Content Development Specialist
Description
The Cato Institute’s Sphere Education Initiatives seeks an experienced educator to join our growing team to support the development of content and curriculum materials for grades 5-12 educators. We seek an entrepreneurial educator excited about the vision of Sphere and eager to greatly increase the scope and impact of their work. Candidates with experience in developing lessons and units, video or podcast production, or managing others in the development of such materials are encouraged to apply.
This role will require 10% travel in support of sharing Sphere’s content. Hybrid or fully remote.
About Cato
The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization – a think tank – dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.
Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th-century England that presented a vision of a society free from excessive government power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolution. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution – individual liberty, limited government, and free markets – turn out to be even more powerful in today’s world of global markets and unprecedented access to information than Jefferson or Madison could have imagined. Social and economic freedom is not just the best policy for a free people, it is the indispensable framework for the future.
The Cato Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Responsibilities
- Draft, develop, and disseminate content that enables grades 5-12 educators to more effectively advance civic culture and civil discourse.
- Manage Sphere alumni in support of content development, review, and dissemination.
- Collaborate with teams across the Cato Institute to identify opportunities to bring Cato resources into the classroom setting.
- Identify vehicles for increasing the reach and impact of Sphere through content dissemination and adoption.
- Supporting Sphere Educational Initiatives programming and events.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience developing lesson plans, content, videos, and curriculum in a K12 setting.
- Demonstrated track record of supporting other educators in using, implementing, or adapting materials to achieve superior learning outcomes in the classroom.
- Expertise in latest techniques and trends in education as well as classroom technology.
- Collaborative and highly entrepreneurial team player.