Instructional Designer

Are you passionate about learning, development, and high-quality digital design? Stepnell is seeking an Instructional Designer to lead the centralisation, standardisation, and development of exceptional learning and media content across our business. This is a proactive, impactful role where you will translate complex technical content into compelling learning experiences and ensure our training portfolio supports ambitious business growth.

The Role

As our Instructional Designer, you will be the key enabler of modern learning standards and workforce development. Working closely with subject matter experts (SMEs), our training team, and internal stakeholders, you won't just create content; you will act as an internal consultant, leveraging modern learning methodologies and technologies to develop impactful and accessible, high quality learning solutions.

Key Responsibilities

* Designing High-Quality Content: Apply proven instructional design methodologies (such as ADDIE or SAM) to ensure all learning materials are engaging, effective, and aligned with measurable business objectives.

* Curriculum Optimisation: Systematically review and refine the existing face-to-face curriculum, creating standardised content, tutor notes, and activity guides to maximise the impact of tutor-led sessions.

* Strategic Alignment: Customise learning materials to directly align with corporate strategic objectives, embedding company values using Stepnell’s specific branding and language.

* Compliance & Risk Mitigation: Ensure all compliance and technical training is robustly designed, thoroughly documented, and accurately mapped to industry standards to mitigate corporate risk.

* Pipeline Management: Manage the end-to-end production pipeline from initial needs analysis, storyboarding, and scriptwriting, through to alpha/beta user testing and final platform deployment.

* Interactive Media & Corporate Comms: Support company-wide engagement by developing interactive media solutions for use in learning programs and wider corporate communication strategies (e.g., Corporate Safety Induction Videos).

* Innovation & Emerging Tech: Drive innovation by exploring, piloting, and integrating emerging technologies—such as VR, Augmented Reality, and AI—into learning solutions.

* Impact Evaluation: Analyse learner performance data and training analytics to measure the ROI of programs, reporting findings to stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.

* E-Learning & LMS Tracking: Ensure all digital learning assets comply with SCORM and xAPI standards. Manage, upload, test, and maintain the LMS content library for seamless user access.

* Commercialisation: Transition and scale our face-to-face and e-learning training assets into commercially viable digital products that can be sold to supply chain partners and external customers to generate new revenue.

Who We Are Looking For

We need a creative, detail-oriented professional with a strong pedagogical background, a commercial mindset, and the communication skills to extract knowledge from busy internal SMEs efficiently.

Your Profile

* Experience: Proven design track record as a dedicated learning professional managing the full instructional design lifecycle, with demonstrated success in developing both face-to-face and fully digital modules.

* Qualifications: Formal qualification or certified training in Instructional Design, Adult Education, or Curriculum Development, alongside expert-level mastery of frameworks (e.g., ADDIE, SAM).

* Technical Savvy & Digital Literacy: Strong portfolio demonstrating hands-on experience with modern e-learning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate 360, Rise, Storyline). Proficient in LMS administration, including uploading, testing, and troubleshooting SCORM/xAPI packages.

* Media & Communication: Experience producing or directing instructional media, such as safety induction and engagement videos, backed by exceptional stakeholder management skills
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed