Learning Designer

You will design and develop engaging, accessible and practical learning experiences that help colleagues build capability and apply new skills in their roles.

• Learning consultancy: Clarify the performance need, audience and desired business outcome before recommending a solution
• Experience design: Create clear, engaging and accessible learning journeys using appropriate digital, virtual, facilitated and workplace formats
• Content development: Build and maintain high-quality learning assets in the LMS using relevant authoring tools
• Maintain LMS: Ensure the LMS is kept relevant and up to date to enable colleagues to find what they need while staying up with latest technology and trends
• Stakeholder collaboration: Partner with subject matter experts to turn complex information into practical, learner-centred content
• Evaluation and improvement: Use feedback and learning data to improve effectiveness, usability and relevance

As a Learning Designer at Smiths News, you will design and develop engaging, accessible and practical learning experiences that help colleagues build capability and apply new skills in their roles. Working with subject matter experts and stakeholders across the business, you will translate business needs into clear learning outcomes and create blended solutions across multiple channels. You will use learner insight, feedback and performance data to continually improve content, while ensuring learning is accurate, inclusive, on-brand and aligned to business priorities.

Not only do we offer free onsite parking and competitive salary but you'll also have access to:

• Company funded Health Cash Plan - providing cash back for everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy
• 5% match pension
• 25 days holiday plus holiday buy scheme
• 24/7 E-Learning modules, Training and Development opportunities
• Sharesave Scheme, Cycle to work schemes, Health cash plan
• Colleague Assistance Programme & Colleague referral scheme

• Learning design experience designing learner-centred digital, blended or facilitated learning
• Ability to define measurable outcomes, structure content and create meaningful practice and assessment
• Demonstrable experience using e-learning authoring tools (ideally Articulate and Vyond), learning management systems (Confirm) and multimedia tools
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and consistently
• Skilled at consulting and influencing stakeholders
• Able to manage multiple priorities, timelines, reviews and approvals
• A development mindset, where you are curious about testing and using emerging learning practice, technology and AI-enabled design

Please note: you must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

A career with us is a career filled with people, pride, and passion. We rely on each other to get the job done, and we deliver what we say we will. Let's see if we can rely on you, too. Apply now