Curriculum Developer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Hold a relevant science degree — an education degree majoring in Science or relevant to primary science teaching for Elementary, or a degree in a specific science discipline such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Earth Science for Secondary.
• Experience in basic education and are adept at creating effective content for learning modules, textbooks, or e-learning platforms.
• Passionate about science education and have a knack for crafting engaging lessons and creative assessment activities.
• Enjoy reading various scientific texts, adapting them into learning materials, and value citing reputable sources.
• Excellent grasp of English and are quick with ideas, coming up with original template copy that matches Canva's voice and brand guidelines.
• Can communicate curriculum instructions and actionable feedback clearly to non-teacher stakeholders, such as designers, PMs, engineers, and CS from other subject-matter backgrounds.
• Can thoroughly follow a project brief, proactively clarify details, conduct quick research, and convert information into excellent template copy, applying expertise in the US and AU Science curriculum for K-12.

Responsibilities

• Providing science topics and prescribing learning assessments based on curriculum performance tasks, to be used as the foundation of the Science templates produced
• Developing the content plan and direction for Science resources with the creative team
• Reviewing written creative briefs for new elements (illustrations, photos, and/or videos) to ensure topic relevancy and grade-level appropriateness
• Reviewing the curriculum alignment of the Science topics written by the creative team
• Ensuring elements used are appropriate for their intended educational purpose, and that the layout of the template facilitates smooth flow of scientific concepts
• Reviewing whether learning assessment activities written by the creative team align with the performance tasks specified in the curriculum