Junior Learning Designer – GCSE English (12 months FTC) in London

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 on the lookout for a Junior Learning Designer to join our Education team and help reinvent GCSE English exam preparation. At Atom, you’ll combine subject expertise with the power of AI to create engaging, rigorous, and scalable content that helps thousands of students succeed in their exams and beyond.

This is not just another content-writing role: it’s an opportunity to shape the future of learning. You’ll work on everything from interactive lessons and assessments to revision resources that bring texts like Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, and An Inspector Calls to life. You’ll help students sharpen their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, while learning to master cutting-edge AI tools that are redefining education.

What you will do

• Collaborate with a team of English specialists to design exceptional learning experiences aligned with GCSE specifications.
• Create high-quality content across English Language and Literature, from comprehension passages to creative writing tasks and set-text support.
• Develop revision and exam prep materials that give students confidence in analysis, critical thinking, and expression.
• Review and refine colleagues’ work to ensure clarity, accuracy, and curriculum alignment.
• Harness AI authoring tools to deliver personalised learning at scale.

Who you are

• An excellent writer with a strong command of English language and literature.
• Confident in working at pace across prose, plays and poetry.
• Creative and detail-oriented, with a flair for making ideas engaging and accessible.
• Curious, reflective, and collaborative - with a growth mindset and a passion for learning.

Experience that would set you apart

• Experience tutoring, mentoring, or creating English resources for KS3/GCSE.
• A love of literature, creative writing, or storytelling - and insight into what sparks teenage learners’ imagination.
• Familiarity with GCSE exam boards and how to succeed under timed conditions.
• Evidence of a real commitment to education - through study, 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 are 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.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for the position at this point in time.