Learning Designer
Department: E-Learning
Location: Remote
Reporting to: Senior E-Learning Officer
Level: Junior

Salary: Competitive

At FutureLearn, we’re passionate about the power of lifelong learning. We help learners from all over the world progress in their careers – and invest in their futures.

We truly believe that up-skilling is a worthy investment, and we hope to empower our learners to take control of their careers through personalised learning pathways – giving them progress at their fingertips.

Partnering with 260+ world-class educational partners, including prestigious universities, global brands and industry partners, we offer our 20 million-strong learner community the opportunity to discover and access flexible, high-quality online courses and degrees.

We’re not here just to teach new skills (although we do that well), we want to help transform lives. FutureLearn is looking to build our teams with people who share our passion for lifelong learning, career empowerment and education for all. If that sounds like you, get in touch. You could help us achieve our biggest goal yet – becoming the world’s best AI-powered, career-based learning platform and OPM.

About the role
We’re looking for a creative and detail-oriented Learning Designer to join our E-Learning team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their career who is passionate about pedagogy and digital education.

You’ll play a key role in planning and storyboarding engaging online courses, applying instructional design theories and best practice to create high-quality learning experiences. Acting as a trusted pedagogical voice within the Content Team, you’ll help shape content structure, recommend effective learning activities, and ensure courses are aligned to strong educational outcomes.

This is a collaborative role, working closely with academic partners, subject matter experts, and build teams to translate ideas into impactful online learning solutions that support accessible, flexible education.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and storyboarding courses for online delivery across platforms such as FutureLearn, Course Studio and Canvas

• Collaborating with academic partners and stakeholders to develop engaging, learner-centred content

• Translating course requirements into clear delivery plans for build teams

• Advising on content structure, media use, and learning activities to enhance the learner experience

• Supporting partners through induction, guidance, and ongoing consultancy

• Contributing to quality assurance, ensuring all courses meet defined standards

• Analysing course performance and identifying improvements

• Staying up to date with developments in online learning and sharing insights across the team

• Supporting content development with reading lists, syllabi, and assessment coordination

• Maintaining project oversight through tools such as Monday boards

What we’re looking for

• Experience in course or learning design, ideally within online or blended learning

• A good understanding of pedagogical theory and digital learning practices

• Ability to break down complex concepts into clear, engaging learning content

• Confident communicator, able to engage both educational and non-educational stakeholders

• Good organisational skills and ability to work across multiple projects

• Experience writing clear documentation and design materials

• A collaborative mindset, with a natural ability to work effectively in diverse teams

Why join us?
You’ll be part of a growing, forward-thinking team shaping the future of online education. This role offers the opportunity to build your learning design expertise while working on impactful, globally accessible education programmes.

What happens next?

Ready to go for it? Click 'Apply', include your CV and tell us why you'd like to become a FutureLearner, and how you’ll nail this role.

Recruitment Process

Please contact jobs@futurelearn.com if you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations to be made to support you through the recruitment process.

Diversity Statement

We value all the great benefits that diversity brings and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work – At FutureLearn we are proud to have Diversity and Inclusion at the centre of everything we do. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity regardless of race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

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