Instructional Designer – Science
There’s a lack of high quality core curriculum in the K-12 marketplace and it’s exacerbating educational inequities, directly impeding our children’s ability to pursue the college or career pathways of their dreams. We believe high quality instructional materials are critical for an outstanding education. Kiddom’s technology helps teachers understand, utilize, and measure the impact of curriculum. Our platform offers school districts only the best curriculum in the marketplace, rebuilt inside simple, flexible technology to enable teachers and learners to unlock their full potential.
We are a passionate, collaborative team focused on building transformative education technology and making a measurable impact in K-12 education.
We strive to create an inclusive, positive team culture where everyone is respected and valued for everything they bring to Kiddom, not just what they produce.
The Instructional Designer will be responsible for editing and designing digital curriculum products within the Kiddom platform as well as editing and designing additional supplemental resources. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that teacher and student-facing content are optimized for our digital platform. You will report directly to the Curriculum Product Manager
We’re looking for someone who has a background in K-12 teaching, instructional design, project management, and a willingness to collaborate in a team-oriented environment.
You Will…
- Manually author/edit interactive question types using the Kiddom platform
- Develop and implement protocols for instructional/graphic design of curriculum-aligned lesson presentations
- Author/edit supplemental resources aligned to existing curriculum
- Review content and provide Quality Assurance feedback
- Other assigned tasks as needed to meet project deadlines and deliverables
- Collaborate with managers and stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time and to specifications
- Assist in organizing work based on team member expertise, experience, and workload
- Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders regarding strategy, adjustments, and progress.
- Continuously monitor progress and make adjustments as needed
- Troubleshoot and problem solve when situations do not align with usual processes
What we’re looking for:
- 3+ years of teaching experience in Science at the middle and high school level
- 2+ years of instructional design experience
- Experience teaching OpenSciEd middle school curriculum or OpenStax Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Anatomy and Physiology a plus.
- Familiarity with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and experience working with state specific standards.
- Experience writing middle/high school science lessons, tasks, teacher notes, and other supporting or supplemental materials.
- Experience in using technology to enhance science instruction, including Labster, PhET or other simulations.
$70 – $95 a year
What we offer
- We are a passionate, collaborative team focused on building transformative education technology and making a measurable impact in K-12 education.
- We strive to create an inclusive, positive team culture where everyone is respected and valued for everything they bring to Kiddom, not just what they produce.
Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day:
- Competitive salary
- Meaningful equity
- Health benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
- 10 paid sick days per year
- Unlimited vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.
- Paid family leave after birth/adoption of caretakers and minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.
COVID Vaccination Policy
Kiddom policy requires employees to be vaccinated before they visit an office or attend company events..
We have remote roles but in certain positions where office attendance is deemed to be essential to the role, offers of employment shall be conditional upon proof of vaccination.