Senior Learning Experience Designer

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 Month Fixed-term, Full-time / Fixed-term Contract,). 
DEPARTMENT: User Experience - Bitesize
LOCATION: Any BBC location
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £70,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Role is mapped to: User Experience Senior on our careers path framework. 

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage. 

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Senior Learning Experience Designer Bitesize will help lead the Bitesize strategy towards its transformation journey to become a favoured learning destination platform. The role will also support the development of the design practice in the education and learning domain, helping to future-proof Bitesize.

This is a senior role in scope, influence, and accountability. You’ll be expected to identify and frame problems, set direction, and influence decisions beyond your immediate team. You will still design, but your impact will extend through leadership, strategic thinking and raising the quality of work around you.

You’ll work closely with senior product, engineering, editorial and delivery partners, often as part of a trio, to ensure we’re solving the right problems and delivering inclusive, high-quality outcomes aligned to organisational strategy.

This role is for designers who lead through judgement, influence, and care for outcomes, alongside craft excellence. Delivering world class experiences for all.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced learning designer to make an impact on Bitesize and its future growth. You will have the opportunity to lead the design and become a valued contributor towards the Bitesize success by using a series of educational frameworks, approaches and techniques specialist to the education and learning sector. 

This Senior Learning Experience Designer role requires experience in instructional design and educational technology at scale, with a strong background in curriculum development and digital pedagogy. The role allows the opportunity to create and craft engaging learning experiences that align with educational goals and product requirements.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

•    Help define approaches and techniques for articulating aims and objectives to create learning journeys aligned to curricula, with measurable outcomes and effective assessment strategies
•    Lead problem definition and design direction across multiple problem spaces
•    Take accountability for design outcomes, not just outputs
•    Align design activity to strategic objectives and audience value
•    Influence priorities and decisions with senior stakeholders, using evidence and clear reasoning
•    Balance quality, pragmatism and delivery constraints across complex initiatives
•    Balance “engagement” (gamification, interactivity) with pedagogical rigor and factual correctness
•    Raise the quality of learning and instructional design practice through coaching the wider team
•    Have practical experience applying accessibility and inclusive design practices
•    Support and mentor other designers through day-to-day collaboration
•    Contribute to the growth and maturity of the Product & Design community

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

•    Previous experience in applying learning theory and frameworks (e.g. Bloom’s, constructivism) to shape engaging educational experiences
•    Examples of iteratively refining designs using audience feedback, analytics and testing, in collaboration with a Learning Scientist 
•    Experience of designing and conducting research for younger audiences (under 18s), with a strong understanding of their needs 
•    Examples of leading end-to-end design of complex digital products and services across multiple workstreams 
•    Demonstrable examples of championing accessibility, quality and best practice, balancing high standards with pragmatic delivery 
•    Ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders, navigating competing priorities and working within brand and design systems
•    Experience of leading, mentoring and coaching designers collaboratively to enhance impact and future proof strategy 

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.