Digital Content Developer, Mathematics

Digital Content Developer

What We Seek

The Digital Content Designer assists the Senior Manager of Digital Content, Mathematics, in key product development efforts that bring the content expertise and proven instructional design philosophy of Carnegie Learning to life within a digital-forward program.  This work contributes to the innovation of instructional resources currently used by almost 600,000 students nationwide.

We seek someone who thinks with an open mind, is a collaborator by nature, has strong written and verbal communication skills, is detail-oriented and process-minded. 

This role will initially focus on developing interactive learning activities developed within a proprietary authoring tool. This work is critical to laying the foundation of a company-wide initiative to create digitally consumable learning activities with built-in variations to support differentiation and personalization to meet the needs of all learners.

A strong background in educational technology and in the development of digital instructional activities and storyboarding processes is desired. 

Please note that this role is funded with the support of grants awarded to Carnegie Learning, and as such, may be tied to the grant’s term (currently funded for a term of one year) or dependent on continuance of funding, which is anticipated but not guaranteed.

What Your Day Will Look Like

General Responsibilities:

• Work to deeply understand the pedagogical philosophies and values embedded within Carnegie print materials to create digital complements that carry forward these principles effectively into new digital forms and solution components
• Establish best practices and guidelines for the development of linear and interactive media for instructional purposes, working closely with Editorial, Instructional Design, UX/UI Design, and Production. 
• Work closely with a mix of staff and vendor/contractor support to accomplish digital content development initiatives. 
• Contribute to the day-to-day development and maintenance of digital content products.
• Use excellent people skills to lead and assist the Digital Content and Engineering teams in planning, implementing, debugging, and solving current and future implementations.
• Support colleagues on the Digital Content Team in their development and authoring work.
• Review vendor-supplied work against instructional, editorial and technical guidelines.
• Ensure content is delivered on time and within budget.
• Work cross-functionally with other departments.
• Coordinate work requests between the Math Product Management Team, Instructional Design Engineering, UI/UX Design, Technical, Product Management, and the Digital Content Team. 
• Collaborate to establish and refine processes and workflows and help to define the approach to developing new math products and features; train others (including vendor resources) to execute, providing oversight throughout the development process.
• Participate in and lead special products as required.

Specific responsibilities may include the following: 

• Translate the instructional design strategies embedded within print-based activities into interactive learning experiences 
• Create and/or review storyboards against print source files to ensure quality instructional design and a consistent approach throughout the product
• Specify art creation and/or audio recording needs
• Plan and implement variations on activities to support the needs of all learners
• Help to discover and document guidelines for consistent approaches to the treatment of instructional design patterns in digital format
• Master use of a proprietary authoring tool and help to establish creative, repeatable processes for its best use in serving Carnegie Learning’s pedagogical approach
• Discover and log the need for enhancements and changes to the authoring tool, and embedded interaction types (such as drag-and-drop, drawing tools, virtual protractors, interactive number lines, etc.), and help to create and prioritize a backlog of functional requirements
• Suggest improvements to processes, workflows, and guidelines that contribute to the successful authoring of interactive learning activities
• Work collaboratively with the Production department, Technical Product Management, vendor partners, and other cross-functional team members to ensure execution of these components is efficient and effective.

What Should Be In Your Bookbag

You should bring a strong combination of several of the below traits. You do not have to have all these traits to be considered for this role. 

• Strong background in developing products within an Educational Technology setting
• Strong command of 6-12 Mathematics and pedagogy
• Familiarity with the standards-driven educational market
• Familiarity with storyboarding interactive learning components
• Familiarity with content management tools and best practices
• Familiarity with differentiation strategies embedded within core learning, as well as with the Response-to-Intervention (RTI) or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) approaches to learning management for diverse learners
• Preferred experience with agile software development processes
• Teaching or tutoring experience (particularly in mathematics) is a plus.
• Experience with English Language Learning supports is a plus.

What Gives Us Purpose

Others teach what; we teach why. For over 25 years, Carnegie Learning has developed solutions that help students achieve Aha moments and set them up for long-term learning success. We’re driven to find new, better ways to support teachers and reach more students, so we put our leading cognitive science research and real-world insights into solutions for how students think, learn, and do their best. This is a key part of our commitment to helping teachers spark student curiosity.  As a Carnegie Learning team member, you’ll work alongside a team of passionate individuals dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of students and educators. 

What We Provide 

• Holistic Wellbeing
  • An inclusive range of Health Insurance options, including a premium-free plan
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance at no cost to you
  • Access to Headspace at Work with no added cost, empowering you to enhance your mental health
• Fostering Joy
  • Flexible work arrangements with our Work From Anywhere Policy
  • Your Time, Your Way – paid time off that you can use as you see fit to recharge and nurture your personal life
• Empowering Parenthood 
  • Paid Parental Leave 
  • Reduced working hours on full pay for soon-to-be and new parents
  • Free access to CL products for employees and their children
• A Place for Connection
  • Quarterly Wellness Incentives
  • Monthly employee activities + recognition program
  • 9 Employee Resource Groups

What We Believe

We celebrate the unique attributes, characteristics, and perspectives that define each person’s individuality. This fusion of perspectives enriches our collective knowledge, fosters innovation, and empowers us all. Together, we can collectively and more effectively address issues that face our business and industry. 

If our commitment to building an inclusive workplace resonates with you, we invite you to join our mission and welcome you to apply with us. Carnegie Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer