Digital Learning Developer
Purpose:
As a Digital Learning Developer, you will design, develop, and maintain high‑quality digital learning experiences that support global product training, compliance, partner enablement, and internal capability building. You will translate learning objectives into practical, learner‑focused content such as simulations, online modules, webinars, assessments, and classroom materials, keeping resources up to date as systems and processes change.
The role blends instructional design, visual design, and technical development to create engaging, scalable, standards‑compliant learning solutions and to improve consistency and measurable learning impact.
Key Responsibilities
Digital Learning Development
Design, develop, and maintain engaging digital learning assets, including SCORM/xAPI modules, microlearning, videos, animations, simulations, and interactive content
Apply instructional design, accessibility, UX, and visual design standards to create learner-focused, consistent, and scalable solutions
Script, storyboard, prototype, quality check, publish, and iterate learning content from intake through release and post-launch improvement
Maintain templates and design systems to improve efficiency, consistency, and reusability.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
Partner with SMEs and stakeholders across Product, Clinical, Technical, Quality, and other teams to translate complex information into clear, effective learning
Manage content reviews, feedback cycles, approvals, requirements, success criteria, risks, and dependencies to support efficient delivery
Align learning outputs with Academy priorities, release schedules, and stakeholder expectations
Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement
Conduct functional, accessibility, and quality checks before release
Use learner analytics and feedback to improve content quality, engagement, and learning impact
Maintain version control, change summaries, and asset registers to support governance, review cycles, and audit readiness
Technical Integration & LMS Support
Package, upload, test, and troubleshoot LMS content
Ensure content meets SCORM/xAPI, completion, scoring, reporting, and data requirements
Support content migration and readiness for LMS transitions
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Skills
Proficient in eLearning authoring tools such as Storyline, Rise, Camtasia, or similar, with experience creating LMS-compatible content
Strong understanding of accessibility, responsive design, navigation, multimedia optimisation, and LMS troubleshooting
Instructional & Creative Skills
Skilled at translating complex technical or clinical content into clear, engaging digital learning
Experience designing scenario-based learning, simulations, assessments, and learner-centred content
Strong visual design, writing, scripting, and storytelling skills aligned to brand and learning standards
Stakeholder & Delivery Skills
Confident gathering requirements, analysing learning needs, and working with SMEs and stakeholders
Able to manage multiple builds, priorities, approval cycles, scope decisions, and deadlines in a structured, auditable way
Professional Experience
Essential:
Portfolio demonstrating digital learning design, development, delivery, and evaluation
Typically 3+ years’ experience creating software simulation or digital learning content, evidenced through relevant projects or portfolio
Experience using LMS platforms, including packaging, publishing, troubleshooting, reporting, and simulation examination support
Desirable:
Experience with digital credentials, certification or accreditation programmes, regulated environments, or global cross-functional teams
Competencies:
Quality focus — Delivers accurate, consistent, and high-quality learning outputs
Collaborative mindset — Works effectively with SMEs and stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes
Creative problem-solving — Applies innovative thinking to design and technical challenges
Adaptability — Responds quickly to changing priorities, feedback, and product updates
Learner focus — Designs with the learner experience and learning impact at the centre.
- Department
- Marketing & Commercial Excellence
- Locations
- UK Lichfield
- Remote status
- Hybrid
UK Lichfield
About Ascom
Decades of innovation
Ascom is a global solutions provider focused on healthcare ICT and mobile workflow solutions. The vision of Ascom is to close digital information gaps allowing for the best possible decisions—anytime and anywhere. Ascom’s mission is to provide mission-critical, near real-time solutions for highly mobile, ad hoc, and time-sensitive environments.