Learning Designer

Cengage Group

1d•Remote

About The Position

We believe in the power and joy of learning At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education. Focusing on college and career readiness, Cengage School equips students with the skills and confidence to succeed beyond the classroom. Through exclusive access to National Geographic Learning, Big Ideas Learning, Gale, Thorndike Press and Cengage curriculum and technology, it engages learners in core subjects and career pathways—empowering educators and inspiring student success. Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/. The Learning Designer is part of the Academic Design team within the Cengage | National Geographic Learning (NGL) Global English Language Learning (ELL) group. You assist ELL content creation teams in developing and implementing an overarching instructional design and content plan for products. Under the Director, Academic Design and in collaboration with the Manager, Academic Design, you will identify how learning objectives will be presented, practiced, and assessed, through all components. What you'll do here: Serve as the learning design specialist, collaborating with the Manager, Academic Design to identify and detail content requirements, leading to key planning documents, including learning plans, prototypes, component charts, and the scope and sequence. Collaborate with Portfolio Managers to review analytics on previous product editions to understand user behavior and make recommendations. Cultivate innovation and quality, looking for opportunities to improve the lives of our learners through quality learning design. Use shared templates and processes to take the product from hypothesis to implementation, including evaluating content for pedagogical appropriateness. Develop and maintain cross-project documents, such as Course Objective Hierarchy. Collaborate with peers, using interpersonal savvy in problem-solving, making trade-offs, and building rapport. Communicate optimally, through strong verbal and written skills, including audience-centric analysis, persuasion, influence, and documentation. Stay updated with the latest pedagogical research and high-stakes test demands to inform product design and train teams. Successfully balance multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic, international, remote-work environment. Apply Cengage’s quality learning standards to products, solutions, and daily work, adopting opportunities for continuous improvement.

Requirements

Educational degree or professional certification in instructional design or learning design.
Minimum 5 years of experience in crafting ELL or ESL (English as a Second Language) educational products as an editor.
Proven dedication to continuous professional improvement and learning.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, Excel, and file-sharing tools.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in education or linguistics
Teaching experience in ELL or ESL.
Familiarity with international region-specific curriculum approaches and education initiatives (e.g., Saudi Vision 2030).

Responsibilities

Serve as the learning design specialist, collaborating with the Manager, Academic Design to identify and detail content requirements, leading to key planning documents, including learning plans, prototypes, component charts, and the scope and sequence.
Collaborate with Portfolio Managers to review analytics on previous product editions to understand user behavior and make recommendations.
Cultivate innovation and quality, looking for opportunities to improve the lives of our learners through quality learning design.
Use shared templates and processes to take the product from hypothesis to implementation, including evaluating content for pedagogical appropriateness.
Develop and maintain cross-project documents, such as Course Objective Hierarchy.
Collaborate with peers, using interpersonal savvy in problem-solving, making trade-offs, and building rapport.
Communicate optimally, through strong verbal and written skills, including audience-centric analysis, persuasion, influence, and documentation.
Stay updated with the latest pedagogical research and high-stakes test demands to inform product design and train teams.
Successfully balance multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic, international, remote-work environment.
Apply Cengage’s quality learning standards to products, solutions, and daily work, adopting opportunities for continuous improvement.