Learning Designer
Yolk Recruitment
We're working with a major international manufacturing organisation to recruit a Learning Designer into a growing Capability & Learning team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take knowledge and expertise from across a complex global business and transform it into engaging, practical learning experiences that genuinely improve how people perform in their roles.
You'll work with subject matter experts and stakeholders across different functions, businesses and countries, turning sometimes complex or highly technical information into clear, accessible and engaging learning.
What you'll be doing
- Designing engaging digital, blended and self-directed learning experiences for employees across the organisation.
- Creating structured learning journeys and pathways, taking learners from initial knowledge through to practical application.
- Working closely with subject matter experts to capture their knowledge and turn complex information into clear, engaging learning content.
- Facilitating discovery sessions and content-design conversations to understand what employees genuinely need to learn.
- Creating microlearning, digital content, performance-support resources and knowledge tools.
- Applying adult learning and instructional-design principles to create practical, learner-centred solutions.
- Using storytelling and visual communication to make learning easier to understand, remember and apply.
- Coaching and supporting subject matter experts to structure and communicate their knowledge effectively.
- Working alongside internal Learning & Capability and technical platform specialists to ensure learning solutions make the best use of available technology.
- Designing learning that can be reused and scaled across different teams, functions, locations and countries.
- Gathering learner feedback and using engagement and performance data to continually improve learning experiences.
- Ensuring learning content is accessible, inclusive, easy to navigate and consistent with agreed standards.
- Exploring new learning technologies and approaches while keeping solutions practical and user-friendly.
- Helping measure whether learning is actually making a difference - looking beyond completion rates to understand engagement, knowledge application and business impact.
What we are looking for?
- Previous experience within Learning Design, Instructional Design, Digital Learning, L&D or a similar role.
- Experience designing digital and blended learning solutions.
- Strong knowledge of adult learning and instructional-design principles.
- Experience creating structured learning journeys, programmes or pathways.
- The ability to take complicated, technical or specialist information and make it simple, engaging and easy to understand.
- Experience working directly with subject matter experts and stakeholders to gather knowledge and identify learning requirements.
- Strong written communication, storytelling and content-design skills.
- Experience using digital learning or authoring tools/platforms.
- An understanding of LMS platforms or wider learning ecosystems would be beneficial.
What's in it for you?
- Salary up to £40,000
- Hybrid working - 2 days per week from home
- 24 days plus 8 bank holidays (increase with service)
- Mon - Friday 37.5 hours per week (flexible hours)
- Up to 10% yearly bonus
- Contributory pension, loyalty incentives, life insurance
- Opportunity to work across a diverse, multi-country business
- Excellent scope to develop within a growing Capability & Learning function
If you're looking to join a successful global manufacturing business where no two days are the same and your contribution genuinely makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
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