Learning Designer

6 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Online Education Services Full time

Online Education Services (OES) is a leader in online education. We partner with the world’s leading universities to enhance the student experience for the digital era. At OES, we are passionate about student success and the future of education. 

In 2024, we are launching a strategic partnership with a transformational UK university and looking for talented, ambitious individuals to grow our team. You will be joining OES at an exciting time with significant opportunities for professional growth, creativity, and impact.

This position is a hybrid role based in OES’ Birmingham office (2-3 days per week).

The Learning Designer role will identify pedagogically sound, effective, innovative and fit-for-purpose module design that aligns learning and assessment activities. Working with subject specialist content developers, the technical team and academic quality teams, the Learning Designer will create online learning content for programmes that comply with agreed quality standards, whilst also ensuring that the online design optimises the student learning experience.   

Key Responsibilities

Online learning content

  • Contribute to initial module design with the Learning Design team, and academic subject specialists, to define learning content, assessment and activity requirements. 
  • Communicate with module leaders and engage in an ongoing collaborative development process to ensure course developments take place effectively, efficiently and in accordance with OES’s quality standards
  • Support content developers to adapt face-to-face teaching materials for online delivery, involvement in the development of additional teaching resource and providing subject specialist developers with appropriate documentation 
  • Edit written learning materials and providing feedback for action
  • Liaise with the OES team regarding pedological design and delivery issues to inform the optimisation of VLEs and Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Ensuring high quality

  • Implement regular reviews and improvement of online learning content according to established timescales and in response to university partner/stakeholder feedback. 
  • Liaise with OES technology teams to resolve/improve issues with the VLE/Content Management System.
  • Document ongoing maintenance and improvement of online module content and other essential documents and resources.

Education research

  • Research the latest trends and advances in education and online learning, with specific emphasis on VLE/LMS usability and capabilities. 

Requirements

Essential Skills, Experience and Qualifications

    • Educated to degree level 
    • Demonstrated high standard of interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment
    • Highly motivated and passionate about what they do
    • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
    • Imaginative, intelligent approach to solving problems
    • Attention to detail and consistent follow-through
    • Excellent time management and organisational skills
    • Prioritising and planning both their own and others’ work
    • Ability to work as part of a close team
    • Flexible attitude to work, including the ability to take up new tasks when required and without supervision
    • Ability to set and work to deadlines and ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines

Benefits

  • Salary up to £36,000 (dependant on experience)
  • 25 days of annual leave + Bank holidays
  • Engaging & vibrant organisational culture
  • Flexible working environment
  • OES Culture Club - calendar of events
  • OES values driven recruitment principles
  • Career-life fit – health & wellbeing focus
  • OES strategy reflects respect, honesty & diversity
  • Continuous improvement through challenging & meaningful work
  • High growth industry & strong partner/shareholder backing
  • Genuine focus on students
  • Mentoring program
  • Leadership & emerging leaders development program
  • We are proud to support the Living the Wage movement

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