Instructional Design Contract Rates

Would you like more information? Check out my other articles on careers in instructional design. As for your comment. “But I also see an industry that is confused about its own identity and hardening by providing substandard work and learning support resources.” I could no longer agree. Unfortunately, this is often true for many reasons – but mostly because “training” is more often a cost center than a profit center for most organizations. The billable rate is very low compared to other “similar” areas (for example, I charged $100/hour; to clean up marketing powerpoints in the financial industry, but to do the same work for the “training” arena, I`m offered $25/hour.). I`ve also worked outside of the training industry, doing UI/UX work where I`m charged $165/hour to do work that is “easier” than the skills required to design/develop online learning (don`t ask me why I always go back to online learning) web design!= multimedia design!= instructional design!= printed design. I could go even further. These are discreet professions. Merging one type of design with another dilutes the focus and reduces the value of the specific vehicle. Each design specialty correlates with its own yield/value curve. With websites and business cards so cheap these days, anyone can start an e-learning development business from one man, and in my experience, truly talented and professional freelance e-learning developers are rare and hard to find. For this reason, it can be difficult to find a legitimate and experienced freelancer. If you want to manage independent talent yourself, LinkedIn is a good place to start.

You may also want to try UpWork.com. Note that you must pay contractors through the UpWork system and are prohibited from working directly with UpWork contractors unless you purchase the contract for a high fee. Network, network, network! If you have a local ATD (formerly ASTD), join them and get involved. If you have GIS (special interest groups), especially on instructional design, e-learning, or learning technologies, visit them – or create your own and invite your colleagues to talk about relevant topics so you can learn. Identification has become a more specialized field than in 2007, and if you can`t really leverage your experience as a designer, you need to learn the technology. Do some research in your area to find out which companies are using which software, buy it, and learn it. You can probably learn on your own if you`re reasonably good at using technology, but if not, there are plenty of ways to learn online. If I were you, I would follow the path of contracting for a while until you could gain current experience and see what the market looks like, where you are.

Combine passive and active marketing – have a profile on the usual job search sites (don`t expect to get a lot from them – but it never hurts if it`s up there), optimize your profile on LinkedIn and NETWORK again! Good luck! Hi Christy, I spoke to my boss today about compensation. I have 2.5 years of experience in ID (I work in a large consulting firm), plus eight years of teaching experience, a Master of Education and a 4-credit graduate certificate in Instructional Design. I`ve noticed that other people who work as freelancers find that the prices mentioned in your references seem to be on the right track. I wonder if you have received any comments on the average salaries reported by institutions like the eLearning Guild. A recruiter once told me that the salary scales you find online tend to be quite inflated. I don`t know how I can understand how someone in a comparable company in a comparable position actually. but if the eLearning guild numbers are correct, my company pays very little. Writing Assistance Inc offers prices ranging from $70 to $105+ with an average of $90. I do instructional design in India. I am not aware of the fees for the work I do.

So I calculate about 6000 Indian rupees (~85 USD) for ~10 minutes of video. I usually prepare content in PowerPoint and then save using the Zoom app. My topics mainly include Agile, Business Analyst, etc. Personally, I feel like you have to be good at EVERYTHING to have a high value. In the 90s, when I was studying the world of “instructional design”, there were very few tools in which I could develop (e.B. Toolbook and Authorware), and they were very expensive and complicated. Industry professionals split into two groups: designers and developers – and it was “against the rules” to try to be both. .