The farmer's dog

Learning Designer

New York, New York, United States Full Time

Who We Are

The Farmer’s Dog was born from a mission to change the landscape of pet health, providing dogs and their humans with honest, smart, and simple care. We’re starting by radically improving the $90 billion pet food industry, replacing bags of highly-processed pellets with a personalized subscription service that sends complete and balanced, freshly-made dog food directly to customers’ doors. Our ultimate goal is to create innovative, delightful and personalized experiences across all aspects of pet care, and we believe our direct-to-consumer business model, holistic approach to growth, and dynamic culture uniquely position us to shepherd this backwards industry into the future.

To date, The Farmer’s Dog has delivered over 1 billion meals nationwide and raised over $150M in funding to help us build a company as healthy as the dogs who are eating those meals. Join us as we continue to develop ways of bringing peace of mind to customers, health to their companions, and much-needed change to the way people feed and care for their pets.

#LongLiveDogs

What We Stand For and Where You’ll Come In

As a Learning Designer, you make a colossal impact on our L&D strategy at The Farmer’s Dog. Reporting to the Learning Design Manager, you are delegated projects focused on improving learning outcomes to ensure our Customer Experience associates are providing a world-class customer experience. You use your experience and passion to understand our learners, work with cross-functional stakeholders, and design highly engaging and impactful learning experiences. You find ways to make learning fun, and use that thought to either lead or participate in a training project for CX. You will work alongside amazing peers, who will provide feedback and expect feedback in return, so we can continuously improve. You thrive in ambiguity and find a way through, producing deliverables you are proud of!

One Team: We don’t think of ourselves as “Acquisition Marketers”, “Engineers”, “Data Analysts”, or “Product Managers”. Beyond denoting skill sets and areas of expertise, we don’t think departments matter. We’d rather align ourselves to the goals we’re working to achieve and make sure we have necessary subject matter expertise to drive meaningful impact. We strive to orient ourselves around customer problems TOGETHER – getting the right people, with the right context, in the right rooms/Zooms to solve problems holistically.

We are skeptical about everything and precious about nothing:  Ideas can and should come from anywhere, and we aren’t tied to our own. We proactively source input. We talk to our customers and leads regularly and are quick to change course if we know there’s a better or more impactful way to solve problems.

We consider the customer journey in all of our decisions:  We know that no interaction exists in a silo and therefore understand how important every single one is.  We ensure our strategy sets prospective and new customers up for success and drives long-term retention.  We answer questions and address problems early and proactively.  We understand the value of different channels, initiatives, and messages and know how to articulate impact and advocate for prioritization holistically.

We Execute For Impact: We don’t subscribe to “best practices” or “industry KPIs”. We’re uninterested in how we compare to “benchmarks”; instead we orient ourselves around being the best we can possibly be. Similarly, we don’t subscribe to rigid or classical expectations of roles – i.e. acquisition is hyper-focused on improving customer retention and experience.

We Are Focused and Work Without Assumption: We are not beholden to ideas. We have goals and believe everything beyond that is a series of hypotheses to validate. To that end, we seek to work in sequence and not in parallel. We constantly ask ourselves, “what’s the most important hypothesis I should be working on right now? How do I confirm or reject that hypothesis as fast as possible?”. We rarely have timelines/deadlines and are constantly taking in new information and adjusting our priorities accordingly. We don’t expect to be perfect the first time.

How You'll Make An Impact

  • Develop highly engaging and interactive learning solutions to increase the efficacy of our learning program
  • Apply world-class graphic design and learning design practices into varying mediums (synchronous classroom style, virtual instructor-led, asynchronous e-learning, videos, games, infographics, certification assessments, UI walk-throughs, etc.), for various topics across New Hire Training and Continuing Education
  • Work in a small team environment to design, develop, and build blended learning experiences
  • Apply industry-leading topics such as Adult Learning Principles, ADDIE, ROPES, Behavioral Learning Objectives, Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and The
  • Kirkpatrick Model of Training Evaluation, to create world-class learning experiences
  • Lead a SCRUM-based workflow, and manage partners to deliver top-notch, holistic learning experiences
  • Present and defend design recommendations to partners, stakeholders, and senior leadership for review, feedback, and approval
  • Partner with other departments and attend relevant meetings to maintain/update learning materials to ensure our associates receive the most current and accurate information
  • Review learning metrics, compare these to learning objectives, and iteratively improve deliverables based on performance
  • Continuously innovate and improve our learning program by staying current on industry trends, new technologies, and best practices in learning design
  • Contribute to comprehensive learning strategies that meet associates’ evolving needs, while remaining agile and ready to flex across teams to support business initiatives and solutions

