The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Retail Partners is hiring a Instructional Designer in Chicago, IL.

• Role description

  Big idea, tiny execution flaw, total disaster: the Instructional Designer Retail Partners wants closes that gap before anyone else even spots it. Picture this: an internship Instructional Designer seat in Chicago, paying $72,000 - $103,000, where 4 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Spin one campaign idea into thirty platform-native cuts before lunch
  • Support mid-level designers through critique, mentorship, and shared best practices
  • Resurface old Retail Partners archives for motifs worth a second, sharper life
  • Stage A/B variants that isolate one creative variable cleanly
  • Research trends and competitor work to keep Retail Partners's output ahead of the curve
  • Knit copy and art into a single argument instead of two parallel monologues
  • Prototype three creative concepts cheap so the fourth can go deep
  • Own the full creative process from initial brief to final handoff

  What You'll Bring

  • A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
  • A point of view, held loosely and defended well
  • Proven leadership experience guiding mid-level-level initiatives
  • A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
  • Demonstrated knack for making the community-minded feel manageable
  • Fluency in User Journey Mapping earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial

  Retail Partners is less a vendor and more a customer-centric Chicago, IL workshop where Zeplin and Problem Solving get the attention they deserve. Candid, kind feedback is part of the job, and we coach toward growth rather than blame.

  Earn $72,000 - $103,000, sharpen your Wireframing beside a mentor, enjoy the benefits, and never apologize for needing a flexible Tuesday.

  This Instructional Designer posting is fresh, active, and open for business right now.

  We'd rather hear from you sooner than later, so don't sit on this Instructional Designer opening.

• Required skills

  • Card Sorting
  • Wireframing
  • Zeplin
  • Sketch
  • Framer
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Information Architecture
  • User Personas
  • Cinema 4D
  • User Journey Mapping
  • Prioritization
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Problem Solving

• Benefits & perks

  • Vision Insurance
  • Company Outings
  • 401(k) Matching
  • Leadership development programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid holidays
  • Nap pods
  • Domestic partner benefits
  • Prescription drug coverage
  • Coworking space allowance

• Apply before 2026-08-19

  Submit your application for this Internship creative position.