Content Writer, Course Creation, Instructional Design
About The Position
The Course Creation team’s purpose is to create excellent units, lesson scripts, and related materials for commonly taught subjects like geography, history, politics, religion, science, health, physical education, and art. Our team works closely with others in Instructional Design to adapt these materials to different programs across the world. We also remain ready to take on other essential tasks as needed. These include developing training materials, instruction posters, and more. To do this work, members of our team need to: Analyze national standards, curriculum documents, and high-stakes exams. We must understand these documents to faithfully teach students what they need to know. Design units and script lesson plans that teach content in effective, age-appropriate, and culturally relevant ways. We account for students’ age, prior knowledge, and local context when creating materials for all subjects. Use and create tools and systems that increase quality and efficiency. We are committed to forming and utilizing strong practices for content creation and management. Train other teams. We will collaborate with others to implement our materials in diverse contexts. We are a small team, and our work is complex and changes frequently. Team members must be flexible and willing to do tasks outside this official scope to be successful in the role.
Requirements
- 3+ years of teaching experience in an elementary, middle, or high school.
- Strong academic background and general knowledge in areas like geography, history, politics, religion, science, health, physical education, and/or art. You do not need to be an expert in every area, but you do need to be able to do effective research in every area. This requires both basic knowledge and a readiness to learn.
- Experience writing unit and lesson plans.
- Experience training or leading other adults.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Ability to explain new concepts simply, clearly, and concisely in writing.
- Excellent organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail.
- Ability to learn new content, systems, and processes quickly and independently.
- Strong command of English grammar and writing conventions.
- Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
- Commitment to pragmatism and flexibility – finding and doing what works for students and teachers in the contexts we work in – rather than ideological commitment to specific ideas about teaching and learning.
- Curiosity and a deep interest in learning new things in all aspects of our work. (E.g., being excited to understand big ideas in agricultural science, how to script the perfect turn and talk, and how to draw simple pictures in Microsoft PowerPoint – it’s all important!)
- Enthusiasm for collaborating with colleagues around the world.
- Commitment to excellence in your work.
- Comfort with the idea of writing scripts for teachers to teach from.
- Flexibility with change.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to read and write in French, Urdu, Arabic or any Indian languages.
Responsibilities
- Analyze national standards, curriculum documents, and high-stakes exams.
- Design units and script lesson plans that teach content in effective, age-appropriate, and culturally relevant ways.
- Use and create tools and systems that increase quality and efficiency.
- Train other teams.
Benefits
- Opportunity for impact: The Instructional Design department as a whole directly impacts the experiences of approximately two million children. Any one lesson you write may be used to teach hundreds of thousands of them. There are not many opportunities in education with the potential to positively impact so many!
- Global collaboration: Instructional Design has offices in Cambridge, Delhi, Hyderabad, Nairobi, Kigali, and Lagos. We collaborate on projects frequently across offices and learn from each other.
- Like-minded team: We are all here for one reason: to help children get the quality education they deserve. Working with others who share this goal is a fulfilling part of our work.
- Creative problem-solving: We often encounter novel problems and must act quickly to solve them in creative ways. You are not just applying a known template – you are actively involved in creating tools, products, and processes that have never existed before.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
