# Learning Designer
**Company:** [Mercor](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mercor)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Salary:** $125K-$125K
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Instructional Design, Curriculum Development, Technical Writing, Pedagogy, Task Documentation, Procedural Guides, Multi-Format Content Creation, Assessments, Certification Frameworks, Systems Thinking
**Posted:** 2026-06-26
> Design instructional infrastructure and training programs for internal teams and talent experts executing AI data annotation and evaluation tasks. Requires 2+ years in learning/instructional design with strong writing and pedagogical skills.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Review and improve project guidelines, rubrics, and instruction documents to maximize clarity and task performance for talent experts completing data annotation and evaluation work
- Transform complex task specifications into well-structured instructional materials
- Partner with project teams to identify documentation gaps causing quality issues and design solutions
- Build centralized academy programs for complex data types related to post-training for LLMs
- Create structured upskilling pathways that prepare talent experts for increasingly sophisticated project work
- Develop assessments and certification frameworks that validate readiness for specific project types
- Design and develop training curricula for internal employees across the full project lifecycle – from onboarding fundamentals to advanced client-facing skills
- Build competency-based learning paths progressing from foundational concepts to applied expertise
- Develop evaluation and certification systems to ensure consistent quality and skill development across teams

## Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in learning design, instructional design, curriculum development, or technical writing
- Strong pedagogical foundation – understand how people learn and design experiences that build real skills
- Excellent writing and communication skills – make complex concepts clear and actionable for diverse audiences
- Experience creating task documentation or procedural guides
- Ability to diagnose instructional problems and identify training gaps, documentation issues, or other root causes
- Experience creating multi-format content (written documentation, video, interactive exercises, assessments)
- Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration
- Systems thinking orientation

## Nice to Have
- Experience in tech, AI/ML, or data operations environments
- Experience building training programs at high-growth startups
- Background in teaching, coaching, or educational leadership
- Familiarity with data annotation, labeling, or evaluation workflows
- Background in training for client-facing or sales roles
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