Instructional Design Lead

Who are we?

We’re a passionate team of builders who are dedicated to delivering solutions that empower people. Today, we’re leveraging AI and gamification to build a vertical platform that is centered around improving the safety readiness of frontline workers in any high risk industry. If you are a doer who thrives in a dynamic, mission-focused environment, join us!
Who are we looking for?

We're looking for an Instructional Designer to join our content team and help us scale the production of interactive, story-driven safety learning experiences. This role is ideal for someone who believes great learning is more than content delivery—it creates emotional engagement, meaningful decisions, and lasting behaviour change.
What You'll Do

You'll work alongside learning designers, subject matter experts, producers, artists, and developers to design learning experiences used by workers in high-risk industries around the world.

Your responsibilities will include:
- Designing scenario-based learning experiences grounded in real workplace situations
- Transforming incident reports, safety procedures, and SME knowledge into engaging learning journeys
- Creating scene-by-scene learning designs for immersive and interactive training modules
- Writing branching narratives, learner choices, feedback, and assessments
- Applying learning science principles to improve retention, transfer, and engagement
- Collaborating closely with our production team to move modules from concept through release
- Helping establish repeatable design patterns and frameworks that improve quality and production speed across our content library
- Using AI tools and emerging technologies to accelerate content creation and iteration

What Success Looks Like

After 12 months in the role, you will:
- Own a content vertical from intake through release
- Have contributed significantly to the growth of our module library
- Be recognised as a trusted design partner across content and production
- Have raised the quality bar for scenario design and learner engagement
- Have developed reusable design approaches that help the entire team move faster

How We Work

We're builders.

We move quickly, iterate constantly, and care deeply about creating products that genuinely improve outcomes for our customers. You'll be joining a small, ambitious team where ownership is high, feedback is direct, and great ideas can come from anywhere.

This role is based in our Manchester office four days per week. We believe our best work happens when designers, creators, and builders spend time together
collaborating in person.
How do we support and benefit our employees?
- 2x company-wide meetups per year to meet and bond with your colleagues.
- All the equipment you need to succeed is provided by Pixaera.
- 25 days of company vacation allowance per year in addition to local public holidays. If there is a public holiday that you would rather work, let us know and you can swap it for another day in lieu.
- Competitive stock options.