IDEO U Senior Learning Designer

IDEO U Senior Learning Experience Designer

IDEO | Posted Feb 13 | Full-time | Unknown

Location:

San Francisco, Chicago or Cambridge MA preferred, Remote Eligible.

IDEO U is a learning experience and community that helps leaders tap into their creativity and the creativity of others to generate new ideas, creative solutions, and unexpected opportunities now and in the future. We aim to catalyze and grow the community of creatively confident leaders around the globe through online courses and a supportive network.

The Senior Learning Experience Designer is directly responsible for creating interactive content and experiences to help individuals and teams collaborate, innovate, navigate uncertainty, and tackle complexity. You will join our multidisciplinary team to develop leading-edge courses and learning experiences for individual learners and teams.

• Design and develop engaging, mostly virtual learning experiences, using a mix of written content, video, visuals, frameworks, digital interactions, and collaborative activities.
• Translate cutting-edge ideas and expert knowledge into scalable, bite-sized multimedia learning, creating content that is motivating, accessible, and enjoyable for global learners.
• Collaborate closely with producers, product, and marketing partners to bring learning experiences from concept through launch, contributing to story development, approvals, and platform delivery.
• Conduct research and content development, including identifying topics and partners, interviewing subject matter experts, synthesizing insights, and shaping learning objectives and curriculum by leading the end-to-end process of bringing a course to life.
• Support iteration and improvement post-launch, incorporating learner feedback, contributing to learner support as needed, and refining content to enhance the overall learning experience.

• Relevant experience and/or educational background required in writing, designing, and crafting content for online courses and learning experiences.
• Expertise in designing learning content for the professional sector (e.g., business, strategy) and/or soft-skill topics (e.g., creativity, storytelling, people leadership).
• Strategic communication ability, capable of utilizing a variety of mediums – both visual and verbal.
• Skilled at synthesizing and distilling information into succinct learning concepts, breaking complexity into elegance. The ideal candidate is a people person who thrives in collaborating with subject matter experts to bring content to life.
• Skilled at writing for a range of formats such as short-form stories, video scripts, case studies, text-based articles, and/or punchy 1-liners. You can flex tone and style to speak to different audiences.
• Experience in crafting learning content and experiences that are inclusive and resonate with diverse audience needs, especially for underrepresented communities.
• End-to-end project leadership developing a digital educational experience and take a holistic, learner-centered approach.
• Expertise in designing curriculum or educational content for the following sectors: soft-skills topics such as creativity, storytelling, people leadership, and/or business sectors such as strategy, innovation, design thinking, and MBA-type content.
• Previous experience across digital tools such as Mural, Figma, CMS, or LMSs such as Novo Ed.

• Experience working with talent throughout the production/filming process, including directing talent and guiding people in the art of performance.
• Launch and learn iterative testing expertise, such as setting up experiments, developing rapid prototypes, and testing offers against strategic goals or learner needs.

Please provide a resume and cover letter that touches on why you are interested in this position, including your areas of specialization. Candidates may be expected to complete a short practical task (design assignment) throughout our interview process.

Candidates to listen to a raw interview of a subject matter expert on a topic of their choice (e.g., 20-30 min) and provide 2 outputs:

• A written lesson (either a brief article or a 1-2 page video script) that teaches one of the concepts
• A brief hands-on activity for the learner to apply or practice the concept.

IDEO is committed to paying its employees, contractors & vendors equitably, regardless of gender identity or race/ethnicity/cultural identity. The salary range for this role is $70,000–$90,000 USD. Final offers may vary based on candidate experience, location, and other factors. As a full-time position, this role is eligible for employee benefits.

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