We’re looking for a creative and hands-on Instructional Designer to develop and improve face-to-face, blended and online learning for a large, operational workforce.

- 6-12 month contract
- Hybrid role
- Brisbane, Cairns, Mackay or Townsville will be considered

About the role: This is a genuine design and development role – you’ll be creating, refreshing and improving learning materials rather than simply coordinating training. This is a 6 month contract with flexibility around work location within Queensland. Locations may include Brisbane, Cairns, Mackay or Townsville, with other Queensland locations considered.

What you'll be doing

Working alongside an instructional design team, subject matter experts and key stakeholders, you will:

- Design and develop engaging eLearning courses using tools such as Articulate Rise and Storyline
- Refresh and uplift existing online learning content
- Develop presentation decks, facilitator guides and learner resources
- Create activities, assessments and visual learning assets
- Translate technical or complex information into clear, practical adult learning
- Work with subject matter experts to understand learning needs and shape effective solutions
- Balance multiple pieces of work while managing allocated tasks autonomously
- Ensure learning materials are practical, visually engaging and appropriate for the target workforce

What we're looking for You’ll ideally bring 2–5 years of professional instructional design experience, along with:

- Demonstrated experience designing adult workplace learning
- Hands-on experience with Articulate Rise and/or Storyline
- Experience with Canva is desirable, while strong visual design skills and the ability to quickly pick up recent design tools will be highly regarded.
- Strong written communication and visual design capability
- Experience developing both digital and facilitated learning materials




- Confidence working with subject matter experts and translating their knowledge into engaging learning
- Strong stakeholder engagement, collaboration and negotiation skills
- The ability to work autonomously and take ownership of your deliverables

Highly Regarded
- Qualifications in Training Design and Development or a related discipline
- Experience designing learning for blue-collar or operational workforces
- Exposure to construction, infrastructure, transport, trades or safety-focused environments
- Experience simplifying technical or compliance-heavy information into practical learning

**Please note that A portfolio must be submitted with your application. This should include images or screenshots of your work, along with a clear explanation of your personal involvement and contribution to each example. If you're an Instructional Designer who enjoys getting hands-on with the creative work and wants to develop learning that will actually be used by people on the ground, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now for consideration.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at HudsonHudson is committed to helping you find a workplace where you feel respected, supported, and free to thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences—because when different voices come together, amazing things happen.

Casual Loading Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.

Due to current Victorian labour hire licence restrictions, Hudson is not advertising, offering or accepting applications for contract, temporary or labour hire roles that are based in Victoria or otherwise connected to Victoria. This includes contract, temporary or labour hire roles where the candidate resides in Victoria, even if the role is based in another state. These restrictions do not apply to permanent or fixed term employment opportunities.

📌 Instructional Designer (Brisbane)
🏢 Hudson
📍 Brisbane