Job Description

Summary Description

The Associate Content and Alignment Specialist will work on standards and alignment initiatives for National and State projects as well as cross-functional projects.

This position analyses content across company products by national, state, and local standards to create detailed documentation for new content development, customization of existing content, and support of customer needs.

This position also works on projects supporting the development and maintenance of subject-specific taxonomies referred to as the Spine.

Qualifications (Must have):

• Bachelors/ Master's degree in education, History, Social Science, Instructional Design, or a related field.
• Minimum experince of 5-8 years as an instructional designer, US curriculum designer, or educator specializing in Social Science standard alignments for US K-12 students.
• Strong understanding of K-12 Social Science curriculum standards, pedagogy, and best practices in literacy instruction.
• Proficiency in instructional design principles, curriculum development methodologies, and educational technology tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and concisely.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills, with a passion for innovation in education.

Essential Job Functions:

• Edit and maintain the Spine.
• Unpack standards into discrete skills creating a subject-specific taxonomic competency framework (Spine).
• Align taxonomic competency frameworks to standards across all states.
• Align content to the Spine.
• Support curriculum-based projects with knowledge of state and national standards including designing custom courses.
• Update content alignments including whenever states adopt new standards or make changes to the existing standards.
• Analyse existing content alignments to identify opportunities and gaps.
• Create learning pathways.
• Fulfil other duties as required.