The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  StartupEdge is hiring a Instructional Designer in Springfield, OH.

• Role description

  You've got the eye, the taste, and the User Journey Mapping skills — now bring them to the Instructional Designer chair at StartupEdge. Lean on 4+ years of creative expertise to own projects, collaborate with a sharp team, and earn $48,000 - $73,000.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Translate the StartupEdge mission into a thirty-frame story a stranger finishes
  • Time the reveal in a launch film so the logo lands earned, not slapped on
  • Carve a distinct lane for StartupEdge in a creative space crowded with sameness
  • Design on-brand visual concepts across digital and print channels for StartupEdge
  • Keep current with User Journey Mapping and Heatmap Analysis to expand the creative toolkit
  • Frame the design rationale so mid-level approvers feel smart agreeing with you
  • Balance creative ambition with budget, timeline, and technical constraints

  What You'll Bring

  • Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Springfield, OH deadlines bring
  • Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
  • Comfort owning creative decisions in an OH market
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
  • Track record that proves you can customer-obsessed ship under deadline pressure
  • The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
  • The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve

  StartupEdge exists for one stubborn reason: the creative tools everyone settled for were never good enough, so we rebuilt them from Springfield, OH. Our Springfield team treats every retro like a chance to quietly upgrade how we operate.

  You get $48,000 - $73,000, a growth runway, a mentor, full benefits, and a flexible Springfield, OH setup, no fine print, no catch.

  Our talent team is live and responsive, screening new resumes as they land.

  Your move: the Instructional Designer role in OH is live, and the apply button is right there.

• Required skills

  • Iconography
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • Zeplin
  • Affinity Diagramming
  • Heatmap Analysis
  • A/B Testing
  • User Journey Mapping
  • Style Guides
  • Wireframing
  • Prioritization
  • Team Leadership
  • Resilience

• Benefits & perks

  • Floating holidays
  • Lactation support and nursing rooms
  • Holiday Parties
  • Certification Reimbursement
  • Paid vacation days
  • Retention bonuses
  • Wellness reimbursement account
  • Public transit subsidy

• Apply before 2026-08-04

  Submit your application for this Internship creative position.