Learning and Digital Design Professionals

Cognition Education Group; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading learning design agency in Manchester is seeking experienced Learning and Digital Design Professionals to create high-quality bespoke learning experiences. You will collaborate with key project roles, leveraging your expertise in digital learning design, instructional design, and user experience. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 5 years' experience, strong creativity, and outstanding communication skills. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and impact learning across various sectors.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience designing learning solutions in a corporate environment.
• Experience with authoring tools and design thinking.

Responsibilities

• Create quality, bespoke learning experiences.
• Collaborate with designers and other project roles.
• Translate business needs into learning experiences.

Skills

Creative thinking

Digital learning design

Instructional design

User experience design

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Articulate Rise

Storyline

Figma

Adobe XD

Job description

Learning and Digital Design Professionals

Manchester, United Kingdom | Posted on 24/11/2025

Transforming lives through learning for over 30 years

Our teams work in education consultancy, professional development, early-years & primary tutoring, digital learning and publishing to improve learning for everyone.

Job Description

Passionate about creating quality bespoke learning?

Call out to forward-thinking, learning and digital design professionals in the Corporate and FE / HE sectors

If you have a passion for creating effective and engaging learning that puts the learners at the centre of design – this is the opportunity for you!

Cognition Evolve is a leading learning design agency, creating quality learning across all industries and sectors. We’re in an exciting period of growth, and we’re looking to enhance our network of contractors based in the UK.

What you’ll be doing:

working and collaborating closely with Lead LX Designers, Digital Designers, and other key project roles to create quality, bespoke learning experiences

As an ideal candidate, you will have:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience designing learning solutions in a corporate environment. If you have experience in the vocational / further education industry, we would see that as a bonus.
  
• A natural tendency to be creative, think outside the box and problem solve
  
• Proven experience in digital learning design, instructional design, learner experience design, immersive reality and gamification design, UX, LMS & LXP systems or development (depending on role)
  
• Proven experience working within complex stakeholder environments (e.g. senior leaders, product owners, compliance teams, marketing, HR), with the ability to translate business needs into learning experiences.
  
• Experience working in an agency, consultancy, corporate L&D team, or fast-paced commercial setting where client engagement and iteration cycles are core to the role
  
• Experience designing for authoring tools like Articulate Rise, Storyline, Evolve, Adapt, Chameleon Creator and prototyping tools such as Figma and Adobe XD
  
• A demonstrated ability of collaborating with others during the design and development process
  
• Outstanding communication skills with experience working with subject matter experts
  
• A demonstrated ability of managing difficult situations, e.g. shifting/competing deadlines, challenging meetings, client expectations, and the ability to multitask
  
• Attention to detail, be proactive and adaptable
  
• Tech-savviness and be comfortable using Google and MS suites, virtual collaboration tools, and top AI tools.
  
• Experience with applying human-centred design or design thinking
  

Priority contract roles are:

To register your interest, please submit a brief cover letter, your resume and an example of your prior work or portfolio.

Applications close: End of December subject to applications.