Curriculum Specialist

BrainPOP is an online K-12 educational solution that makes rigorous learning experiences accessible and engaging for all. Proven to raise academic achievement, BrainPOP has been a trusted resource for over 20 years to more than six million educators, and engages the hearts and challenges the minds of over 300 million learners worldwide. BrainPOP provides opportunities for kids to take agency over their learning through playful, knowledge-building content and learner-driven projects, preparing them for success in the classroom and beyond.

We're seeking a Curriculum Specialist who is deeply knowledgeable of K-12 state and national standards, including CCSS and NGSS/C3 to join our learning design team. This position will be part of the BrainPOP Product team, supporting all standards and curriculum alignment related services as well as projects associated with grade leveling learning pathways, and custom editions of BrainPOP essentials products, reporting to the Director of Educator Content. Our headquarters are based in New York City. 

In this role, you will primarily work on projects associated with deepening standards alignment throughout the products, including but not limited to curriculum alignments, cross-walking standards, leveling of assessment items to grade-specific standards, writing lesson plans and other teacher support resources, supporting development of learning pathways, developing guidelines for both internal use and outside contractors. This position also includes anticipated content design overflow work.  

Responsibilities: 

• Align educational resources to diverse curriculums and standards, both local and state-wide.  
• Conduct thorough reviews and quality assurance checks for accurate alignment of content to relevant standards within the product.  
• Assist in the revision and consolidation of content standard documents integrated into the product.  
• Provide writing and editing support for various tasks, including creating and modifying learning materials, assessment items, and interactive components to accommodate different levels of learners.
• Identify content standards in support of coherently making BrainPOP content searchable and servable in recommendations (this includes re-aligning previously tagged social studies to topic to C3)
• Consult on content and activity identification for in-product standards or curriculum-driven learning pathways
• Support grade-leveling assessment projects (e.g., developing guidelines for outside contractors, reviewing and editing contractor work, etc).   
• Write teacher resources, such as lesson plans.

In this role, you will:

• Encourage effective use of BrainPOP by leveraging its resources in ways that seamlessly and explicitly address the curriculum and/or standards. 
• Support BrainPOP’s curriculum alignment services. 

You are:

• Deeply knowledgeable of state and national standards.
• A passionate advocate for best practice in teaching and learning. 
• An excellent communicator, including verbal, written, and interpersonal.
• Attentive to detail.
• Empathic to the needs of students and teachers.
• Fluent in professional learning best practices, both online and in person.
• Able to meet critical deadlines on a tight schedule 

 On Your Resume

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education or related fields
• Teaching experience (K–8) a plus
• 2–5 years of experience in school publishing or experience editing curriculum materials with Common Core and state-specific standards

The starting salary for this role is between $60,000 - $75,000, depending on skills and experience. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. We have competitive pay bands for all other countries based on market standards. Individual compensation decisions are based on several factors, including experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. Based on these factors, we expect most of the candidates offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description, as posted. If so, the updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate.

Location:

BrainPOP is a hybrid work environment, allowing employees to self-select (depending on role requirements) where they work–whether fully remote in approved states or in-office in our New York headquarters.

We can employ remotely out of the following approved hiring states:

• California
• Connecticut
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois 
• Massachusetts
• Missouri
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Tennessee
• Texas

Life at BrainPOP

Our commitment to supporting and empowering teachers and students is reflected in our dedication to enhancing the lives of our employees—in and out of the office.

Our team is made up of educators, data scientists, published authors, engineers, artists, bakers, film buffs, cyclists, dual-citizens, and so much more. We value Diversity & Inclusion, collaboration and learning from multiple perspectives, and encourage people to bring their most authentic selves to work.

Besides offering a comprehensive benefits package and putting an emphasis on work-life balance, we make it a point to integrate fun and play into the workplace.

We offer:

• Corporate Donation Matching
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Paid Life Insurance
• 401K with a company match
• Friends & Family BrainPOP Subscription
• Learning & Development Stipend
• Wellness Activities (ClassPass Membership)
• Annual Performance Bonus & Equity Appreciation Plan
• Company Events (happy hours, volunteering opportunities, trivia nights and monthly Town Halls)

What we do today directly impacts how teachers teach, and students learn. We continue to be inspired because we can see the difference we’re making and we’re proud to be a creative, collaborative, always-teaching and always-learning community.

We believe that a diverse organization is a more effective organization. BrainPOP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.