Learning Experience Designer (6-month Contract)

As the largest Canadian-owned and operated K-12 publisher, Nelson Education Ltd. is Canada's only heritage education content provider, known for its innovative products and solutions catering to learners across the country.

Nelson is on a mission to make learning accessible, engaging, and effective for all. That's why Nelson continuously strives to create dynamic curriculum-aligned content that caters to diverse learning styles, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and life-long learning.

In response to the evolving education landscape, Nelson developed Edwin, a digital learning ecosystem. Edwin is a learning platform for classroom success, providing curriculum-linked content, engaging tools and unparalleled support to reach every student.

Nelson is redefining education and making a positive impact on the way knowledge is acquired and shared by creating the possible, one learner at a time.

About the Role

At Nelson, we’ve been shaping the future of education for children and youth across Canada for over 110 years. As the country’s largest K-12 education content provider, we remain dedicated to our legacy of looking forward, paving the way in creating boundless, accessible, and engaging learning experiences for all.

Our innovative solutions, including Edwin, our digital learning platform, provide curriculum-aligned content that support diverse learning styles while fostering critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning. We listen intently to the unique needs of educators, students, and administrators everywhere, and continuously evolve what we do and build to improve their lives daily.

When we’re searching for individuals to join our team, we look for bold, innovative team players with a passion for education and making a positive difference in our communities. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Apply to join our team today. Let’s Create Possible, one learner at a time.

This posting represents an existing vacancy.

Key Accountabilities

Instructional Template Systems   

• Design reusable templates for lessons, slide decks, activities, worksheets, and assessments  

• Apply evidence-based instructional frameworks to structured layouts and content patterns  

• Develop modular components that scale across subjects and grade levels  

• Contribute to standards and documentation that enable consistent, efficient content production 

Interface & Interaction Design  

• Design student-facing lesson and assessment experiences 

• Design teacher-facing workflows for assigning, reviewing, and organizing content 

• Prototype and test new learning interaction patterns 

• Collaborate with UX Designers to ensure cohesive interaction systems across the platform 

Authoring Integration  

• Define template structures that integrate with Edwin’s authoring system 

• Partner with Engineering to ensure feasibility and scalability 

• Support authoring by establishing clear structural patterns 

• Optimize presentation modes (reader view, slide view, printable formats, etc.) 

Accessibility & Inclusion 

• Ensure designs meet WCAG accessibility standards 

• Incorporate inclusive design principles for diverse learners 

• Support multilingual and scaffolded content structures 

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement  

• Work cross-functionally with Product, Curriculum, and Commercial teams 

• Participate in usability testing and classroom feedback sessions 

• Use data and user insight to refine templates and interfaces 

• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of Edwin’s design system 

Requirements

• 3+ years experience in instructional design, UX design, product design, or learning experience design  

• Strong understanding of K–12 pedagogy and classroom workflows  

• Experience designing structured educational content and digital interfaces  

• Proficiency in Figma and component-based design systems  

• Experience collaborating with engineering teams on interactive experiences  

• Strong systems thinking and documentation skills  

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills  

Nice to Have  

• Teaching experience  

• Experience in EdTech  

• Familiarity with Canadian curriculum standards  

• Experience designing within CMS or authoring tools 

Benefits

Compensation

The base salary range for this contract full-time position begins at $65,000+ per annum based on experience. Compensation is part of our broader Total Rewards package, which includes benefits and programs that support employee well-being and growth.

What We Offer

At Nelson, we believe in taking care of our people.

Your well-being, growth, and work-life balance matter to us, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you - professionally and personally.

The below benefits apply to this temporary contract position:

• This role is primarily on-site with some hybrid flexibility, M-F, standard business hours
• Commuter friendly location (Sheppard & Don Mills)
• Free parking on-site
• Free, convenient shuttle bus service from Don Mills Subway Station to and from the office
• Access to on-site fitness center and fitness classes
• Access to Linkedin Learning for continuous skill growth
• Mentorship and professional development opportunities
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential support spanning from mental health services to financial counselling, and many things in-between.
  

Don't have 100% of the above qualifications? Do you still think Nelson is a great fit for you? We encourage you to apply anyway!

Our EDI Statement

Nelson teaches the world by learning from everyone in it. 

We are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace environment. This is an integral part of our company’s culture and mission that aligns with our four key pillars of Employee Diversity, Developing Authentic and Accurate Content, Amplifying External Voices, and Supporting the Local Community and Beyond.

We believe in the power of education and our ability to impact social change.  Truth, honesty, integrity, and respect guide our decisions and actions in the development of learning solutions that empower success for all educators and learners. 

We value a respectful, inclusive, and safe workplace that nurtures belonging and represents many different cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and opinions.  Everyone is free to be who they are. 

We foster and continue to build relationships that are equitable, diverse, and inclusive with existing and future partners in education.

We commit to holding ourselves accountable by creating measurable short and long-term goals that place equity, diversity, and inclusion at the core of what we do in our resources, the workplace, the educational community, and in the larger society. 

We strive to build an inclusive world for everyone.  We are stronger together.

AI and Automated Hiring Tools

Nelson uses AI support tools in our applicant tracking system to help with tasks such as summarizing points and anonymizing applications. All candidate screening, assessments, and hiring decisions are done by people.

Interview Outcome Notification

Nelson is committed to keeping candidates informed. All candidates who attend an interview for a publicly advertised role will be notified of the outcome of their candidacy.  Candidates will be notified of the hiring decision no later than 45 days after the last interview.

Our Commitment

Nelson is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Inclusion, Equity and Diversity. As part of this commitment, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status. 

Should you require any accommodation during our recruitment and selection process, please reach out to [email protected].