Senior Learning Experience Designer

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GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.

From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com .

We are looking for a driven and creative Senior Learning Experience Designer to work with our clients to develop innovative, pedagogically strong learning solutions that meet their business needs. You will own the overall creative vision for a range of digital learning projects. You will mentor and review the work of learning designers as well as collaborating with art directors, developers and project managers and client subject matter experts (SMEs).

Based in the UK, this role can be done on a fully remote basis.

Job Summary

• Leading a wide variety of projects from design to delivery, working with the sales and account teams to identify solution possibilities that align with the client's budget and will meet the client's needs
• Defining the creative vision for learning solutions of a wide range of sizes and shapes, and collaborating with art directors, developers, project managers, and client subject matter experts (SMEs) to bring them to life
• Researching content and working with subject experts and learning designers to transform that content into effective and engaging learning
• Leading and facilitating design workshops, both internally and with clients; pitching design concepts to client stakeholders, gathering feedback and gaining buy-in
• Linking learning needs analysis results to learning objectives when implementing the design
• Creating detailed design documentation, including design solutions, content scoping documents and storyboards
• Effectively managing multiple priorities, projects and relationships
• Map clients' learning ecosystems including technical environments, conditions, roles, different aspects/layers of performance both for the individual and the organization
• Conduct lead reviews of others' work and give constructive, objective and actionable feedback. Supporting the development of team members through coaching and mentoring.
• Triaging client feedback and assessing changes that may be in or out of scope. Advising project managers and supporting client conversations about scope as appropriate
• Keeping a close eye on project health, ensuring the required tasks are planned out and that your work, and that of others, is tracking with the project budget.

Qualifications

Building on a number of years of experience, you will have an extensive understanding of the principles of adult learning and of learning technologies and you will be confident leading workshops with clients, writing creative treatments and drawing-up novel design approaches and scoping documentation. An excellent communicator, you will be able to collaborate effectively with clients and colleagues at all levels.

• Good level of industry knowledge, including tools, practices, technologies, competitors, and partners within the Learning Technologies Group. Continuously monitors hot topics within the industry such as AI and other emerging technologies, with an ability to discuss these confidently and knowledgeably with clients and for marketing purposes
• Experience in the entire learning experience design lifecycle, including: requirements analysis, high-level training design and specification, interactive screen design, storyboarding, quality assurance, and learning accessibility
• A proven ability to create innovative design solutions and learning architectures
• An understanding of the principles of user experience design
• Experience of leading multi-disciplinary project teams
• The ability to establish strong working relationships with clients, gaining acceptance to proposals and changes.
• Understanding how to get the best from a variety of in-house and off the shelf authoring tools, such as Storyline and Gomo, as well as learning management systems
• Experience of managing multiple priorities, projects and relationships
• Writing creative, concise and persuasive instructional copy
• Developing effective assessment strategies (including questions, quality distracters and practice interactions) that accurately test the learners' ability to meet those objectives

Experience of working in governance, risk and compliance settings, or significant experience working with associated subject areas would also be highly desirable, as would German language skills.

With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.

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