- Contribute editorial ideas during project planning
- Research, write, and edit manuscripts with limited supervision
- Review and edit all page stages of products
- Match state objectives to relevant core-program content
- Apply state objectives and testing blueprints to content and vendor-work evaluation
- Follow established procedures and company policies
- Ensure assignments meet project specifications and deadlines
- Communicate with the supervisor regarding feedback and performance
- Refer budget- or schedule-impacting decisions to the supervisor and make recommendations
- Provide accurate assignment status
- Monitor reading level, content accuracy and currency, freedom from bias, and teachability
- Write art specifications for artists/topographers and photo researchers
- Evaluate sketches and art proofs and help choose photos
- Help oversee outside developers
- Participate in project planning and offer creative suggestions informed by marketplace and customer needs
- Help develop innovative K-12 digital and print instructional materials
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in curriculum development or development of instructional materials for social studies, including some K-5 curriculum development experience
- Experience managing projects preferred
- Teaching experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of educational methodologies and instructional design within social studies
- Similar knowledge in English language arts/early literacy strongly preferred
- Graduate or undergraduate degree with major or minor in history, economics, English, education, anthropology, ethnic studies, geography, second language acquisition, or related fields
- Familiarity with today’s youth, popular culture, and youth learning motivation
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google equivalents
- Knowledge of differentiation strategies, scaffolding for MLL students, and UDL
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with editing, grammar, and style guides such as Chicago Manual of Style
- Knowledge of print and digital instructional-material production processes
- Ability to write, edit, and rewrite content to accuracy, style, grade-level, and market-need standards
- Ability to translate English language arts and literacy knowledge into social studies content
- Ability to prioritize, multitask, meet deadlines, and maintain quality
- Ability to work collaboratively, independently, with minimal supervision, and effectively with ambiguity
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Ability to address detail while understanding broader project objectives
- Self-confidence to participate in meetings and open forums
- Willingness to promote teamwork, reduce barriers and conflicts, volunteer for new initiatives, and follow through
- Customer-focused approach to conceptualizing marketable products
- Proactive problem-solving to prevent workflow disruptions
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in curriculum development and instructional design, particularly in social studies and English language arts, with a strong focus on creating engaging K-12 educational materials. Proficient in project management, editing, and applying educational methodologies to meet diverse learner needs.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Curriculum Development
- Project Management
- Instructional Design
- Editing and Grammar Proficiency
- Knowledge of Educational Methodologies
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Instructional Design
- Editing
- Writing
- Research
- Differentiation Strategies
- Scaffolding for MLL Students
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Content Evaluation
- Art Specification Writing
Soft Skills
- Excellent Verbal Communication
- Excellent Written Communication
- Proactive Problem-Solving
- Teamwork
- Ability to Work Independently
Industry Keywords
- K-12 Education
- Social Studies
- English Language Arts
- Instructional Materials Production
- Youth Learning Motivation
Tools & Technologies
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- Google Workspace
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