Senior Technical Instructional Designer

Smiths Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, seeks an experienced Instructional Designer to design, develop, and deliver high-quality learning solutions that support product knowledge, technical capability, safety, and operational excellence.

This role requires collaboration with engineers, product specialists, and SMEs to translate complex information into clear, engaging content, including demonstrations, process walkthroughs, safety training videos, and technical animations using Articulate 360,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in instructional design, ideally within technical environments.
• Strong experience designing technical or product-focused learning content.
• Ability to quickly understand and simplify complex engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop learning solutions focused on engineering products, manufacturing processes, and technical skills (eLearning and blended learning).
• Work closely with engineers, product specialists, and SMEs to translate complex technical information into clear, engaging learning content.
• Create visual and media-rich learning assets, including product demonstrations, process walkthroughs, safety and compliance training videos, technical animations and explainer content.
• Develop digital learning using tools such as Articulate 360, Captivate, or similar platforms.
• Produce and edit multimedia content using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop) or equivalent.
• Ensure all learning content aligns with health & safety standards, engineering accuracy, and company quality requirements.
• Support training initiatives for shop floor employees, engineers, field service teams, and customer-facing roles.
• Apply instructional design methodologies (e.g., ADDIE, Agile) and adult learning principles.
• Conduct learning needs analyses aligned to product launches, process changes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain and update training content in line with product updates and engineering changes.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and recommend improvements based on feedback and performance data.

Skills

Instructional design

eLearning development

Media production

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Rise

Captivate

Adobe Creative Suite

Stakeholder management

Tools

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Rise

Captivate

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Job description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, seeks an experienced Instructional Designer to design, develop, and deliver high-quality learning solutions that support product knowledge, technical capability, safety, and operational excellence.

This role requires collaboration with engineers, product specialists, and SMEs to translate complex information into clear, engaging content, including demonstrations, process walkthroughs, safety training videos, and technical animations using Articulate 360,