[Hiring] Senior Manager of Education Design @THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC

Role Description

The News Literacy Project advances the development and teaching of news literacy in K-12 education. We are at an exciting inflection point for our work, and we are making critical investments to rapidly scale our growth and impact. To that end, we are seeking a Senior Manager of Education Design who can manage and help grow our resource collection. This is a great opportunity for you to add your voice, talents and creativity to a team that builds world-class learning experiences, provides influential teacher training and helps shape the global field of news, media and information literacy.

This position reports to the Senior Director of Education Design.

As the Senior Manager of Education Design, you will serve as NLP's go-to expert on our resource library, guiding staff and contributors who develop or adapt resources. You will constantly evaluate NLP’s offerings to ensure relevance, engagement and innovation in order to fulfill educators’ needs and NLP’s strategic plan. You will help identify gaps and design additional resources using educator feedback. You will also coordinate cross-team efforts related to resources, such as marketing campaigns and technology initiatives.

• Maintain a multiyear resource development roadmap, informed by educator feedback, that feeds into team and organizational planning.
• Drive project management and resource development efforts, coordinating across teams to meet goals and deadlines.
• Lead the development of a significant portion of new resources, including lessons, instructional videos, online interactives, quizzes, infographics and more.
• Collaborate with NLP educator support staff to ensure new resource development priorities are aligned with teacher feedback and NLP’s strategic needs.
• Align resources to educational standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Additional degrees — especially in relevant fields such as education, journalism or communications — are a plus.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience in K-12 education — elementary-level experience is a plus.
• A background in journalism, news literacy or a similar field (such as information literacy).
• Substantial instructional design experience and the capability to create innovative, engaging learning activities and instructional resources for students.
• Project management experience, formal or informal.
• Experience coordinating with marketing, technology or other cross-functional partners.

Requirements

• Familiarity with major e-learning authoring tools and platforms, including accessibility standards and protocols, specifically the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
• At least basic proficiency in graphic design, including the ability to work with image files.
• Basic video editing skills.
• Skilled in Notion, Slack, Canva and Microsoft Office, including SharePoint.

Working Competencies

• A genuine passion for NLP’s mission and a desire to grow our impact.
• A high-level understanding of various learning standards, approaches and frameworks.
• Strong understanding of the practices and standards of journalism, social media and student information habits.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and follow-through.
• Ability to integrate relevant educational research and theory into practice.
• A talent for making complex topics come alive for students with innovative learning experiences.
• Experience producing high-quality written work on tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and timelines.
• Experience and comfort with working in a virtual work environment (in terms of both technology tools and personal skills).
• Flexibility to shift projects when priorities change.

Compensation and Benefits

• The starting salary for this position is $77,500 to $82,500, but negotiable depending on the candidate’s qualifications, experience and our organizational budget.
• NLP offers outstanding perks and benefits, including health, vision and dental insurance.
• A 401(k) plan match.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Flexible work environment and more.

Applications

To apply, upload a cover letter and a résumé through our Careers page: https://bit.ly/NLPJobs . The application deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Oct. 29, 2026. We may close the application period earlier if we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications, so interested candidates are encouraged to apply early. We hope to hire as quickly as possible for a start date around Jan. 4, 2027.

Preference will be given to candidates who reside in the following states: CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IA, LA, MD, MA, MN, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, and WV.