Instructional Designer – Maternity Cover – Remote

As the UK’s leading online learning provider, we have helped millions of learners gain qualifications that have led to exciting careers. Our work is to empower, inspire, and transform lives through flexible education made accessible to all.

From Access to Higher Education Diplomas and GCSEs to animal courses and accredited dental nursing qualifications, we offer education to individuals from all backgrounds and at any stage of their life and career.

Through partnerships with industry-leading providers in multiple sectors, learndirect has helped more than 4.5 million learners get the qualifications they need. With rapid expansion well underway, you could become a part of the online solution to educational needs.

Job Purpose

As Instructional Designer, you will be responsible for the development of high-quality online learning materials. This entails proofreading, authoring, qualification mapping, and SCORM production via the Articulate 360 suite (Rise and Storyline).

This exciting opportunity will be a fixed term, maternity cover appointment for a maximum of 12 months, whereby you can showcase your talents and have exposure to our exceptional Learning Content team.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

• End-to-end development of e-learning materials
• Proofreading raw content
• Mapping content to qualification specifications
• Authoring course content when required
• Employing instructional design principles to produce e-learning materials using the Articulate 360 suite (Rise and Storyline)

What We Are Looking For In You

• Experience using an eLearning authoring tool (e.g. Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate)
• Proofreading/copy editing raw and existing material
• Understanding of learning theory and key instructional design principles
• Maintaining a library of eLearning resources
• Qualification specification mapping
• Ability to accurately source and repurpose existing and external content
• Ability to copywrite content for a range of qualifications, as and when required
• Educated to degree level
• English and Maths at Level 2 or above
• Excellent team working skills.
• Excellent timekeeping, organisation skills, and a keen eye for detail, to be able to smoothly manage multiple projects within tight deadlines.
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
• Show an outstanding attention to detail.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Be able to work well under pressure.
• Be organised and able to work to tight deadlines.
• Takes pride in their work.
• Experience producing regulated qualifications – desirable
• A portfolio of design or authoring work – desirable

Why work with Us?

• Complete a funded course of your choice after your probation period
• Excellent holiday allowance plus bank holidays – to include one extra day’s holiday for your birthday / appreciation day ?
• £50 Amazon thank you Voucher for your birthday
• Company pension scheme?
• Refer a friend scheme?
• Inclusive culture and positive working environment
• Staff social events

We are an equal opportunity employer, always looking for the right talent based on merit for every position. learndirect believes passionately in including all employees equally in the learndirect culture and mission. We actively encourage diversity of thought and champion our talented individuals.

Proposition: Empowering people to reach their potential

Our Mission: Removing barriers (time, tech, cost) to enable a ‘learning lifestyle’.

Our Vision: To create the modern approach to learning

Our Values: Working with PACE we strive to be:

Passionate “We show pride, enthusiasm, and dedication in everything that we do, for our learners, our customers, ourselves, and each other”.

Agile “We positively embrace and respond quickly to change through a flexible, proactive workforce that seizes opportunities”.

Courageous “We challenge the norm, creating continuous business improvement and opportunities through entrepreneurial thinking balanced with a sound commercial approach”.

Empowering “We trust and inspire people to do their best and believe in themselves. We are open to a diversity of ideas, approaches, and points of view”.