Content Developer
Sorry, this job was removed at 12:21 a.m. (EST) on Wednesday, August 16, 2017
By clicking Apply Now you agree to share your profile information with the hiring company.
Knewton is on a mission to personalize education for students around the world. We’re looking for high energy, master content developers to create as well as identify, evaluate, and edit open educational resources, thereby fueling Knewton’s adaptive learning platform. Your work will help to make adaptive learning accessible for students and teachers around the globe. In the process, you’ll interact with our Sales, Product Design, Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams. You’ll develop a whole new vocabulary and a set of skills you never knew existed. Come be part of something amazing.
Responsibilities- Analyze pedagogical strategies underlying instructional content
- Describe and align educational content to standards
- Create or improve upon student-facing learning experiences and pair this instructional content to assessments
- Work closely with vendors and subject matter experts to curate and develop content
- Evaluate ‘learning experience’ content by recognizing prerequisite knowledge the content assumes and identifying specific learning outcomes the content targets
- Create and manage project plans to budget and schedule
- Work collaboratively with teams across multiple disciplines
- Minimum of 3 years creating digital educational content
- Familiarity with curriculum construction best practices (backward design, problem-based learning, et al), and current educational and assessment trends
- Exceptional organization skills and scrupulous attention to detail
- Ability to work collaboratively with other subject matter experts and to communicate effectively in cross-functional groups
- Command written English with impeccable grammar
- Thrives in fast-paced and agile work environments
- Master’s degree in education with emphasis on curriculum or teaching
- Experience teaching collegiate STEM
- Experience as an adjunct professor teaching math at a 2 or 4 year institution
- Experience with Google docs, Excel, and LaTeX
- Competitive salary, great benefits, and equity
- Flexible hours, no vacation policy, and paid maternity/paternity leave
- High-quality equipment (default: a new Macbook Pro with a giant monitor)
- Frequent guest speakers and tech/edtech Meetups hosted at Knewton HQ
- Social groups and sports teams
- Free catered lunch (and dinner on those long days), all-day snacks, and a full bar
- Free monthly MetroCards/PATH cards
Read Full Job Description