not just well-designed but performance-driven, scalable, and aligned to operational outcomes.

The Design Manager oversees Training Designers and aligns the end-to-end learning architecture among Curriculum, the Director of Training Quality, the Director of Training, and Field Development — from onboarding pathways and certifications to large-scale seasonal training. This leader ensures learning experiences translate into behavior change in the field and measurable business impact.

This is a systems-thinking role: defining what “good design” looks like, building repeatable processes, and elevating the quality bar across all modalities (ILT, VILT, and asynchronous learning).

Responsibilities:
1. Learning Strategy & Architecture

Define and own the organization’s learning design standards and methodology
Design role-based learning journeys (Coaches, Site Managers, RPMs, etc.) and implement with the Learning Systems Manager
Oversee certification frameworks and onboarding pathways in collaboration with the Director of Training Quality.
Ensure alignment between curriculum, training delivery, and operational execution
Partner with Training, Field Ops, and Curriculum to ensure learning solutions solve real performance gaps

2. Team Leadership & Design Quality

Manage, coach, and develop Training Designers
Establish quality control standards for all learning materials
Review and approve ILT decks, facilitation guides, async modules, and assessments
Create scalable templates, design frameworks, and content governance systems
Build strong scripting, facilitation, and learner engagement standards

3. Program Oversight & Seasonal Execution

Oversee design execution for major initiatives, including:
Ongoing & Monthly
Program Calibration
Monthly Coach Training (MCT)
Sport of the Week Training (VILT)
Student Wellness Ongoing PD
Asynchronous Learning
All Phases of Coach Training
Certification programs
Sales & Marketing Enablement
Student Wellness coursework (60+ hours)
In-Person & Intensive (ILT)
Training of Trainers (including May role updates)
November 11 Full-Day Intensive
Summer Pre-Launch Training
TK/K In-Person Training

Ensure design timelines align with operational calendars and launch cycles.

4. Measurement, Iteration & Impact

Partner with Program Quality and Analytics to assess training effectiveness
Define what “proficiency” looks like by role
Use learner data, field performance, and feedback loops to iterate content
Identify gaps in learning architecture and proactively propose solutions
Run pilots before scaling major design changes

Position Qualifications
Requirements:

Deep expertise in adult learning theory and instructional design
Expertise with Articulate 360 (Storyline & Rise), Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, Vyond, AI narrating tools such as WellSaid.
Strong leadership and coaching capability
Systems thinker who designs for scalability and consistency
Ability to translate business goals into structured learning experiences
Strong executive communication skills
Comfort balancing strategic oversight with tactical execution

Skills, Knowledge, & Traits:

Proactively leverages emerging AI tools and trends to enhance instructional design strategies
Experience with role-based learning journeys that accelerate time-to-proficiency
Experience creating consistent, high-quality training materials across modalities
Training experience that directly improves field execution

This position's target annual base pay range is $95,000 - $115,000. Final pay determinations may depend on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience level, education, geographical location, knowledge, and skills. Elevo also offers a full range of health insurance benefits, 401(k) company match, and paid time off benefits. Elevo is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Elevo is an e-verify employer. Read Elevo's Privacy Policy HERE.

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