Instructional Designer
Birmingham - UK
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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Instructional Designer with at least 5 years of experience to design develop and deliver high-quality learning solutions. This role will focus on designing and delivering learning that supports product knowledge technical capability safety and operational excellence. The successful candidate will combine strong instructional design expertise with hands-on media development skills to create engaging practical and visually compelling learning content for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Design and develop learning solutions focused on engineering products manufacturing processes and technical skills (eLearning and blended learning).
- Work closely with engineers product specialists and SMEs to translate complex technical information into clear engaging and accessible learning content.
- Create visual and media-rich learning assets including: Product demonstrations process walkthroughs safety and compliance training videos technical animations and explainer content.
- Develop digital learning using tools such as Articulate 360 Captivate or similar platforms.
- Produce and edit multimedia content using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro After Effects Audition Photoshop) or equivalent.
- Ensure all learning content aligns with health & safety standards engineering accuracy and company quality requirements.
- Support training initiatives for shop floor employees engineers field service teams and customer-facing roles.
- Apply instructional design methodologies (e.g. ADDIE Agile) and adult learning principles.
- Conduct learning needs analyses aligned to product launches process changes and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain and update training content in line with product updates and engineering changes.
- Evaluate training effectiveness and recommend improvements based on feedback and performance data.
Qualifications :
- Minimum 5 years experience in instructional design ideally within technical environments.
- Strong experience designing technical or product-focused learning content.
- Ability to quickly understand and simplify complex engineering concepts.
- Hands-on experience with eLearning authoring tools (e.g. Articulate Storyline Rise Captivate).
- Proven experience in media development including: Video production and editing audio editing basic animation or visual storytelling
- Strong stakeholder management skills especially working with technical SMEs and engineers.
- Excellent communication and organisation skills.
- High attention to detail particularly in ensuring technical accuracy.
Additional Information :
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation including but not limited to interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Smiths Group is a global technology company that delivers solutions for the worlds evolving challenges. With a history spanning over 170 years, we operate across multiple sectors, including healthcare, energy, defense, and manufacturing. Our five divisionsJohn Crane, Smiths Detectio ... View more