We're Excited About You Because

  • You have 2+ years of experience in a Training Role
  • You have 1+ years of experience specifically in Learning Design
  • You’re willing to travel domestically ~20% of the year
  • You have experience using an LMS and Rise 360
  • You have experience with coaching and mentoring peers
  • You have a keen eye for visual learning opportunities and create clear, engaging designs that make complex ideas easy to understand
  • You are able to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment, naturally curious and proactive self-starter, constantly on the lookout for new opportunities and solutions
  • You’re an owner, have excellent problem-solving skills and can prioritize tasks effectively, with a strong attention to detail
  • You are detail-oriented and proactive, you thrive as a self-starter and excel in managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • You're a skilled written and verbal communicator and have the ability to absorb and distill complexity into simple terms to drive decision-making
  • You love dogs!

Office Guidelines

We are an in-office culture, made of in-office people who thrive on the collaboration and magnetism of working in a shared space. We are seeking individuals who excel in this type of environment, where being present fosters deeper connections and engagement.

Our Belonging Philosophy:

At TFD, we believe Belonging is a shared commitment to creating a workplace where every person feels respected, valued, and empowered to be themselves. When people feel a true sense of belonging, they do their best work, take smart risks, and bring forward diverse perspectives — leading to stronger decisions and deeper relationships.
We anchor this belief in a simple phrase: “Everyone’s welcome at the dog park.” No matter your background, identity, or role, there’s space for you here. There’s no one way to show up at the dog park— just shared space, mutual respect, and the freedom to be yourself. Being included is just the beginning, it’s about contributing your voice, growing through challenges, and building trust through shared goals. This philosophy guides how we lead, how we hire, how we communicate, and how we grow.
                    
We continuously evaluate to ensure we are creating a consistent experience that cultivates belonging for all employees, from hiring and performance reviews to talent development. We also believe Belonging happens in everyday moments of connection; lunch with a new teammate, a shared laugh, or a quick story about your weekend. Our structure includes biannual employee surveys, manager training, TFD camps, and support from Humans to ensure we’re listening and learning from our Team.

Together, these efforts reflect what Belonging means at TFD: a culture where everyone can thrive.

A Few of Our Best Benefits

  • Dog-friendly office in Greenwich Village
  • Market-competitive compensation and equity packages
  • Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
  • Company supported mental health benefits
  • 12 week paid parental leave
  • Competitive 401k plan with company match
  • Flexible PTO 
  • Discounted fresh food for your pup
  • Your pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug

We commit to building a competitive compensation package and company environment for all individuals to thrive. We believe in competitive base compensation rooted in location specific market data and performance along with equity ownership in the company that allows every team member to build their personal wealth as the company grows, just as much as we believe in fostering a culture that supports our team members personally, professionally, and holistically. For this role the anticipated hiring base compensation range is $71,000 - $84,000 USD Annual and the compensation offered will include a robust market competitive package of base and equity. In addition to your base compensation offer you will also receive equity ownership in the company. More information about the value of this equity will be shared at the time of offer. This range is representative of NYC Market Data if you are applying to this role outside of the NYC area the range may change.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Farmer's Dog, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic or status. For more information, please visit Know Your Rights.

Reasonable Accommodations

TFD complies with applicable federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.  If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact humansops@thefarmersdog.com.

We're Here to Help

We’re happy to answer any questions you may have about the position or our hiring process - please reach out at careers@thefarmersdog.com.