Senior Content Developer

The Senior Content Developer for Professional Learning is charged with making sound content and creative decisions and offering solutions that will impact educator practice. In collaboration with the AVP, PL Portfolio and the Content Manager/Associate Director, the Strategy team, and the Digital Content team, this role maintains a coherent scope and sequence for professional learning offerings, define plans for future content development, and author content to support teachers, leaders, and coaches in enhancing their practices and implementing the program successfully.

This position may also be called upon to assist others in the organization with special projects, including designing internal training and supporting the product teams as needed. The role is collaborative and strategic yet highly task and detail oriented. Excellent writing skills are required.  

 The impact you'll have:  

• Research, write, review, and develop high-quality professional learning for on-site and online delivery that strengthens product implementations and impacts educator practice 

• Regularly collaborate with strategy team, program management, product development, professional learning (PL) specialists, digital content team and outside experts to conceptualize professional learning topics 

• Consider the broad scope of content and support to determine the best learning progression and delivery mechanisms for new content as well as refinement to existing content  

• Brainstorm innovative methods for digital content delivery alongside instructional designers to enhance educator’s access to point of use support within the program   

• Analyze and apply best practices in adult learning theory to professional learning, and current educational trends  

• Support Professional Learning Specialists in providing quality support to educators to ensure successful program implementation and student impact   

• Design and deliver internal presentations as needed  

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years developing on-site and online professional learning courses and support materials for K–8 educators 

• Exceptional ability to conceptualize, synthesize, and execute content for a variety of media types and audiences 

• Vast experience with presentation, workflow, and instructional design software (such as Zoom, Smartsheet, Workfront, Camtasia, Articulate, Adobe Acrobat) 

• Understanding of pedagogy for both K–8 students and adult learners

• Proven experience working with technology-based assessment and instruction

• Ability to identify possible challenges and find solutions through thoughtful inquiry 

• Proven experience managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and independently 

• Receptivity to feedback and iterating on work to ensure educators and students receive the best products possible 

• Extraordinary organizational, verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills 

• Strong interpersonal skills and evidence of effective relationship management for successful collaboration between team members and with our thought partners   

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, respond to multiple constituencies, and meet established deadlines 

• Capacity to work remotely and maintain virtual team best practices 

Required Education and Experience:  

• Prior school-based coaching experience and/or instructional design experience in the EdTech space 

• MS/MA in English or Math Education preferred