Digital Learning Advisor

Gowling WLG; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension allowance

Life assurance

Sabbatical after five years

Parental leave schemes

Wellbeing programmes

Onsite restaurant

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Gowling WLG in Birmingham seeks a Digital Learning Advisor to join its Learning & Development team. This role designs and delivers engaging, digital learning experiences that strengthen capability across the firm.

You will work with stakeholders to shape content, apply user-centred design, and ensure accessible, high-quality learning for professionals. The role blends office and remote work in a hybrid setting.

Qualifications

• Design and develop digital learning solutions for a professional audience.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and SMEs to shape content.
• Ensure accessibility and instructional quality across learning programs.

Responsibilities

• Design engaging digital learning experiences for a digital-first environment.
• Deliver high-quality learning that supports colleague development and capability building.
• Partner with teams to translate complex information into structured learning.

Skills

Digital learning design

Stakeholder collaboration

User-centred design

Project management

Content curation

Education

Experience in corporate learning environments

Tools

Articulate

Rise

Storyline

Adobe Captivate

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a Digital Learning Advisor to join our Learning & Development team based in Birmingham.

Job Description

We are looking for a Digital Learning Advisor to join our Learning & Development team based in Birmingham.

This is a fantastic opportunity to influence how our people learn and develop in a digital-first environment. You will play a central role in designing and delivering engaging, high-quality digital learning experiences that support colleagues and strengthen capability across the firm.

About you

We’re looking for a Digital Learning professional with experience designing and developing digital learning solutions in a professional or corporate environment. You will have a strong understanding of digital learning tools, platforms, and user-centred design, alongside the ability to create engaging, practical learning that meets business needs.

You will bring a collaborative approach, with the confidence to work credibly with stakeholders and subject matter experts; shaping content, providing constructive challenge, and translating complex information into clear, structured learning.

With a user-centric mindset, you’ll be highly organised and able to manage competing priorities, ensuring a smooth and effective learning experience. You will also be comfortable designing both structured learning and short, targeted interventions that engage time-pressured audiences.

To this role, you will bring a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach, alongside strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality. You will also demonstrate curiosity and openness to new approaches, helping to ensure our learning remains relevant, proportionate, and effective.

Desirable

• Familiarity with tools such as Articulate, Rise, Storyline or Adobe Captivate
• Experience applying multimedia learning principles, online instructional design practices, and accessibility standards in the design of digital learning
• Experience managing and reporting on digital learning content and data
• Experience creating learning focused on professional skills such as communication, client relationships, or financial/commercial awareness

What We Can Offer You

The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 26 consecutive years.

Excellent benefits, including:

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Free private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• A generous pension allowance
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

Equal Opportunities

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re‑assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.