Academic Design Manager

Description

Position at Imagine Learning

Great Purpose. Great People. Great Opportunities.

At Imagine Learning we empower potential by creating educational solutions that inspire boundless possibilities for every student, every day. We are passionate about innovating together to support educators in creating those special moments when students experience the joy of learning at its best.

We also empower our team through a strong culture focused on career growth and development, flexible work-from-home arrangements, interesting and meaningful work, and a supportive and connected team. The majority of our employees enjoy the opportunity to work remotely from home within the US, or in a hybrid capacity in our offices in Scottsdale, AZ (headquarters), Austin, TX, Petaluma, CA, Rock Rapids, IA, Grand Rapids, MI, or Bloomington, MN.

Imagine Your Impact.

The Academic Design Managers works remotely developing an English Language Arts (ELA) program for Kindergarten-Fifth Grade students. This position trains, manages, and collaborates with a team in creating digital content for student and teacher materials and supports the research and design as well as the prototyping and validating of ELA curricular material.

Position Type: This is a regular, full-time position.

Compensation: Base pay is anticipated to be between $68,515 and $90,000 per year. Eligible employees may also receive incentive/commission/annual bonus pay based on individual and/or company performance. Compensation may vary based on factors such as, but not limited to, individual skills, experience, training, education/certifications, geographic location, internal equity, and local market conditions.

Location: In this US-based position your location will be remote.

Benefits: Imagine Learning provides a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, including:

• Multiple health, dental, and vision plans, including medical plans with zero employee premiums
• 401k plan with a company match
• 16 paid holidays, which include 2 floating holidays and a winter shutdown from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day
• Paid Time Off
• Maternity and Fertility benefits
• Paid bonding leave when a new child joins your family
• Life and short and long-term disability insurance
• Pre-tax savings plans
• Paid volunteer hours and annual giving events
• A wide variety of professional development programs, including tuition reimbursement
• Work from home opportunities that foster work/life balance
  
  
  

Envision Your Experience.

In this role you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Leverage knowledge of curriculum design and research-based approaches to prototype, plan, and manage the creative development of K-5 ELA materials.
• Coordinate with project managers, academic and other design teams, video production specialists, web engineers, outside vendors, and partner organizations about content, project schedules, and future development.
• Manage teams of writers, both in-house and out-of-house, as they develop high-quality content for various products under their purview.
• Work directly with contractors and copy editors to answer content questions, provide targeted or general feedback, and ensure quality or accuracy of materials across builds.
• Complete detailed analysis of competitive materials and stay current on market trends and shifts.
• Collaborate with other departments, partner organizations, program authors, and/or vendors to prototype, schedule, and lead the development of specialized builds, production additions, and enhancements.
• Sustain ongoing projects while managing multiple, complex workstreams responsive to emerging needs.
• Work with implementation, sales, and marketing to ensure the successful use of the product in school districts around the country.
• Perform and/or manage periodic content audits in response to customer feedback, sensitivity concerns, and/or other legacy units/items needing updates for quality assurance.
• Lead the development of standards correlations and other documents necessary for the approval of courses by state departments of education and other clearinghouse bodies.
• Coordinate professional training and onboarding, as well as oversee communication and processes between contract and in-house staff.
• Other duties as required.
  
  
  

Share Your Expertise.

Experience, education, and qualifications essential for success in this role, include:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in content area, education, curriculum design, writing, or other relevant discipline and a minimum of 5 years of teaching experience or curriculum development in the relevant subject area and grade level; or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Excellent writing and editing skills and the ability to produce quality work in a timely manner.
• Experience with curriculum design or lesson writing.
• Experience creating standards-aligned curriculum.
• Initiative to share ideas, track shifts in pedagogy, and propose concepts for future development.
• Ability to collaborate, coordinate, and build consensus in a fast-paced, web-based, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience and comfort working with digital education products and other digital tools, including Microsoft Office, Google Drive, and Zoom/video chatting software.
  
  
  

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB+).

Diversity and inclusivity strengthen our Imagine Learning team, enrich our lives, and help us design equitable educational experiences where learners see themselves and can also learn about people, cultures, experiences, and perspectives different from their own. We strive to hire, develop, and retain talented people who represent the diversity of the districts we serve. By developing initiatives that focus on the needs, expectations, and lives of our people, we’ve created an inclusive environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential.

Imagine Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, transgender status (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned), sexual orientation, marital status, religion (including religion dress and grooming practices), age 40 and over, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information (including results of genetic testing and characteristics), veteran and/or military status, or service in the military, and any other basis or status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

To all recruitment agencies: Imagine Learning does not accept agency resumes. Please do not submit candidates for consideration via our online application system, to Imagine Learning employees, or to any other organization location. Imagine Learning is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.