Music Curriculum Developer

Miaplaza • Fully Remote, NV

1d • $25 - $35 • Remote

About The Position

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

• You have an active teaching certification, and/or you have completed professional development or training in curriculum design and pedagogy
• You have hands-on experience designing and writing curriculum, including writing scripts for completely asynchronous video lessons
• You have experience teaching and designing lessons for AP Music Theory or Ear Training/Aural Skills
• You are comfortable with basic music technology, such as DAWs and music notation software
• You have experience analyzing and transforming data into actionable goals that have positively impacted your students
• You have 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, dental, and vision insurance, including specialty care options such as fertility benefits, mental health services, and chiropractic care
• FSA, HSA
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match
• PTO is all-purpose time off, and combines traditional vacation and paid sick leave plans into one flexible, inclusive policy. Eligible employees can use PTO for all kinds of absences including: vacation, holidays, illness, injury, family leave, and other personal business. Full-time employees receive 16 hours of floating holiday PTO per quarter and accumulate additional PTO at the rate of 1 hour for every 15 hours worked. Annually, this amounts to approximately 139 hours per year, or about 17 eight-hour days on average.
• Parental leave
• free site memberships
• discounted MOHS tuition for the children in their household, plus two additional memberships for other children in their lives.

What This Job Offers

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