Learning Designer - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Marks and Spencer; Salford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retailer is seeking a Learning Designer to create innovative learning solutions that build skills and improve performance. You will work closely with a team to deliver engaging, on-brand learning products. The role is hands-on, requiring a mix of project management and creative design. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with opportunities for part-time work.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus schemes

Strong pension and life assurance

Tailored induction and training

Exclusive perks and savings

Market-leading family policies

24/7 wellbeing support

One paid volunteer day

Qualifications

• Experience designing learning and delivering projects from scope to launch.
• Skilled in tools such as PowerPoint, Canva, and Articulate Rise.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Creative flair for layouts and graphics.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver learning solutions that address real performance challenges.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design solutions that solve business problems.
• Prototype, test, and refine learning products using various tools.

Skills

Designing learning solutions

Project management

Creative flair for layouts and graphics

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of design thinking

Tools

Articulate Rise

PowerPoint

Canva

Easy Generator

Job description

All the details

At M&S, we're building a learner‑led culture where development is part of everyday work. As a Learning Designer, you'll join a small, agile team creating innovative and impactful learning solutions that build skills, improve performance, and deliver measurable results.

You'll work closely with the Learning & Leadership team, business stakeholders, and subject matter experts to turn design briefs into practical learning experiences, from digital modules and toolkits to workshops and blended programmes. Using design thinking principles and modern learning technologies, you'll design, prototype, test, and refine solutions that are engaging, accessible, and aligned to business goals.

This is a hands‑on role where you'll not only design but also produce learning products, ensuring every experience is relevant, on‑brand, and impactful.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

We have a flexible approach, talk to us about part‑time opportunities in this role (minimum 3 days per week). If it's meaningful to you, it's important to us.

Please note this role is a 12‑month fixed‑term contract.

What you'll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Design and deliver learning solutions that address real performance challenges, including digital modules, toolkits, workshops, and blended programmes.
• Simplify complexity and create clean, on‑brand visuals and layouts that make learning easy to follow and engaging.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and SMEs to design solutions that solve business problems and drive measurable impact.
• Prototype, test, and refine learning products using tools such as Articulate Rise, Easy Generator, PowerPoint, and Adobe.
• Manage projects end‑to‑end, including briefs, timelines, stakeholder engagement, and third‑party content providers.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include:

• Experience designing learning and delivering end‑to‑end projects from scope to launch.
• Skilled in tools such as PowerPoint, Canva, Articulate Rise, and Easy Generator.
• Knowledge of design thinking and modern learning design principles.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Creative flair for layouts and graphics, plus advanced IT skills (Microsoft Suite & authoring tools).

What's in it for you?

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger – helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast‑moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third‑party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you've completed your probation.
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more.
• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours.
• Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future.
• Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one.
• Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal.
• Market‑leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave.
• 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services.
• One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you.

Everyone's welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.