Learning Experience and Readiness Specialist
About The Position
Curriculum Associates is seeking a Learning Experience and Readiness Specialist to plan, build, and deliver readiness learning for service and sales teams, focusing on the company’s core K–8 math products and select i-Ready products and features. The role designs and facilitates virtual and live learning, develops self-paced e-learning on Highspot, and creates templates, guidance, and best practices for consistent, research-informed asynchronous learning. Learning content must stay current with product releases so service and sales teams are prepared to support districts and educators. The specialist leads i-Ready Classroom Mathematics learning experiences throughout the year; develops learning experiences and content for i-Ready products and features; maintains certification paths and associated courses, performance tasks, and progress trackers; and governs the accuracy and currency of math and i-Ready learning content. The role also supports internal learning events and go-to-market planning for launches and updates, maintains planning and tracking materials, and uses AI tools to support planning and drafting with human review before materials reach the field. The specialist collaborates with learning event planning teams, facilitators, operations, service and sales leadership, go-to-market teams, and other cross-functional stakeholders. Responsibilities include coordinating event logistics and certification processes, aligning learning with release timelines and team needs, guiding teammates on asynchronous learning standards, and using participant and facilitator feedback to improve learning experiences.
Requirements
- Instructional design experience and current, working knowledge of adult learning theory, with the ability to apply it to virtual, live, and self-paced learning.
- Strong facilitation skills and demonstrated confidence facilitating in virtual and live settings.
- E-learning development skills, including building polished, interactive, clear, accessible, and memorable content.
- Project and timeline management skills, including management of large-scale learning and communication plans and concurrent workstreams, timelines, risks, dependencies, and follow-through.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Comfort with learning platforms such as Highspot or a learning management system, and with Smartsheet.
- Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources to make meaningful improvements to learning experiences.
- Working knowledge of K–8 math instruction.
- Experience building templates, standards, or style guides for learning content that others can use.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with i-Ready Classroom Mathematics, i-Ready products and features, and professional learning models.
- Experience with certification and performance task design.
- Familiarity with AI tools for planning and content.
- Experience supporting sales or field-facing teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate i-Ready Classroom Mathematics learning experiences throughout the year, including facilitator guides, agendas, presentations, event logistics with the Learning and Development Operations team, and post-event surveys.
- Design, build, and facilitate learning experiences and content for i-Ready products and features, keeping materials current with product releases.
- Build and grow the self-paced learning offering on Highspot, and create templates, design guidance, and best practices for consistent, effective asynchronous learning content.
- Maintain Foundational, Deepening, and Middle School certification paths for i-Ready Classroom Mathematics, including courses, performance tasks, and progress trackers.
- Coordinate additional certification processes with Service and Sales Leadership and L&D Operations.
- Keep math and i-Ready learning content and courses accurate and up to date throughout the year, accounting for regular product releases.
- Provide content and facilitation support for internal learning events and contribute to go-to-market planning for math and i-Ready product launches and updates.
- Keep Smartsheet trackers, Slack canvases, and SharePoint folders current so work is visible across teams.
- Use AI tools to accelerate planning and drafting, with human review before materials reach the field.
- Build planning teams for learning events and enable facilitators to support sessions.
- Hold regular check-ins and manage priorities with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Coordinate session logistics, certification enrollment, and trackers with the operations team.
- Align with go-to-market teams on release timelines and what service and sales teams need to know.
- Guide Learning Experience and Readiness teammates in applying asynchronous learning standards.
- Gather participant and facilitator feedback and use it to improve learning experiences.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for benefit-eligible employees and their families.
- Company 401(k) plan with employer match.
- Flexible vacation and sick policy.
- Twelve paid holidays.
- Winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's.
- Additional perks and benefits.
- Eligible to participate in the company bonus plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
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