Learning & Development Specialist

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Job Title: Learning & Development Specialist
Reporting To: Associate Director, Learning, Development & Performance
Department: HR / Learning, Development & Performance (LDP)
Location: Office based (Soho, London) & hybrid work from home

Contract Term: 6 month fixed-term

Role Description

Activision Blizzard is seeking a skilled and dynamic Learning & Development Specialist for a 6-month Fixed-Term Contract. This role focuses on both facilitating and designing Manager and Leadership Development modules across the EMEA region for Activision, Blizzard and King (ABK), empowering leaders to excel in their roles and drive team success. Based in London, this individual contributor role is integral to our Learning, Development & Performance (LD&P) team, reporting to the Associate Director of LD&P.

In this role, you will deliver high-quality learning experiences to support our leadership framework. Additionally, you will leverage your instructional design expertise to create and evaluate impactful learning solutions tailored for managers and leaders. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure modules meet the needs of our diverse leadership community and drive engagement and growth.

Key Responsibilities

Instructional Design and Development

• Design and develop engaging, high-quality learning materials for Manager and Leadership Development programs, tailored to the needs of ABK’s leaders in partnership with others in the LD&P Team.
• Incorporate a variety of instructional design methodologies to create blended learning solutions, including workshops, e-learning, and virtual training sessions.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of learning materials and modules, utilising feedback and performance data to drive continuous improvement.
• Adapt existing content to suit diverse audiences and cultural nuances across EMEA.

Facilitation of Learning Modules

• Facilitate Manager and Leadership Development modules across EMEA, ensuring high-quality and engaging delivery.
• Adapt delivery style to suit diverse audiences, ranging from first-time managers to experienced leaders.
• Utilise blended learning approaches, incorporating interactive workshops and virtual sessions to maximise impact.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with others in the LD&P Team and relevant teams to align facilitation and design efforts with our approach to leadership and development.
• Provide feedback to the LD&P Core Team on content effectiveness, identifying areas for improvement based on participant insights.
• Collaborate with the broader LD&P team to ensure consistency in learning delivery and design across the organisation.

Program Support and Continuous Improvement

• Monitor participant engagement and gather feedback to ensure continuous improvement of modules and materials.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of ABK and Microsoft’s leadership principles and DEI goals to ensure alignment during facilitation and design.
• Support the rollout of new modules or initiatives as required, ensuring alignment with the EMEA region's needs.

Candidate Profile

Essential Experience and Skills

• Proven experience in facilitating and designing leadership and management development programs, with a strong focus on delivery and instructional design.
• Demonstrated ability to create impactful learning materials using modern instructional design principles.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and inspire diverse audiences.
• Experience working in a global or regional role, preferably within the EMEA region.
• Strong ability to adapt facilitation styles and content to meet the needs of varying audience levels and cultural nuances.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on building relationships across teams and geographies.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive learning environment and championing DEI principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the gaming, technology, or creative industries.
• Familiarity with manager and leadership best practice
• Knowledge of virtual learning platforms and tools.
• Passion for creating engaging, impactful learning experiences that align with organisational goals.

Why Join Us?

This role offers a unique opportunity to design and deliver impactful leadership development initiatives across EMEA. As part of Activision, Blizzard and King’s Learning, Development & Performance team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the growth and success of our leaders, all while being part of a creative and inclusive environment that values curiosity, experimentation, and playfulness.

Your Platform

Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources and Finance.

Our office is based in Soho, the cultural heart of London’s West End with a vast array of classic record shops and leading film companies, media offices and great restaurants. Regent’s Park is close enough for a lunchtime run, as are the delights of Piccadilly Circus and the shopping mecca of Oxford Street. It is conveniently walking distance from a number of London tube stations and mainline train stations and has a well-stocked kitchen and free on-site gym.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

About King

At King, we're Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We're the creators behind it. With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry and are on a mission to level-up the little moments for our more than 200 million active monthly users. But we aren't just crushing it with candies, we're also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games. As a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, King is part of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft.