Digital Media Specialist

At OMNIA Training, we’ve brought together some of the UK’s most innovative defence training organisations into a single consortium to delivery one powerful mission: to transform the British Army’s training system and create the best-trained Army in the world.

OMNIA Training will redefine the British Army’s collective training, standing up as the Army’s Strategic Training Partner. To do that, we are looking for the best and brightest minds from across the UK. We are backed by British innovation and powered by world-class experts, like you.

OMNIA Training is primed by Raytheon UK, but all five partners (Raytheon, Rheinmetall, Capita, Skyral and Cervus) are key to delivering the scope of the contract.

This is more than a job — it’s a mission. You will be part of a high-impact, collaborative environment, where we expect everyone to live the values and standards of the British Army. Every person in our team plays a critical role in delivering OMNIA Training’s vision; designing, delivering, and transforming collective training so the British Army is ready to fight and win.

The Role

The Digital Media Specialist will primarily be supporting the Training Manager in developing and maintaining modern digital learning, media, and documentation for new and evolving Live, Virtual & Constructive (LVC) Training Systems as well as updating the existing legacy training materials.

Reporting

This position is within the Configuring Service and reports directly to the Training Manager.

Job Description

Working as part of the OMNIA training team, you will help translate complex LVC Training System capabilities into clear, engaging and maintainable learning products. You will work closely with the Training Manager, Equipment Manufacturers, LVC subject matter experts, engineers, instructors and Users to identify what personnel need to know about and/or before using a system and to create the appropriate digital learning, media and documentation.

You will assist in the designing, development and upkeep of Training Material across the Configuring Service, Transformation & Change Pillar within the OMNIA Organisational Structure as well as within REUK. We are looking for a person who has a passion for content creation, video and media or training and education.

Applicants must be willing to work within the Defence sector and undertake Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Clearance (SC) checks, if not already held.

Responsibilities & Tasks

Digital Learning Analysis & Planning

• Support the Training Manager in identifying the training and learning implications of new or changed LVC Training Systems.
• Translate agreed training needs and learning objectives into practical digital learning and media requirements, including:
  • learning content and media requirements
  • learner journeys and learning pathways
  • stakeholder and subject matter expert engagement
  • content review, approval and reporting arrangements
  • resource requirements including software, recording equipment, source material and specialist support

Digital Content Design & Production

• Design, develop and maintain clear, engaging and technically accurate digital learning products, including:
  • interactive e-learning and familiarisation packages
  • instructional videos and screen recordings
  • quick-reference guides and user documentation
  • annotated screenshots, diagrams and visual aids

• knowledge checks, quizzes and simple scenario-based activities
  • content that supports both pre-training and practical/instructor-led activity
  • reusable learning assets that can be updated efficiently
  • digital content produced in accordance with agreed Defence, programme and security requirements.

LVC Training Media & Documentation

• Work with engineers, instructors and LVC SMEs to understand system operation and identify the elements that require training, media or documentation.
  • Work with external stakeholders, developers and LVC SMEs to support the integration of simulation and synthetic training capabilities into training design, development and delivery.
  • Provide SME advice and guidance to the Training Support team on the application and use of simulation, synthetic and computer-based training aids.
  • Observe and capture system demonstrations, exercises and user workflows to inform learning content.
  • Create and maintain system walkthroughs, demonstrations, procedures and performance-support material.
  • Support user testing of learning products and incorporate feedback from instructors and learners.

• Use representative LVC environments, where available, to:
  • capture accurate system interactions and user workflows
  • develop learning material that reflects Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) blended training environments
  • support scenario-based learning, performance analysis and After-Action Review (AAR) activities
• Participate in and support:
  • system demonstrations, trials and acceptance activity where training impact needs to be assessed
  • design reviews and technical discussions relevant to learning content
  • appropriate safety, security and environmental considerations when producing training media
• Produce and maintain:
  • digital learning packages and associated source files
  • user guides, quick-reference material and technical training documentation
  • content impact assessments and change/update records

Content Lifecycle, Configuration & Assurance

• Maintain an accurate register of digital learning and media assets, their versions, owners, review dates and relationships to relevant LVC system configurations.
• Support the Training Manager in assessing proposed system, software, hardware and process changes for potential training-content impact and coordinate updates with the Training Manager and relevant SMEs.
• Apply appropriate version control, review, approval and quality-assurance processes so that training material remains accurate and aligned with the current system baseline.

Skills

Required, necessary for the role

• Demonstrable experience or qualifications in digital learning, media production, technical communication, education, IT, simulation, design or a related discipline.
• Experience creating digital content, learning material, technical documentation or multimedia products for an identified audience.
• Ability to understand complex technical information and communicate it clearly to non-specialist users.
• Good digital literacy, attention to detail and an ability to learn unfamiliar software and technical systems quickly.
• Good communication, teamwork and stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to work with subject matter experts and instructors.

Skills

Desired, would be helpful for the role

• Experience with, or willingness to learn, digital learning and content-development technologies, such as:
  • Articulate Storyline / Rise, H5P or equivalent e-learning authoring tools
  • Camtasia, OBS, Adobe Premiere Pro or equivalent video/screen-capture tools
  • Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma or equivalent graphic/design tools
• Moodle or another LMS/LXP environment, including basic understanding of SCORM.
• Understanding of DSAT/JSP 822, Defence training environments or a comparable structured training methodology.
• Experience working with technical systems, simulation, gaming, software, engineering or Defence environments.
• Experience with SCORM, xAPI/LRS, Power BI, AI-assisted content development, accessibility or learning analytics.

Personal Attributes

We’re looking for a proactive and curious digital learning professional who is comfortable working with complex technical systems and turning specialist information into clear, useful training material. You’ll have an enthusiasm for technology, media and learning, and will take pride in producing accurate, engaging and maintainable content that helps users prepare for and perform effectively on new LVC Training Systems.

Whether you have direct experience in Defence or transferable skills from a similar field, success in this role will require you to be comfortable navigating both the big picture and the finer technical detail, from engaging with stakeholders across the OMNIA Training Enterprise.

As OMNIA, we are looking for individuals who want to serve. You’ll have a mission focus, and the enthusiasm and drive to ‘get things done’. You’ll want to work in collaboration with other defence training organisations, and the British Army. You won’t let bureaucracy get in the way of what needs to be done, you’ll learn lessons and share these lessons across the team. You won’t necessarily have a military background, but you’ll understand what it means to serve and to put the mission first.

As an REUK Employee we offer you:

• 25 Days holiday plus Bank holidays (increasing with service)

• Flexible Working

• 4-times Death-in-Service Scheme (3 months of service)

• BUPA Healthcare & Dental-Care Insurance (after successful completion of probation period)

• Long Service Rewards with additional holidays

• Enhanced Employer Pension contributions of 6.8%

• Salary sacrifice schemes for Cycle to Work

• Excellent Training Opportunities

• Recommend a friend scheme

• Buying & Selling of Annual Leave

• Staff social events throughout the year

• Recognition for your work

Applicants must be willing to work within the Defence sector and undertake Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Clearance (SC) checks, if not already held.

To apply, please submit your CV to sam.pollard@rheinmetall.com