[Hiring] Academic Curriculum and Content Development Manager @Contour Education

Role Description

This is a remote position.

As the Academic Curriculum and Content Development Manager, you will lead Contour's India content team, overseeing curriculum designers, content developers, question writers, and markers who build educational materials across various Australian curricula.

• Establish what good looks like subject by subject, against each study design, then build the checklists, KPIs, and review points that keep output there.
• Run the create-and-QA cycle, tracking output on a dashboard you build to ensure no discipline falls behind the teaching calendar.
• Keep up with study-design changes, mapping updates and planning rework in advance.
• Return marked assignments within the promised turnaround and run calibration sessions for consistent feedback.
• Maintain close communication with academic owners to align expectations before writing starts.
• Supercharge the team with AI and automation, implementing tools to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Coach team members through structured 1:1s and performance conversations.
• Decide how the function grows with new subjects or formats, preparing in advance for changes.
• Identify and fix inefficiencies in the creation or checking process.
• Report on throughput, pass rates, and rework visibility to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• International exposure in content development for curricula outside India (e.g., Australian, IB, Cambridge).
• Tech-forward, AI-first habits in content or QA processes.
• Experience leading a content or curriculum department across various subjects.
• Proven ability to manage a production schedule from brief to release.
• Experience creating and maintaining trackers like checklists, KPIs, or dashboards.
• Experience growing a content function into new syllabi or formats.
• Experience leading performance conversations that resulted in improved team performance.
• Hands-on experience in academic content development or publishing.
• Excellent written English and communication skills with academic owners.

Requirements

• Experience with Australian curriculum (VCE, QCE, or HSC) is a plus.
• Background in EdTech or education services.
• Experience in curriculum design, instructional design, or assessment design.
• Familiarity with automation tools (e.g., Zapier, Make, n8n) or building custom AI workflows.

Benefits

• Fully remote position, allowing work from anywhere in India.
• Competitive compensation benchmarked to the role and experience.
• Open discussions about compensation early in the hiring process.