Learning Experience Designer

Grant Thornton; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a growing professional services firm as a Learning Experience Designer, focusing on creating innovative learning solutions to support employee development. This role involves collaboration with experts to enhance learning efficacy and driving engagement through various formats including e-learning and in-person training. Enjoy a culture that values flexibility, creativity, and community, while offering competitive benefits like profit sharing and summer work-from-anywhere options.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Wellness benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in designing & developing learning solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in creating engaging media.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop engaging and visually compelling learning solutions.
• Provide professional advice to solve business challenges in learning.
• Manage learning design and delivery projects to meet timelines.

Skills

Creativity

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Consultative skills

Project management

Education

Post-secondary education in training and development or instructional design

CTDP Designation

Tools

Articulate Storyline

Rise

Job description

Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

As a Learning Experience Designer you will:
· Drive engagement and impact through the planning, design and development of clear, engaging and visually compelling learning solutions that enhance learning retention and on-the-job performance
· Demonstrate creativity and initiative through the design and development of industry-leading learning solutions including, but not limited to, ILT, workshops, conferences, e-Learning, videos, podcasts and job aids as needed
· Incorporate our vision and purpose into everything you do
· Provide value-added professional advice to business partners to solve business challenges and enhancing learning design and effectiveness
· Work collaboratively with subject matter experts to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of learning solutions
· Apply professional experience and judgment in the planning and accomplishment of projects, initiatives and professional goals
· Manage learning design and delivery to meet timelines and budgets
· Maintain your external network to understand the competitive landscape, and keep abreast of industry developments, including new technology solutions and trends
· Tackle various projects related to learning and development, as required

Doane Grant Thornton
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Learning Experience Designer? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:
· Completed post-secondary education, professional certification or equivalent experience in training and development / instructional design – CTDP Designation would be an asset
· 5+ years’ experience in designing & developing learning solutions to support performance including, but not limited to, ILT, workshops, conferences, e-Learning, videos, podcasts and job aids
· Extremely creative, with a keen eye for visuals and the ability to develop engaging, visually appealing media
· Solid knowledge and experience of course development software, such as Articulate Storyline and Rise
· Experience designing/editing with graphic media tools, video, audio, animation/motion graphics and simulations
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to build relationships with and influence individuals from all areas, role levels and functions in the firm
· Strong consultative skills, are very creative and agile, and possess excellent SME and stakeholder interviewing skills
· Demonstrated experience developing and delivering best-in-class on-line/e-learning courses and in-person development solutions
· Strengths in working both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
· Strong organizational skills, along with the ability to work effectively and successfully under pressure
· Experience in basic project management and client relationship management
· Flexible to occasionally travel within Canada as required
· Can share samples of your work during the interview process, if requested
· May have additional assets such as background in/knowledge of Accounting practices; certifications/experience in Design Thinking, Change Management, Project Management, Lean/Six Sigma, Agile

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

What's in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?