Learning Experience Designer

A-dec Inc.•Newberg, OR

About The Position

At A-dec, we do more than create the highest quality products and services for the dental industry; we strive to deliver a superior employment experience for each of our team members. With an environment that encourages and assists each person in developing to their highest potential, a career at A-dec is incredibly rewarding. Overview The Learning Experience Designer designs and develops scalable learning experiences that strengthen leadership capability, support employee growth, and advance organizational priorities across A-dec. In partnership with Organizational Development & Training, People & Culture, leaders, and subject matter experts, this role translates business and development needs into practical, high-quality learning solutions across multiple modalities. The role primarily focuses on learning architecture and content development, with periodic facilitation to support key programs, stay connected to learners, and improve learning effectiveness.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design methodologies, curriculum development, and learning evaluation.
Demonstrated ability to design leadership, professional development, and employee learning experiences for adult learners across multiple modalities.
Strong understanding of leadership development concepts and the ability to translate complex leadership, organizational, or business concepts into practical learning experiences.
Strong consulting, collaboration, communication, and facilitation skills with the ability to partner effectively with leaders, subject matter experts, and People & Culture partners.
Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to work autonomously while managing multiple projects, stakeholders, timelines, and competing priorities.
Proficiency with learning development and authoring technologies such as Articulate 360, Storyline, or similar tools; familiarity with learning management systems and multimedia development.
Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, organizational development, learning and development, or a related field.
Generally 5+ years of experience designing and developing learning solutions in a corporate or organizational environment.
Demonstrated experience designing leadership or management development and professional or employee development content.
Experience developing learning programs from needs analysis through evaluation using multiple delivery methods and partnering with subject matter experts and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing enterprise leadership or manager development programs, learning journeys, and content aligned with leadership competency models or frameworks.
Experience designing professional development, career development, or career exploration experiences for individual contributors.
Experience using multimedia, video, graphic design, AI-enabled learning tools, or other emerging learning technologies.

Responsibilities

Designs and develops leadership and employee development curricula, learning journeys, workshops, tools, and resources aligned with A-dec's leadership expectations, culture, and organizational priorities.
Partners with Organizational Development & Training, People & Culture, leaders, and subject matter experts to assess capability needs and translate business and development priorities into scalable learning solutions.
Creates cohesive curriculum architecture, including learning objectives, sequencing, delivery methods, practice, reinforcement, and evaluation approaches.
Designs engaging learning experiences across instructor-led, virtual, blended, digital, self-directed, and on-the-job modalities using adult learning and instructional design principles.
Develops high-quality learning assets, including facilitator guides, participant materials, job aids, digital learning, videos, presentations, activities, and assessments.
Designs leadership development that builds capability in areas such as coaching and feedback, communication, change leadership, team effectiveness, performance, employee development, and A-dec leadership practices.
Creates professional development, self-directed learning, and career exploration experiences that help individual contributors build transferable skills and take greater ownership of their growth.
Transforms complex concepts and organizational knowledge into clear, accessible, and actionable learning content in partnership with subject matter experts.
Facilitates selected leadership and employee development programs, workshops, and pilots to support delivery, gather learner insights, and strengthen program design.
Leads instructional design projects from discovery through implementation, managing milestones, stakeholders, review cycles, timelines, and content governance.
Evaluates and continuously improves learning experiences using learner feedback, available business outcomes, emerging practices, and learning technologies.