Role: Senior Digital Designer
Contract Type: Permanent (Hybrid)
Closing Date: January 2026
Interviews: Second week of February
Location: Melbourne Office
Are you a talented digital learning or multi‐media designer with a passion for creating impactful learning experiences? Do you want to be part of a global organisation that's transforming learning across four continents?
Cognition Evolve is one of New Zealand and Australia's leading digital learning agencies working across workplace learning development and education. We're looking for a creative Senior Digital Designer to join our Learning Experience Design team. Based in Melbourne, you'll deliver tailored high‐quality digital experiences for both internal and external clients.
What You Will Be Doing
* Leading the digital design and development of innovative learning solutions ensuring quality across all products and services
* Collaborating with clients and our internal team of learning designers to scope out and design the digital element of learning solutions that have real impact for our clients.
* Working with our network of designers and development partners to deliver innovative learning solutions ensuring a quality user experience
* Providing consultancy and advice to clients on the most effective design approaches and digital learning technologies.
* Exploring needs, ideating and generating concepts, designing and developing wireframes, storyboards, prototypes, digital and multimedia assets across a range of projects.
* Ensuring solutions follow best practice in UX accessibility and modern learning design.
* Briefing, reviewing and delivering creative work aligned with brand quality and project requirements.
* Supporting proposal and tender development.
* Managing key client relationships throughout contract execution.
Skills & Experience
* 5 years relevant work experience as a learning or digital design consultant/manager preferably in corporate L&D or a media agency
* A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. UX, interactive design, game design, motion graphics, media, video production, etc.)
* Proven experience creating learning and/or media solutions across varied environments.
* Strong R&D and analysis skills paired with a passion for experimenting with new tools and technologies and learning them quickly simply because you enjoy it.
* Demonstrated creativity across modern digital media (AI, gamification, XR apps, eLearning, video animation).
* Excellent communication skills and experience working with senior stakeholders.
* Relevant experience (e.g. LMS, LRS, LPS, eLearning authoring tools, interactive design, XR, graphic design, motion graphics, audio production, video production, UX, UI, etc.) at a senior designer level preferably in the learning industry and/or an agency environment.
* Proven experience analysing user needs and designing innovative solutions.
* Confidence collaborating with designers and giving/receiving constructive feedback throughout the design and development process.
* Experience or exposure to humancentred design or design thinking.
* Curiosity and inspiration beyond the world of L&D and eLearning.
* Enthusiasm for tackling diverse learning challenges – no two projects are the same!
Why Join Us
* Work with a global multidisciplinary team across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and beyond.
* Lead and contribute to high‐quality learning solutions aligned with our values and strategy.
* Join a collaborative innovative team focused on continuous improvement.
* Access opportunities for international experience and career growth.
* Enjoy variety, challenge, flexibility and a supportive team environment.
If you want to help reinvent workplace learning we would love to hear from you.
To apply please include your cover letter, CV and any example learning solutions you've designed/developed.
Applications close 29 January 2026. Panel interviews will be held in February 2026.
Please note: vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline depending on the volume of applications received.
Key Skills: Graphic Design, CSS, HTML5, Adobe Creative Suite, FPGA, Digital design, Web Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Responsive Web Design, Sketch, Adobe InDesign
Employment Type: Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1
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