Junior Learning Designer | English (12 months FTC)

We’re Atom Learning and our mission is to help every child reach their potential. We use machine learning and a visually engaging tech platform to bring a fun, high-quality and personalised learning experience into every child’s home.

We combine exceptional teacher-made content with cutting-edge technology to provide fantastic affordable education to all learners globally, regardless of background.

We’re one of Europe’s fastest-growing EdTech companies. Since 2018 we’ve grown from a startup of four friends to almost 110 people. Our brilliant colleagues include specialists across education, engineering, product, learning design and marketing.

We’re remote-first! While our main office is in London, our team is composed of over 110 people (and counting) working from 10 countries.

The role

We’re looking for a Junior Learning Designer to join our Education department as part of our English team.

As a Junior Learning Designer, you’ll craft engaging and rigorous content that supports students through the challenges of GCSE English Language and Literature. This role focuses on creating high-quality learning and assessment materials that build students’ skills in reading, writing, and critical analysis, helping them approach set texts and unseen tasks with confidence and curiosity.

It’s an opportunity to enable learning at scale and support thousands of students as they develop their voice, interpret the world around them, and prepare for success in their exams.

What you will do

• Work within a team of English specialists to design exceptional learning experiences aligned to GCSE specifications.
• Write content for English Language and Literature, including reading comprehension, writing tasks, and support for set texts such as Macbeth , A Christmas Carol , and An Inspector Calls .
  
• Create revision and exam preparation materials that help students master key skills in analysis, inference, and written expression.
• Quality assure your colleagues’ work to maintain clarity, consistency, and curriculum alignment.
• Use authoring and content tools to help deliver a high-quality, personalised learning experience for every student.

Who you are

• Excellent written English, with a strong grasp of literary and linguistic concepts and techniques.
  
• Knowledgeable about GCSE English Language and Literature, with confidence working across fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry.
  
• Creative and detail-oriented, capable of writing engaging content that supports deep thinking and strong exam outcomes.
  
• A thoughtful communicator, skilled at making complex ideas accessible and enjoyable for young learners.
• Open, reflective and collaborative, with a growth mindset and a desire to improve your craft.

Experience that will set you apart

• Experience tutoring, mentoring or creating English resources for KS3 or GCSE students.
  
• A passion for literature, creative writing or storytelling, with an eye for what engages teenage readers and writers.
  
• Familiarity with GCSE exam board requirements and an understanding of how to help students succeed under timed conditions.
• A demonstrated commitment to education, whether through academic work, volunteering, or personal projects.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays;
• 3 days winter leave;
• Work anywhere in the UK or within GMT +/-2 hours time zone; we're a remote-first company, with the option to use our Holborn office;
• Annual L&D budget;
• Private medical with Vitality Health;
• Access to wellbeing platform;
• Enhanced family leave;
• Monthly remote and in-person events in London;
• High degree of autonomy and exposure to the running of all business areas of a successful startup;
• Brilliant colleagues and the opportunity to become an integral member of a fast-growing tech company.

Diversity & Inclusion at Atom Learning

At Atom Learning, diversity, equity and inclusion are essential parts of our mission. We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages and supports voices from a diverse range of backgrounds. We know it fuels our creativity and brings us closer towards democratising education for children of all backgrounds.

To achieve this, we commit to fostering an environment where everyone is valued and supported for who they are and in which individual differences and the contributions of all our staff are recognised and protected. We work to ensure that our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on skills and competencies and that we actively seek talent from all sections of society.