Learning Designer

About the job

Your role

You will work with our subject matter experts to design effective courses and improve existing ones.You must be able to combine engaging elements such as gamification, quizzes, assessments, and creative scenarios into truly impactful blended learning. Your content will support a broad range of learners, both in terms of seniority and technical knowledge.You’ll work on instructor-led, online and blended programmes for some of the biggest names in the professional world.

Our mission

Poor written communication is everywhere. It’s in every instant message that rubs a colleague the wrong way and every sales email that goes unopened. It shows up as that impenetrable letter you get from your insurance company, the report that fails to convey critical information and the proposal that doesn’t win the business.That’s where we – and you – come in. Emphasis are the UK’s number-one provider of business-writing training and one of the world’s leading communications specialists. If you care about improving the way organisations communicate in writing as much as we do, you could be the perfect addition to our team.Our clients include Nestlé, Climate Focus, Barclays, Aldi, 10 Downing Street, Dog’s Trust, Deloitte, the NHS and many of the world’s biggest law firms. We’ve helped more than 80,000 people, across over 1,000 organisations worldwide, develop first-class business-writing skills.This is a great opportunity to play a key role, part of a small, friendly team, in helping more professionals across more organisations become more effective written communicators.

Working together for success

You will work in close partnership with our expert trainers to ensure the best possible results for our clients.You will also work closely with your sales colleagues and the marketing team to help drive innovation and identify opportunities for new programmes.

RequirementsEssential skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you will need all of the following:

• excellent writing skills
• experience in building a range of learning assets as part of face-to-face and/or blended programmes
• a strong understanding of learning theories
• proven experience with Articulate Storyline, in particular using Rise
• the ability to communicate confidently with key stakeholders
• the ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload, and be able to adapt to changing circumstances.
• experience with Adobe Creative Cloud apps, in particular InDesign
• experience of English-language teaching (EFL or ESL, for example) or similar

Desirable Skills And Experience

The following would also be a distinct advantage:

• experience with Adobe Creative Cloud apps, in particular InDesign
• experience of English-language teaching (EFL or ESL, for example) or similar

A liking for puns is also very welcome.