Fiona Jackson
Learning designer - education
Kaihoahoa Akoranga ā-Mātauranga
fiona.jackson@temahiako.org.nz
Fiona joined Te Mahi Ako in 2025, bringing a rich and varied background to her role as a learning designer. With a PhD and a career that has spanned film, education, and digital learning, she brings curiosity, creativity, and a strong instinct for problem-solving to every project.
Before moving into learning design, Fiona worked in California as a director’s assistant and stunt performer, and later spent time as a film tutor at Wintec and a learning designer for IMAC. She’s passionate about designing learning that feels intuitive, inclusive, and empowering, always with the learner experience at the centre.
Outside of work, Fiona enjoys meeting up with friends in foreign countries, making things, and is teaching herself to play the keyboard.
Learning designer - education
Kaihoahoa Akoranga ā-Mātauranga
fiona.jackson@temahiako.org.nz

Fiona joined Te Mahi Ako in 2025, bringing a rich and varied background to her role as a learning designer. With a PhD and a career that has spanned film, education, and digital learning, she brings curiosity, creativity, and a strong instinct for problem-solving to every project.
Before moving into learning design, Fiona worked in California as a director’s assistant and stunt performer, and later spent time as a film tutor at Wintec and a learning designer for IMAC. She’s passionate about designing learning that feels intuitive, inclusive, and empowering, always with the learner experience at the centre.
Outside of work, Fiona enjoys meeting up with friends in foreign countries, making things, and is teaching herself to play the keyboard.

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Fiona Jackson
Learning designer - education
Kaihoahoa Akoranga ā-Mātauranga