[Hiring] Director, Curriculum Design @EL Education

Role Description

The Director of Curriculum Design supports the strategy to maximize impact of all aspects of EL Education’s curricular offerings. This includes:

• Leading new curriculum design projects as they emerge in EL Education’s product pipeline.
• Maintaining and improving current products based on feedback from the field.
• Responding to feedback and questions from the field about curriculum and related products.
• Collaborating with partner-facing and design teams to ensure instructional best practices are communicated clearly.
• Facilitating professional learning (in person or through video-based coaching) for high-priority partnerships.
• Engaging in sales calls where needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum design projects end-to-end (40%):
  • Plan and manage project timelines.
  • Plan and manage the budget for curriculum design projects in collaboration with Product Management and the Managing Director, Products.
  • Determine pedagogy and research base for new products and work closely with existing school and district partners.
  • Support the development of ancillary products for new curricula.
  • Assist Communications and Product Management teams with user-testing through an iterative design process.
  • Lead template development and maintenance in collaboration with external production partners.
  • Design, lead training, and provide ongoing professional learning for Product team staff and partner-facing teams.
  • Meet with and enable regular, two-way feedback with key internal stakeholders.
• Maintain and improve current products based on feedback from the field (15%):
  • Serve as the curriculum design lead for instructional questions from internal teams and partners.
  • Identify revision cycle priorities based on trends and feedback.
  • Document key instructional decisions, product assumptions, and design rationale.
• Support the design and review of programmatic resources (35%):
  • Participate in continuous improvement structures to learn about and support quality implementation.
  • Provide guidance to the professional learning products team on key features of new/revised products.
  • Identify potential challenges with new/revised products for professional learning focus.
  • Review professional learning resources.
  • Facilitate professional learning for high-priority curriculum partnerships.
  • Participate in training of distribution partners to build product knowledge.
• Be Crew (10%):
  • Contribute to a culture of collaboration, innovation, feedback, and continuous improvement.
  • Actively participate in cross-functional initiatives and share insights.

Qualifications

• A passion for EL Education's mission, vision, and curriculum.
• Strong knowledge of educational theory, research, and best practices, especially for multilingual learners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and collaborate with others.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to identify and solve problems related to curriculum development.
• Ability to adapt to changing educational standards and technologies.
• At least 5 years of experience in curriculum design.
• Deep understanding of K-8 ELA pedagogy.
• Experience with various assessment methods and their role in curriculum evaluation.
• Classroom and curriculum design experience for multilingual learners is preferred.
• Experience with state and federal educational standards and regulations.
• Ability to manage multiple large-scale projects.
• Proficiency in using educational technology and software for curriculum design.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating adult learning.
• Masters degree in curriculum/instructional design and/or ELD/TESOL is preferred.

Benefits

• The starting salary range for this position is $91,000 to $124,000 annually.
• We offer a wide variety of benefits, including:
  • Paid time off
  • 403b match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Medical/dental/vision insurance
  • And more.