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Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market‑leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com .

Job Summary
The Instructional Designer creates customer‑centered learning experiences that support our mission to educate, engage and enable our customers, partners and associates across the lighting and lighting controls industry.

This role designs education that goes beyond product knowledge, enabling lighting specifiers, electrical distributors, electrical contractors, agents and other industry learners to solve real‑world challenges, adopt new technologies and apply solutions with confidence. Blending instructional design, learning experience strategy, and facilitation, this position delivers application‑driven learning that supports performance, adoption and long‑term value.

Expands beyond online training, creating end‑to‑end learning experience strategy and design, creating application‑driven education that improves performance and adoption across the customer journey.

Owns blended educational content development (eLearning, ILT, vILT) plus facilitator guides, job aids, and performance support, along with course setup and quiz tracking.

Leads cross‑functional content development with SMEs in Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Product to translate technical and industry concepts into learner‑ready experiences.

Adds live facilitation and continuous improvement responsibilities (deliver sessions, gather feedback, iterate content in the LMS).

Key Responsibilities
Learning Experience Design

Design and develop immersive, application‑focused learning experiences that educate, engage and enable learners at every stage of the customer journey.

Apply adult learning theory and instructional design methodologies (e.g., ADDIE) to create performance‑based learning that drives behavior change and real‑world application.

Translate product, technical and industry concepts into clear, learner‑ready course content that supports the curriculum, confident decision‑making and execution.

Design and deliver scalable, blended learning experiences, including eLearning, ILT, and vILT, aligned to customer personas and lifecycle stages, driving practice, application and measurable outcomes.

Develop facilitator guides, participant materials, job aids and performance support tools that enable learning.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Partner with subject matter experts across Training, Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Product teams to transform expertise into engaging, instructionally sound learning experiences.

Collaborate with the Curriculum Coordinator to ensure learning journeys, courses, and delivery methods are grounded in real‑world outcomes, informed by adult learning best practices, and support the curriculum (where applicable).

Incorporate multimedia elements, including video, visuals and interactive activities to enhance engagement, comprehension and retention.

Facilitation & Delivery

Facilitate live and virtual learning experiences, including webinars, ILT/vILT sessions and CEU programs.

Support hands‑on, multi‑day, onsite and event‑based learning experiences that reflect real‑world use cases and environments.

Adapt facilitation style to meet diverse learner needs, experience levels and engagement dynamics.

Learning Operations & Continuous Improvement

Maintain and update learning content within the Learning Management System (LMS).

Ensure educational content remains current with evolving products, technologies, codes and industry trends.

Gather learner and stakeholder feedback to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve learning experiences.

Stay current on emerging instructional tools, multimedia technologies and adult learning practices.

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

3–5 years of experience in instructional design, customer education or learning and development (if its possible know lighting experience)

Demonstrated experience designing curriculum and delivering instructor‑led or virtual training

Foundation in adult learning theory and instructional design best practices

Experience developing and delivering learning across multiple modalities (ILT, vILT, blended, eLearning)

Confident presenter and facilitator for live learning environments

Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a collaborative environment

Technical Skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office and instructional design tools

Experience with eLearning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate 360, Rise, Storyline, Captivate, iSpring, or similar)

Articulate Rise, Camtasia, Vyond, Synthesia, Canva

Experience working within Learning Management Systems

Familiarity with video, audio, or multimedia tools a plus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Instructional Design, Organizational Development, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

Travel requirements
Willingness to travel approximately 30% to support customer training, workshops and events.

EEO Statement
We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities
As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, please contact us at (770) 922‑9000, select option 4. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition.

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