Instructional Designer, Online Learning

Job Description

Our OrganisationLearning is the most powerful force for change in the world. More than 20,000 Pearson employees deliver our products and services in nearly 200 countries, all working towards a common purposeto help everyone achieve their potential through learning. Wedo that by providing high quality, digital content and learning experiences, as well as assessments and qualifications that help people build their skills and grow with the world around them. We are the worlds leading learning company.At Pearson (FTSE 100) we believe in the power of difference; harnessing the unique skills, perspectives, and backgrounds of every employee helps us foster innovation and create the most effective solutions for learners around the world. Thats why werecommitted to ensuring that diversity and inclusion are embedded into everything we do. We foster a work environment thats inclusive and diverseand where our people can be themselvesso we can reflect the customers and learners we serve. You can learnmore about our commitment to a diverse and inclusive culture here:https://careers/diversity-equity-inclusion/We are delighted to be awarded Gold against the Investors in People standard in the UK; we are confirmed by Stonewall in the Top 100 LGBTQ+ UK employers; we were featured on The Forbes List of Top 100 Companies For Remote Jobs 2022 and The Forbes List ofBest D&I Employers; we are a Disability Confident committed employer and committed to the Race Charter; we were also recognised in the Best Employers for Diversity 2019 awards; we are a Working Mums Top Employer and Age Positive employer. Pearson is a trulyglobal family, and listed on the London and New York Stock Exchanges. We are proud to offer an exceptional and supportive environment to develop your professional career!Your Career Opportunity

• Instructional Designer, Online Learning
• Based in UK working from home with occasional UK travel required
• 12 months fixed-term contract
• Full-time working 37.5 hours per week
• Salary £35-40K depending on experience
• Reporting to Senior or Lead Instructional Designer

This is a truly exciting opportunity to join our innovative Pearson Online Learning Services (POLS) family! Working in partnership with universities across the UK, our division provides online learning services, including research, course content and development,marketing, student recruitment, training, and student progression and support. Our team is currently going through a period of unprecedented growth due to the popularity and demand for online learning courses.The Instructional Designer will be responsible for scripting content into template instructional design storyboards for a number of online and blended course development projects. You will work closely with the Lead and Senior Instructional Designers whowill initiate the Storyboard template for each project and you will be responsible for ensuring that content received from institutional academics and SMEs is mapped and scripted into the storyboard and that the content is reviewed for accuracy and consistency,before being handed over to the QA & Content Editing and Digital Production teams for copy editing and subsequently production.In this exciting position youll ensure on-time delivery of content to the Lead and Senior Instructional Designers per the project schedule. You may also be required to log all assets. You will also carry out online reviews during the production phase toensure that the storyboards have been accurately translated into the live environment.Your Key Responsibilities

• Using raw content provided by an academic or SME, prepare, transform and script content into storyboards and asset templates ensuring it meets the latest accessibility, DE&I and Pearson editorial standards.
• Review scripted content for consistency, accuracy and quality both in the storyboard and in the learning environment.
• Incorporate feedback from Lead and Senior Instructional Designers, academics and/or SMEs to ensure that we deliver the best quality courses.
• Ensure that the content meets the desired learning objectives for the course and that it is aligned with sound pedagogical best practices.
• Transform content from its raw format into a range of set learning assets, using third party authoring tool templates.
• Work to a schedule to manage own time to ensure all content is scripted within designated time.
• Effective communication of project status to Lead and Senior Instructional Designer as appropriate.
• Contribute to ad-hoc projects as they arise within the department.

Our Successful CandidateWe welcome applicants with experience in an instructional design role, preferably in a Higher Education setting. Youll demonstrate experience in creating, writing and developing scripts and content for adult learners, as part of eLearning content development.It would be an advantage to have working experience with Articulate Rise, Evolve (Adapt), and other authoring tools, and familiarity with VLEs (Canvas, Blackboard Ultra and Moodle).Transform your expertise to a new level - we have many exciting and dynamic international projects to look forward to in 2022, therefore now is the ideal time to join our global Pearson family. Apply now for a highly rewarding and truly global career!Your Benefits & RewardWell expect a lot and we know youll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business! Along with learning, development and mentoring opportunities, our range of benefits can support the different needs of our diversecolleagues, and their families too. Joining our Pearson family can provide you with unlimited and truly global career progression options, and you can also look forward to exploring our impressive benefits, such as:

• Flexible options for work from home.
• A starting holiday of 25 days plus UK public holidays, and youll earn 1 additional days holiday per year you work with us.
• Generous pension scheme where we match and double what you contribute.
• Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible work policies.
• Shares and stock purchase options.
• Healthcare and dental plans, and an employee wellbeing assistance programme for you and your family to help balance work, family and personal life.
• Cycle to work program, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts.

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