Learning Designer

QA Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days Annual Leave

Medicash plan

Wellhub

Cycle to Work scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Discounts Benefit Hub

2 Charity days per year

Pension Scheme

Early Friday Finish at 4pm

Job summary

QA Ltd in London is seeking a Learning Designer for a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover. You will build strong relationships with Curriculum, Content and SMEs to develop engaging blended learning programmes for QA's Apprenticeships, script content, and ensure accessibility and copyright compliance.

You’ll collaborate with Senior Learning Designers, lead design workshops, and drive improvements in learner outcomes while delivering quality assets on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Experience producing digital content ideally in a regulated learning environment.
• Experience delivering and incorporating learning design into products.
• Experience using AI to assist in course creation.
• Experience in leading learning design workshops.
• Evidence of improving learner outcomes or content quality.
• Ability to design engaging learning solutions based on evidence-based principles.
• Broad understanding of learning methodologies and cognitive psychology theories.
• Familiarity with media types and their roles in learning design.
• Proactive, collaborative communication and learner-focused design mindset.
• Good understanding of the eLearning industry and Ofsted/apprenticeship considerations.

Responsibilities

• You will ensure that the design and development of modules and other assets are completed in accordance with the required specifications, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Your success in the role will ultimately be measured by delivering better outcomes for learners and the client.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Blended learning design

Learning design principles

Documentation

Accessibility standards

Digital content

Learning product design

AI in course design

Workshop facilitation

Learner outcomes

Instructional design

Learning methodologies

Cognitive psychology

Media types

Learner-centric design

Collaborative communication

eLearning industry

Apprenticeships regs

Job description

Learning Designer (12-month fixed-term Maternity Cover)

Location: London - Hybrid (2 days a week in the office)

Your Role:

As a Learning Designer you will:

• Build strong relationships with Curriculum, Content, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to understand course content, learning objectives, and learner needs.
• Collaborate with Senior Learning Designers and SMEs to create engaging and innovative blended learning programmes for QA's Apprenticeships.
• Script learning content using learning design principles, maintain accurate and quality-assured documentation, and ensure compliance with accessibility and copyright standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will ensure that the design and development of modules and other assets are completed in accordance with the required specifications, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Your success in the role will ultimately be measured by delivering better outcomes for learners and the client.

Your Experience:

• Experience producing digital content ideally in a regulated learning environment.
• Experience delivering and incorporating learning design into products
• Experience using AI to assist in course creation
• Experience in leading learning design workshops
• Evidence of contributing to improvement in learner outcomes e.g. improving a process or quality of content
• Ability to design engaging and impactful learning solutions, based on sound and evidence-based principles
• Broad understanding of learning methodologies, and familiarity with cognitive psychology theories of learning
• Familiarity with different media, their role and potential use cases in learning design
• Strong learner focus, and design thinking ethos
• Proactive and collaborative communication approach
• A good understanding of the eLearning industry: existing and emerging platforms
• Preferred: understanding of apprenticeship standards, funding requirements, and Ofsted regulations.

About Us

Your wellbeing matters to us. That's why we offer benefits designed to help you recharge and thrive, including:

• 27 days Annual Leave (4 days used for the festive closure) plus Bank Holidays
• Medicash plan, Wellhub, Cycle to Work scheme
• Private Medical Insurance at corporate rates
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts Benefit Hub
• 2 Charity days per year
• Pension Scheme
• Early Friday Finish at 4pm

Personal growth

Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too!

You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you’ll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics. Or perhaps you’d like to enrol on a Degree or Masters programme to enhance your skillset or learn new things.

Our people

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual orientation, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the different perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We’re proud of the progress we’ve achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee that all applicants with a disability who meet the role criteria will progress to the next stage of the process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

A little about QA

At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers and 1+ million learners in the last 3 years.

Our Mission:

We teach the critical AI, technology, digital and Human skills needed to transform and succeed in a changing world.We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solutions draw from deep expertise across Apprenticeships, Instructor-led training, Self-paced Learning and Blended Learning.

You can find out more about us at https://www.qa.com/about/careers/