Dan Foster
Learning Experience Design

Experienced creative with over 10 years in workplace learning and development. Passionate about driving performance through design, technology and data.

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Projects

Regulatory Remedy

Outdated compliance training was hurting the Digital Learning Team's reputation. Here's how smart design, data and strategic thinking helped me to build trust and cut costs.Date: 2023-25
Audience size: 10,000
Tools used:

Articulate Storyline, Rise, 7Taps
Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
Power Automate, Power BI
Workday Learn, SumTotal

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Your voice

How I established a user-friendly production studio in a city centre office.Date: 2024
Technology:

RapidMooc Pro+
Learning Glass
Blackmagic Atem Mini
Adobe Creative Cloud

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Skills

I combine creativity, analytics, and instructional expertise to deliver impactful digital learning experiences.Core strengths include:

Instructional design: Designing innovative, learner-focused experiences grounded in adult learning principles, cognitive science, and modern instructional theory.
Multimedia production: Creating professional digital media, including video, motion, graphic design, audio production and sound design, narration, and interactive content using authoring tools or HTML/CSS/JS.
Data analytics, statistics and machine learning: Leveraging Python, Power BI, Tableau and Excel to analyse learner behaviour, predict training effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
Leadership & coaching: Experience mentoring, coaching, and embedding industry-leading practices to elevate instructional quality and strengthen team culture.
Fluent across tools and technology: Articulate Storyline & Rise, Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, InDesign), HTML/CSS/JS and Python, MS 365, Power BI, Tableau, Learning Management Systems (Cornerstone, Success Factors, Workday).

Latest experience

Jan 2021 -
Digital Design Consultant
Major UK Insurer

End-to-end learning consultancy for a major UK insurer, specialising in digital and data-driven solutions. Accountabilities include stakeholder engagement, project management, needs analysis, instructional design, creative development and evaluation.

Managed a mandated regulatory learning programme for a company-wide audience of 10,000 colleagues regulated by the FCA, PRA, ICO, CMA, etc. Generated over £45k annual savings. Enhanced learner experience; average ratings increased from 3.8 to 4.7/5.
Established a multi-functional in-house media production studio, enabling high-quality video creation and user-generated content through professional-grade audio/video, lighting and green screen. Powered by RapidMooc and Learning Glass.
Developed data-driven learning strategies and internal products for customer-facing teams, driving improved performance outcomes through learning and development.