Learning Designer

£35,000 to £37,000 per annum

6 months FTC - Remote role with occasional travel to our head office in Swindon 

Our reputation as the UK’s largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler speaks for itself. Every day, we serve more than 22,000  customers from 34 distribution centres across the country. Behind every nightly miracle is a team of dedicated people carrying out more roles than you realise – we’re the unseen force that delivers. So when we say we’re excited for what the future holds for our customers and colleagues, you can trust we’re as good as our word.

Going national is not simply about scale; we are securing the future of print media, investing in long-term partnerships, and creating opportunities for our people, customers and stakeholders for years to come. Be part of the journey, join the team!

As a Learning Designer at Smiths News, you will design and develop engaging, accessible and practical learning experiences that help colleagues build capability and apply new skills in their roles. Working with subject matter experts and stakeholders across the business, you will translate business needs into clear learning outcomes and create blended solutions across multiple channels. You will use learner insight, feedback and performance data to continually improve content, while ensuring learning is accurate, inclusive, on-brand and aligned to business priorities.

About the Role

You will design and develop engaging, accessible and practical learning experiences that help colleagues build capability and apply new skills in their roles.

• Learning consultancy: Clarify the performance need, audience and desired business outcome before recommending a solution
• Experience design: Create clear, engaging and accessible learning journeys using appropriate digital, virtual, facilitated and workplace formats 
• Content development: Build and maintain high-quality learning assets in the LMS using relevant authoring tools
• Maintain LMS: Ensure the LMS is kept relevant and up to date to enable colleagues  to find what they need while staying up with latest technology and trends
• Stakeholder collaboration: Partner with subject matter experts to turn complex information into practical, learner-centred content
• Evaluation and improvement: Use feedback and learning data to improve effectiveness, usability and relevance

What we can offer you

Not only do we offer free onsite parking and competitive salary but you’ll also have access to:

• Company funded Health Cash Plan – providing cash back for everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy
• 5% match pension
• 25 days holiday plus holiday buy scheme
• 24/7 E-Learning modules, Training and Development opportunities
• Sharesave Scheme, Cycle to work schemes, Health cash plan
• Colleague Assistance Programme & Colleague referral scheme

About you

• Learning design experience designing learner-centred digital, blended or facilitated learning
• Ability to define measurable outcomes, structure content and create meaningful practice and assessment
• Demonstrable experience using e-learning authoring tools (ideally Articulate and Vyond), learning management systems (Confirm) and multimedia tools
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and consistently
• Skilled at consulting and influencing stakeholders
• Able to manage multiple priorities, timelines, reviews and approvals
• A development mindset, where you are curious about testing and using emerging learning practice, technology and AI-enabled design

Please note: you must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

A career with us is a career filled with people, pride, and passion. We rely on each other to get the job done, and we deliver what we say we will. Let’s see if we can rely on you, too. Apply now