Instructional Designer

Join us at Admiral in a vibrant period for learning where creativity, curiosity and endless opportunities abound. As we evolve with digital technologies and learning methodologies, we're enhancing our blended learning offerings to provide impactful, timely education across the Admiral Group. If you excel in developing cutting-edge learning experiences and are motivated to drive change, you could be the Instructional Designer we're seeking.

We're forming a new specialised Learning Studio to work alongside our existing team of Learning Consultants, Solution Architects, Designers and Facilitators. This is an exceptional opportunity to create learning solutions for a wide range of departments including leadership, management, wellbeing, D&I and pathways for emerging talent, high-potential individuals and organisational change and culture.

We need an experienced Instructional Designer who can support the Learning Studio team and business in designing and delivering learning solutions to enhance learner capabilities. Responsibilities include being reliable in design and delivery, following digital learning creation processes, engaging in stakeholder management, content development and managing projects to ensure timely delivery.

You should be ready to engage fully, work collaboratively and support less experienced designers in achieving their potential. Your role will be crucial in driving the future of learning at Admiral, combining innovation, teamwork and a commitment to excellence. 

Core responsibilities 

The main aim of the role is to develop impactful and engaging learning for the talent in our business. The responsibilities of an instructional designer are to:

• Work closely with Business Partners and Stakeholders to ensure the correct learning solution is developed from the vision and scope.
• Design creative solutions using powerful visuals, backed by good UX and UI.
• Ensure consistently high standards are met on all designs.
• Use interactive and engaging methods of delivery of content with measurable outcomes.
• Maintain a close working relationship with designers, developers, and facilitators to ensure that the output meets requirements.
• Apply adult learning theories, tools, and software to all solutions.
• Participate in media development, including the use of tools such as Articulate and film production.
• Conduct learning needs analysis to identify the training requirements of the target audience.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop course content that aligns with business goals and objectives.
• Implement evaluation strategies to assess the effectiveness of learning materials, with a focus on visual design and learner engagement.

Knowledge, core capabilities and experience: 

• Strong graphic design capabilities
• Learning gamification, leader boards, chat bots, sims, live feeds development is highly desirable 
• Up to date with new tech learning trends and options 
• Adult learning knowledge and experience 
• Technical expertise in a range of Digital software tools and technologies (Storyline, Rise, Adobe Suite, CornerStone LMS) etc 
• Sees things from start to end; having drive to finish projects to a high standard
• Ability to manage a complex range of tasks and meet deadlines 
• UI/UX Experience 
• Curiosity for learning and discovering new or improved approaches and tools. 
• Responsive learning design 
• Multimedia design and production is a plus including video, animation preferable
• High level of attention to detail 
• Work to tight deadlines and prioritise a variety of work demands 

Support and reporting lines 

• The Instructional Designer will report into the Learning Studio Manager
• The Instructional Deisgner will work closely with Learning Designers, Learning Facilitators, Digital Media Developers, Learning Solution Architect, Learning Managers, Learning Support Team and Head of Talent Acquisition and Development. 

Location

Admiral Group have a flexible working policy with remote, office and hybrid working options. Ideally, you will be able to commute to our office in Cardiff or Swansea on a weekly basis.

Additional Information

• We will review your CV within 5 working days of application and get back to you.
• We will give you everything you need to work comfortably from home.

Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits, and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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