Senior Content Developer

Company description: 

We are the world’s learning company with more than 24,000 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people. 

Pearson Virtual Schools (PVS) is focused on providing a flexible work environment to its employees, including the ability to work from home on a regular basis in most positions. We believe that flexibility in work/life balance is a critical part of our culture and employee satisfaction, and we are proud to provide our employees with the ability to work from anywhere, anytime. In exchange, we require that employees have the appropriate means to work remotely, including adherence to our work at home policies regarding home office setup, including but not limited to the privacy of records, technology standards, equipment standards and expectations.   

The newly created PVS Curriculum Small Wins team, through teacher- and student-focused design thinking sessions, will focus on enhancements to our curriculum. The intent of the Small Wins team is twofold: first for our customers to participate in our development cycle and get immediate value from enhancements that will save them time better spent on building relationships with students and differentiating instruction; and second for our PVS teams to build relationships with our schools, understand their problems and opportunities, and appreciate how they are using our curriculum to better inform the broader Product and Technology roadmap. The PVS Small Wins team is comprised of a product manager, a solutions manager, content developers, an assurance analyst, a content architecture and integration analyst, and an instructional designer. 

Role Description: 

Working from home or from one of Pearson’s US-based offices, the senior content developer is responsible for writing, reviewing, and revising curriculum, instructional materials, multimedia, supplementary resources, and assessments to support successful, effective teaching and the achievement of student outcomes. As a member of the Small Wins team, the senior content developer will participate in design-thinking sprints to identify and prioritize “small win” work, develop the “small wins,” and lead the small wins team to test, validate, and deliver the “small wins” to our school customers. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop course enhancements, curricular resources, instructional materials, etc. according to teacher and/or student specifications 
• Directly manage a small but mighty cross-functional development team including an editorial quality assurance analyst, a content architecture and integration analyst, and various external contingent workers based on SME focus, centered around a culture of accountability, engagement, continuous improvement, and inclusion. 

• Lead subject matter experts and/or strategic partners to develop course enhancements in alignment to standards, including state-specific academic standards, WCAG 2.2AA accessibility standards, PVS authoring and style guides, and Pearson’s Global Content Policy  
• Update and maintain course documentation including course maps, learning objective frameworks, course metadata, and alignments  
• Demonstrate depth and/ or breadth of expertise in own specialized field and provides expertise to various stakeholders  
• Proposes and effectively and responsibly implements new ways of developing content, including the use of generative AI  
• Has a measurable long-term impact on course performance and how it influences learner outcomes 
• Partners closely with the Curriculum Small Wins Solutions Manager to lead the Small Wins development team and ensure the end-to-end production of high-quality curriculum and resources according to teacher and student requirements 
• Stay current on most recent online education and curriculum development subject area strategies, trends, and initiatives    

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in education, curriculum, or similar area preferred  
• Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience or curriculum development required, with virtual learning preferred  
• Deep understanding of K-12 academic standards and how to develop aligned curriculum, instructional materials, and assessments 
• Proven track record of meeting deadlines while producing highly accurate, accountable work; very detail-oriented  
• Basic understanding of Agile methodologies and proven ability to collaborate with product management teams 
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and writing skills 
• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems (