JOB DESCRIPTIONJob Description:What are we looking for?Education & Professional Qualifications

- Degree or equivalent professional experience in instructional design, learning design, education or a related field.
- Formal training or certification in instructional design, learning experience design, or human-centered design is preferred.
- Experience working in a corporate, higher education, or large-scale learning environment is desirable.
- 10–15 years of relevant experience (can accept more junior candidates only if proven capability exists)

Knowledge / Experience

- Strong instructional design experience building learning assets from approved designs across multiple formats, including face-to-face, virtual, blended, and digital learning.
- Experience creating a wide range of learning assets, such as presentations, facilitator guides, learner materials, job aids, and digital modules.
- Working knowledge of learning experience frameworks and playbooks, and ability to apply standards consistently.
- Experience translating requirements and design inputs into transparent, consistent learning outputs, including maintaining documentation for governance and handover.
- Understanding of accessibility, inclusion, and learner-centered design principles.
- Experience collaborating with subject matter experts and internal learning partners (e.g., Learning Experience Managers, Learning Project Managers) in a matrixed environment.
- Experience using AI-enabled tools to increase efficiency in drafting, storyboarding, editing, localization support, and quality checks, while applying appropriate human review and following data privacy, security, and governance requirements.

What will be your key responsibilities?

- Develop and build learning assets from approved design framework, including storyboards, presentations facilitator guides, learner materials, digital modules, job aids, and virtual/live session materials (e.g., Sana Live or Up limit)
- Localize and adapt learning assets for different languages and markets, coordinating translation inputs and ensuring quality, consistency, and cultural relevance




- Apply instructional design and human-centered design principles to ensure learning is engaging inclusive, accessible, and practical
- Ensure learning assets meet defined experience standards, brand guidelines, and quality expectations prior to handover
- Manage less complex learning development projects end-to-end (e.g., single-asset or small collection builds), including planning, tracking milestones, risk/issue management, and maintaining clear documentation
- Collaborate with internal learning team members (e.g., Learning Experience manager and Learning Project Managers) to clarify requirements, align on timelines, and support smooth handover to deployment teams
- Review, iterate, and improve assets based on feedback and learner insights, maintaining version control and audit-ready documentation

What can you expect from Mars?

- Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

About Mars:

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $50 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M;’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, Blue Pearl®, Linnaeus, Ani Cura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA,



Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 150,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Commitment to Equal Employer Opportunities:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in accordance with applicable law and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other category protected under federal, state, and local laws. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.A Note to Candidates Regarding AIEmbracing AI as a vital skill for today and tomorrow, we welcome candidates to use AI to assist with your preparation as you engage with our recruiting process—from helping to perfect your CV/resume to using it to refine your interview skills. While AI can assist you, we expect that your ideas, responses, and demonstration of competencies throughout the recruitment process are authentically your own. We value genuine engagement and want to see the real you shine. At Mars, AI is here to support—not replace—the human connection at the heart of our recruitment process.

Note to Search Firms/Agencies:

Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific. Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.

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