Overview

Espresso has been in schools since 1997 and is much loved by teachers and pupils. We recently revamped the service and moved it, into a new platform with new features and benefits. We are now looking to bring espresso to the next level.

Why Discovery Education

From the day you join, you will enjoy a fantastic culture and great benefits. Summertime means we all get to enjoy an early finish on Fridays and spend time resting and recuperating.

Our benefits are exceptional and only a few are listed here:

• Private medical insurance.
• 4 x salary life assurance.
• Soft skills training budget.
• Income protection in case you are ever ill.
• Enhanced employer pension contribution.
• Paid study leave and budget to pursue professional qualifications.
• GP video calls on demand.
• Cashback platforms.
• Fresh fruit and pastries in the office
• Seated massage
• Car leasing is a new benefit for 2023
• Various employee-led sports and physical activities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Various team events outside of work

Who are we looking for?

The Instructional Design Senior Specialist will play a pivotal role in executing the strategy around the multi-faceted instructional value of Espresso, our UK primary resource. You will own key initiatives that require you to apply instructional design expertise and project management skills to deliver high-quality instructional resources for our educators and students. You will work collaboratively with team members across our product organization and other teams within the company including product marketing and sales to ensure our instructional support offerings meet the needs of our customers.

We are based across three offices in the UK, London, Manchester and Bath. You will work very closely with the UK Senior Product Manager and report to the US Director, Instructional Design-Learning.

We operate a hybrid working model for most roles if you are within a commutable distance of an office.

About the role

• Develop a deep understanding of Discovery Education's product offerings.
• Help design and refine flexible models for instructional resources across multiple grade bands and subject areas that support customers’ needs within our product portfolio, with an emphasis on EYFS, Key stage 1 & 2 for the Espresso product.
• Lead priority projects that include the development of wireframes, prototypes, writer's guidelines, and templates, and manage the review and revision cycles of instructional resources.
• Map instructional design projects to product OKRs and DE's logic model and continually monitor and evaluate progress.
• Participate in ongoing meeting series with product teams to share progress and learn updates to strategy.
• Collaborate with the video production team to support the publishing of instructional assets and related metadata to ensure discoverability of these resources.
• Continuously evaluate customer feedback and market trends to inform project strategies.
• Collaborate with product marketing to support integrated go-to-market plans.

• We expect a PGCE/ Bachelor's Degree required in education, instructional design, or equivalent work experience.
• Proven track record of project management.

• Knowledge of education technology landscape and trends.

• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and verbal/written communication skills.

• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Have a demonstrated ability to understand, accept and engage with people of diverse backgrounds.

• Ability to travel within UK on occasion.

• Legal right to work in the United Kingdom. If you apply from outside the UK, please send proof of the right to work along with your CV to be considered.

To apply

Please apply here or email jobs@discoveryed.com if you want an informal conversation with the HR team, don't worry if your CV is not up to date, send what you have and we can have a conversation.

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