E Learning Designer

Warner Hotels; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of short break experiences in the UK is seeking an E Learning Designer to create engaging digital learning content. This role involves designing e-learning modules for onboarding and leadership development while ensuring alignment with brand strategies. The ideal candidate will have experience in digital learning design, strong project management skills, and proficiency in tools such as Elucidat and Adobe Creative Suite. Join a collaborative team that values creativity and offers a flexible working approach.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of digital learning design principles and adult learning theory.
• Experience in designing and delivering digital learning content in a corporate or hospitality setting.
• Exposure to external learning trends, tools, and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design interactive e-learning content for onboarding, job skills, and leadership development.
• Support blended learning journeys with digital pre-work and reinforcement.
• Maintain and update digital learning assets within the Learning Management System.

Skills

Digital learning design principles

Learning Management Systems

Inclusive design practices

Digital authoring tools (Elucidat, Articulate Storyline)

Project management skills

Analytical skills for user feedback

Creative problem-solving

Education

Formal qualifications in instructional design or related field

Tools

Elucidat

Articulate Storyline

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Job description

E Learning Designer

The UK's leading provider of adult short break experiences, Warner Hotels is a collection of unique properties in great locations across the UK. All short breaks at a Warner Hotel include breakfast, dinner and specified entertainment and activities, ensuring guests make the most of their time away. Situated in stunning locations nationwide including Heythrop Park in the Cotswolds, Studley Castle in Warwickshire, Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire and The Runnymede on Thames, each hotel offers its own personal character that makes every Warner Hotels stay unique.

At Warner Hotels, we're looking for an E Learning Designer to create engaging, accessible digital learning that helps our teams deliver exceptional guest experiences. Guided by our values - being Guest Hearted, embracing Limitless Thinking, Owning Our Impact, and Winning as One - you'll design content that inspires, develops, and supports our people in the flow of work.

This role is responsible for designing digital content that supports on-boarding, job skills, and leadership development, while ensuring alignment with our brand and learning strategy.

Working closely with L&D partners and subject matter experts, they will contribute to both digital and blended learning solutions, including face-to-face learning support and digital systems for tracking and reporting. This role combines creativity, technical skill, and a learner-first mindset to drive continuous development across our teams.

What you'll do : Design & Development

Design interactive e learning content (e-learning modules, videos, info-graphics, interactive PDFs, etc.) for onboarding, job skills, and leadership development, which align with business needs and learning objectives.

Translate complex or technical information into clear, engaging, and learner-friendly formats using instructional design principles and storytelling techniques.

Support blended learning journeys by designing digital pre-work, post-session reinforcement, and assets that complement face-to-face learning experiences.

Tool Proficiency & Content Creation

Use a range of authoring tools (e.g., Elucidat, Articulate Storyline, Rise, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva) to create visually appealing and pedagogically sound content.

Ensure all content is inclusive, accessible, mobile-friendly, and aligned with brand guidelines and tone of voice.

Content Management & Maintenance

Maintain and update digital learning assets to ensure content remains current, relevant, and consistent across platforms.

Collaborate with the Talent Partner to manage content within the Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring it is well-structured and aligned with learning pathways.

Collaboration & Co-Creation

Collaborate with L&D partners and subject matter experts to translate operational needs into effective digital and blended learning.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong understanding of digital learning design principles and adult learning theory.
• knowledge of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and digital content management.
• Understanding inclusive design practices.
• Proficient in digital authoring tools. For example; Elucidat, Articulate Storyline, Rise, Canva, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiarity with the structure and operations of L&D functions, particularly within hospitality or service-led environments.
• Awareness of broader business functions (e.g. operations, HR, compliance) to ensure learning content aligns with business needs.
• Strong planning and project management skills to deliver multiple learning projects on time and to a high standard.
• Ability to analyse learning data and user feedback to improve content and learner experience.
• Creative problem-solver with a learner-first mindset and attention to detail.
• Operationally focused with the ability to support strategic L&D initiatives.

Experience / Education / Qualification

• Experience in designing and delivering digital learning content in a corporate or hospitality setting.
• Experience working with or within L&D teams, ideally across multiple sites or functions.
• Formal qualifications in instructional design, digital learning, or a related field are desirable but not essential.
• An interest and understanding of videography would be an advantage, for editing and story-boarding to support the guest experience indirectly.
• Exposure to external learning trends, tools, and platforms to bring innovation into the role.

Why join us

You’ll be part of a supportive team that values creativity, collaboration, and growth. We offer a flexible hybrid working approach, with opportunities to travel across our hotel portfolio and connect at our Hemel Hempstead hub. Here, your ideas will shape learning experiences that make a lasting difference for our people and our guests.