Content Designer

Mursion Inc

12d • $65,000 - $70,000 • Remote

About The Position

We are currently seeking a Content Designer to oversee and participate in the design and development of immersive simulations that reflect real challenges educators, education leaders, and students face. The ideal candidate will have subject matter expertise and be a quick learner excited to support the development of high quality, science-backed simulations that drive impact for our participants, customers, and development partners. The Content Designer is detail-oriented, enjoys working closely with others, asks questions and is receptive to feedback and instruction while bringing a diverse perspective, balances proactivity and initiative with collaboration and teamwork, and is comfortable working in fast-paced environments. This is a fully remote, full-time, salaried position reporting to the Senior Research Scientist. This position has a compensation range of $65,000-$70,000 annual salary.

Requirements

• Experience in education content development and/or simulation authoring.
• Subject matter expertise in K-12 education required demonstrated through a graduate degree in Education or a related field, specialized training or certification such as state teaching licensure or NBCT, classroom teaching experience, development of curriculum or assessments for K-12 contexts, or experience in teacher preparation).
• Strong writing and copyediting skills.
• Technical curiosity and experience working with and learning about AI tools for scenario or content development required; experience collaborating with prompt engineers preferred.
• Ability to work both cross-functionally and independently; excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Effectively builds relationships and trust with colleagues within the team and across the organization.
• Demonstrated strengths in attention to detail, curiosity, adaptability, perspective taking, and collaboration, with the ability to produce quality content in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong project management experience and ability to effectively manage multiple projects and partners simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• Background in psychology, educational psychology, learning sciences, curriculum & instruction, and/or research methods preferred but not required.
• Technical curiosity and experience working with and learning about AI tools for scenario or content development required; experience collaborating with prompt engineers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee education simulation projects and partner engagements, ensuring work remains aligned with goals and timelines while fostering clear communication, maintaining accurate documentation and tracking, and providing support to other subject matter experts and design partners.
• Design Live (i.e. human facilitated) and On-demand (i.e. AI) simulations in alignment with Mursion’s science-backed approach and standard operating procedures, crafting authentic storylines and conversations that reflect real-world education and classroom dynamics and contexts that support the practice of essential interpersonal skills and teaching practices and competencies.
• Author participant- and client-facing materials for simulations that effectively prepares participants for practice and equips clients with clear, accessible descriptions of simulations that demonstrate their relevance and value.
• Learn and apply Mursion’s skills and teaching frameworks to design simulations that accurately and effectively reflect targeted competencies, ensuring authenticity and alignment with desired outcomes.
• Participate in and lead scenario testing, feedback, and evaluation.
• Draft scoring criteria for scenarios that enable valid and reliable AI assessment of simulation performance to deliver participants accurate, actionable feedback and provide customers with insights that demonstrate impact and measurable return on investment.
• Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to define and refine scenario-specific design specifications.
• Create training materials for Live simulations, ensuring Simulation Specialists are prepared to deliver the scenarios accurately, authentically, and consistently.
• Lead training sessions for the Simulation Specialists.
• Test, iterate on, modify, and refine Mursion simulations.
• Analyze data and feedback to maintain, improve, and update simulations.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary, bonus eligibility and equity
• 401K, Flexible PTO
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Parental Leave
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Work From Home

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level