Manager, Content Development

Role Overview

• The Manager, Content Development leads the development of innovative, high-quality K-12 educational content aligned to market needs.
• Translate product strategy and roadmap priorities into actionable educational content development plans with clear milestones and deliverables.
• Lead large-scale educational content development projects from planning through production and iteration, overseeing the development of interactive student-facing lessons and teacher-facing resources and product training materials.
• Ensure all content is innovative, pedagogically sound, and meets the learning objectives of K-12 digital literacy curricula.
• Aggregate customer feedback, usage analytics, and student outcome data to inform content improvements, collaborating with the product team to align on priorities.
• Manage and mentor a small content team, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and high performance.
• Manage a network of subject matter experts who inform content strategy, advisory boards, and content development.
• Create and maintain comprehensive guidelines for content creation, including style guides, tone, branding specifications, and pedagogical standards.
• Manage the content development budget, ensuring resources are allocated efficiently to meet organizational goals.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction, instructional design, or a related field preferred
• 5-7 years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, or educational content development, preferably in an edtech organization.
• At least 3 years of people management experience, with the ability to mentor and develop a content team.
• Proven experience using AI tools and technologies to scale content development without sacrificing quality.
• Experience with assessment design and demonstrating measurable learning outcomes.
• Experience managing external relationships with SMEs, vendors, or content partners to deliver high-quality educational resources.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, vendors, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience managing project budgets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Content expertise and familiarity with established frameworks (e.g., ISTE) in one or more of the following: AI literacy, digital literacy, and/or college and career readiness.
• Experience developing customer-facing training content.
• Experience with Articulate products (Storyline, Rise, or similar authoring tools).