Renaissance Hiring for Curriculum Specialist at Remote Full Time

When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology.

Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.

Job Description

Lalilo’s vision is to create a world of equitable learning outcomes where all students can unleash their full potential as powerful readers and writers. As part of Lalilo’s team, you will help grow an effective K-2 literacy practice tool that inspires a love of reading and builds confidence in young students. As a Curriculum Specialist at Lalilo, you will handle all aspects of our English-language content creation process from planning to publishing. You will also work closely with our product team to build systems that improve Lalilo’s efficacy and further our reach.

The Lalilo team is currently spread between France and the US (currently NYC, Bay Area, and Austin). We are 41 hard-working individuals who care deeply about making a difference in the lives of K-2 students and teachers. As a member of our small (currently 3 people) and growing US curriculum team, you’ll have the opportunity to influence our team organization as we work on building and scaling our team in the next few years.

What you’ll do:
Plan, design, develop, edit, and publish innovative and engaging practice and instructional content based on K-2 literacy standards

Evaluate and revise existing content to increase effectiveness and to meet high-quality standards

Independently manage content-related projects

Participate in strategic conversations with our content and product teams

Engage with teacher and student users to gather product input and feedback

Work with the broader product development team (Product Managers, UX Designers, Engineers) to discover, build, and implement new features and improvements to the program

Work within complex organizational and technical structures to independently solve problems and collaborate on improving these structures to increase workflow efficiencies

Monitor and analyze content-related data to identify problem areas, prioritize work, and set goals

Qualifications

You have the following experience:
5+ years experience working directly with K-2 students and teachers, including a minimum of 2 years classroom teaching experience

A teaching credential in early childhood, elementary education, or early literacy

A deep understanding of ELA instructional standards and standards-aligned curriculum development and instructional design

You have these skills and mindset:
Outstanding communication (oral, written, presentation), collaboration, and organizational skills

High level of technical skill and excitement about learning to use new tools

Highly detail-oriented

Passion for improving the early literacy learning and instructional experience in US classrooms

A sense of humor and roll-up your sleeves attitude 😉

Bonus points for:
Experience working in the edtech industry

Spanish or French fluency

Experience working with cross-cultural teams

Familiarity with other Renaissance products (Freckle, myOn, AR, STAR, Nearpod)

Editorial, writing, or illustration skills

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary Range: $54,500 -$81,800 This range is based on national market data and may vary by location.

Location and Travel: Fully remote (US)- Our current team members are in NYC and the Bay Area, possible travel 1-2 times a year for team off-sites

Benefits:
Medical, dental, vision including Health Savings Accounts

401(K)

Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement

Parental Leave – 20 weeks total, 14 weeks paid

Vacation Time Off

13 Holidays and 2 Volunteer Days

Commuter benefits

Wellness Incentives

Renaissance is committed to maintaining a safe and healthful environment for our employees and customers. To uphold this commitment, Renaissance requires all employees to receive a full COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, unless an individual has been granted an exemption as an accommodation due to a disability or for religious reasons.

Frequently cited statistics show that some women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans, may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications! Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need into the future. We hope you’re open to learning new skills to grow with us. Make our team, your team!

Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

At Renaissance our mission is: “To accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide.” Inherent in that guiding principle is dedication to serving all identities by recognizing the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our organization, our work and our products.

Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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