Product Content Specialist, ELA

Our MISSION

Open Up Resources is a non-profit publisher in the pursuit of equitable learning experiences for all students. We develop high-quality curricula that are openly accessible and partner with schools to achieve successful outcomes for every student.

OUR VISION

Open Up Resources provides best-in-class curricula for every student to achieve academic success with authentic representation in their classroom. We achieve this by representing proven, research-based materials and professional learning to create a PreK-12 experience that celebrates, honors, and empowers every student with a keen focus on historically excluded populations of students.

We are seeking a dynamic Product Content Manager to help bring a growing number of superb, free English Language Arts (ELA) curricula to K–12 schools across the country.

Our organization is driven by our social justice mission to put high-quality curricula in front of as many students and teachers as possible. If you’re looking to join a nonprofit that improves learning experiences for kids and educators, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain expert knowledge of all products in the organization's English Language Arts portfolio.
• Work directly with the Sr. Product Manager to define, prioritize, and execute identified content requirements.
• Interface with the Academic Team to clarify and execute requests.
• Maintain curriculum catalog in the CMS, including corrections, updates, and improvements.
• Work with and train potential ingestion contractors on the CMS and digital content requirements as well as content best practices.
• Partner with Sr. Product Manager to review and ingest both new content and changes to existing content.
• Create content documentation to be shared with internal shareholders.
• Edit and improve content for best user experience.

Job Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and time management skills working in a virtual environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience with content or learning management systems is a must.
• Background in education or educational technology with an emphasis in ELA preferred.
• Proven track record of taking ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated experience engaging and influencing relevant stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail including precise and effective communications and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to foster a positive remote team environment.

Benefits

Additional Details

• At Open Up Resources, we believe in building and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where all applicants are considered for employment without attention to color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
• We are seeking candidates who have lived experience related to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• We are a completely virtual organization with headquarters in the California Bay Area.
• We offer competitive and generous benefits packages that align to this full-time, exempt salaried position with a salary range between $55,000-$75,000 annual, depending on demonstrated skill level.