[Hiring] Senior Online Training Designer @Smiths Group

Role Description

The Senior Online Training Developer is responsible for leading the design, development, localisation, and continuous improvement of high-quality digital learning solutions that support business and customer needs. The role combines instructional design, multimedia content creation, and learning technology expertise to deliver engaging, accessible, and commercially focused training programmes.

Working closely with subject matter experts, sales teams, and key stakeholders, the Senior Online Training Developer drives innovation in online learning, ensures training content meets quality standards, and supports business growth through the development of effective learning solutions for a global audience.

The successful candidate will join us on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract, directly supporting the Manager responsible for Online Training whilst working in close collaboration with the wider Online Training Team.

This role will be key in delivering innovation within the learning function by adopting new technologies, improving development processes, and expanding the organisation's digital learning portfolio. This role helps ensure that training remains a strategic enabler of customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and long-term business growth.

Applicants should be established in their online training/learning development career and will have a proven track record of designing and delivering successful, innovative online training programmes.

Duties:

• Conducting training needs analysis to identify skills and knowledge gaps.
• Design of Online Training from concept to delivery based on common design principles and procedures (ADDIE, Bloom’s Taxonomy).
• Creation of learning content using authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline.
• Creation of innovative, immersive multimedia solutions for digital training.
• Ability to work with projects that include film creation and editing as well as 3D modelling and animation.
• The creation of assets using Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator and After Effects as well as 3D packages such as Blender.
• Quality Assurance of online training outputs, including review cycles of eLearning content.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and deliver an accurate learner’s journey.
• Support relationships with key Stakeholders within Smiths Detection to support the needs of the business.
• Collaborating with team colleagues from different sites and with Subject Matter Experts from different departments and sites internally.
• Raising risks related to Online Training development within the respective projects.
• Support the continuous improvement of digital training and adhere to existing digital training development guidelines.
• Leading training development projects from concept through to launch.
• Managing and uploading content within Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Supporting sales tenders and customer proposals with tailored training solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree in a related subject, such as Learning Design, Multimedia Design or Online Training Design is preferable.
• Willing to work towards additional professional development targets including learning new skills and, if relevant, undertaking additional formal qualifications.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies (ADDIE, Blooms taxonomy).
• Experience creating engaging learning journeys that improve knowledge retention and performance.
• Advanced proficiency with authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline, Rise, Adobe Captivate, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrable proficiency in working within Adobe Creative Suite, with a focus on Illustrator/After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Evidence of experience creating Multimedia to facilitate learning or knowledge transfer, focused on creating a positive learner experience is required.
• Strong Understanding of LMS platforms, SCORM, CMI5, xAPI and online learning ecosystems.
• Ability to evaluate and implement new learning technologies, including AI-enabled tools.
• Experience translating online training materials into multiple languages.

Benefits

• Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally.
• You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing.
• You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.
• Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills.
• Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.