Learning & Development Design & Delivery Specialist

Overview

• Job Title: Learning & Development Design & Delivery Specialist
• Location : Primarily home-based, with occasional UK & Ireland travel and quarterly team meetings in Glasgow
• Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time (40 hrs per week)
• Working Pattern: Monday-Friday
• Salary : £28,000 - £30,000 per annum

The role at a glance:

Create. Design. Deliver.

We're looking for a creative and passionate Learning & Development Design & Delivery Specialist to join our People Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves designing engaging learning experiences as much as delivering them. You'll work on a wide range of projects, creating digital learning, visual content, facilitator resources and learning programmes that support both our colleagues and clients.

Join a small, supportive and collaborative L&D team with the opportunity to influence learning across the business. You'll have the opportunity to shape learning solutions, challenge traditional approaches and bring fresh ideas to how we develop capability across the business.

This role combines learning design, content creation and facilitation, making it ideal for someone who enjoys creating engaging learning experiences and bringing them to life through delivery.

We recognise that learning and design skills are highly transferable and welcome applicants with experience of equivalent platforms.

About Us:

Avidity is the parent company of a group of 5 marketing and sales agencies who offer a range of specialist field marketing, tactical activation, EPOS analytics & insights and consumer experience services. The agencies in our group are McCurrach, Standout Field Marketing, Wave, Thumbprint & Zing. Our history spans over 120 years, but our mission has remained the same, to help brands sell more .

Be yourself and grow, have your voice heard, and develop your career with flexible working policies and an abundance of opportunity with a sustainable, forward-thinking agency.

What you'll be doing:

Designing engaging digital, virtual and face-to-face learning solutions.

Creating visually impactful learning content and resources.

Using digital learning authoring tools such as Evolve Intellum, Storyline, Rise or similar platforms to create engaging and interactive learning experiences.

Using design tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent platforms to create professional learning support materials.

Facilitating engaging virtual and face-to-face learning programmes, including sales capability, leadership development, onboarding and client-facing learning initiatives.

Supporting internal development programmes alongside learning solutions for some of our key client partners.

Working with stakeholders to identify learning needs and recommend creative solutions.

Contributing to the continuous evolution of our learning offer, including digital learning and emerging technologies.

What we're looking for:

• Experience creating learning content, training materials or digital learning solutions.
• A creative mindset with the confidence to challenge traditional learning approaches and bring fresh ideas to learning design.
• Experience using at least one design platform such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar.
• Experience using at least one digital learning authoring tool such as Storyline, Rise, Evolve Intellum, or similar.
• Confidence facilitating virtual and face-to-face learning experiences.
• A passion for learning, development and creating engaging learner experiences.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach and the ability to work independently.
• A willingness to occasionally travel to support learning events, client activities and team collaboration.

Nice to have:

• LMS experience.
• Project management experience.
• Video, audio or multimedia editing skills.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies and new approaches to learning.
• Experience supporting client-facing learning projects.
• Why Join Us?
• In addition to a great benefits package, you'll have the opportunity to work in a role that combines creativity, learning design, facilitation and innovation.

What you'll enjoy:

• Primarily home-based working, with flexibility built into the role.
• The opportunity to design and deliver learning that makes a genuine impact across colleagues, leaders and clients.
• Variety in your day-to-day work, from content creation and learning design to facilitation and stakeholder partnership.
• The freedom to bring fresh ideas, challenge traditional approaches and help shape the future of learning.
• Exposure to a wide range of business and client projects.
• Opportunities to develop your skills in digital learning, learning technologies and emerging trends, including AI.

Our benefits package includes:

• 23 days paid holiday plus flexible public holidays (increasing with length of service).
• Company pension scheme with 3% employer contributions.
• Free life assurance at 3x annual salary.
• Access to discounted private healthcare and a discounted Health Cash Plan.
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, allowing you to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, providing 24/7 support for physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Family-friendly working policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Benefits and Discounts Portal, offering savings across a wide range of retailers and services.

What Happens Next:

• First step is to apply via our iCIMS page, or directly on this advert, in just a few minutes (click the apply button!)
• Your application will be reviewed by our recruitment team

If your application is a good match, you’ll initially have a short call with a member of our Avidity Recruitment Team. If unsuccessful, you’ll only receive an email informing you at this stage, but don’t worry, we’ll keep your details on file in line with our data protection policy and you may be contacted about future roles!

The next stage is an interview with the hiring manager and senior stakeholders You’ll then be given quick feedback and next steps (if applicable) If you’re looking for more information on the role, contact our recruitment team on referencing the job title and ID number, and a member of our team will get back to you shortly.

We have a fantastic track record of retaining colleagues and redeploying them into our other brand teams across Avidity . We are always looking for talented individuals to join our group of agencies. If this role isn’t the right fit for you, submit your CV for general consideration.

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