Music Curriculum Developer

Miaplaza • Fully Remote, NV

3d • Remote

About The Position

Welcome to Miaplaza! Our vision is to elevate online learning by applying the most successful approaches in virtual education to create an accessible and inclusive homeschool curriculum platform where all students can be successful! Our K-8 platforms include Miacademy , Always Icecream , and Clever Dragons , and our 9-12 options include MiaPrep , MiaPrep Online High School (MOHS), and MiaPrep Online Academy of Ohio , (MOAO). Our student base is rapidly growing, and we’re hiring for multiple positions across several departments! Our expansion stems from our commitment to providing exceptional educational content and our pursuit of new opportunities. Curriculum Developers work closely with other subject-matter experts, our production team, and an instructional coach to produce immersive, engaging, and academically rigorous learning materials that constitute the core of our curriculum. These materials include videos, assessments, and written learning activities. Curriculum Developers are experts in their fields who thrive on independent writing and design tasks with a feedback-oriented mindset. Our team relies on highly motivated, collaborative, and student-driven individuals.

Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years of full-time music classroom teaching experience at the 6-12 grade level
• A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Education or in a music-related field
• Familiarity with writing lesson objectives and creating objective-aligned lesson materials
• Experience creating well-structured and effective lessons
• Ability to differentiate instruction to make learning accessible, engaging, and age-appropriate
• Strong understanding of what makes a lesson engaging
• Experience using technology to support instruction, including Google Slides, Sheets, and Docs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, especially written
• Growth mindset and motivated by constructive feedback
• Proven ability to work independently, manage schedules, and meet deadlines
• High motivation, a proactive attitude, and a tendency to seek opportunities for continuous improvement
• High standards of integrity and transparency
• Access to a computer/laptop (with a camera) and a reliable high-speed internet connection

Nice To Haves

• An active teaching certification, and/or completed professional development or training in curriculum design and pedagogy
• Hands-on experience designing and writing curriculum, including writing scripts for completely asynchronous video lessons
• Experience teaching and designing lessons for AP Music Theory or Ear Training/Aural Skills
• Comfortable with basic music technology, such as DAWs and music notation software
• Experience analyzing and transforming data into actionable goals that have positively impacted students
• Experience with online instruction
• Your own unique talents! Your background has given you a unique perspective and a set of skills that may not be listed here but are still transferable to this role.

Responsibilities

• Spend a majority of your time designing and developing music educational content (video scripts, assessments, and written materials) for grades 6-12 students
• Ensure content is pedagogically sound, engaging, age-appropriate, and accessible for students
• Write clear and measurable lesson objectives, and align teaching materials to meet objectives
• Use technology, such as Google Slides, Sheets, and Docs
• Differentiate instruction to accommodate diverse student populations and needs
• Continuously evaluate and refine content based on feedback and educational outcomes
• Collaborate with peers on curriculum development
• Give and receive feedback on lessons, course development, and processes

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Specialty care options such as fertility benefits, mental health services, and chiropractic care
• FSA
• HSA
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match
• All-purpose PTO (combines vacation and paid sick leave)
• 16 hours of floating holiday PTO per quarter
• Accumulate additional PTO at the rate of 1 hour for every 15 hours worked
• Parental leave
• Free site memberships for employees and their families
• Discounted MOHS tuition for children in the household
• Two additional memberships for other children

What This Job Offers

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