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Senior ELA Learning Designer

Austin · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 195 days ago

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About the role

For educators: Tools that fit naturally into instruction and help students stay engaged while reducing teacher workload.
It's a difficult problem that requires brilliant people and tremendous effort over time.
As a Senior ELA Learning Designer, you'll combine deep classroom teaching expertise with digital product experience to craft engaging pedagogy, practice exercises, and assessments that bring our virtual teacher ("the Guide") to life.

Develop High-Quality ELA Content
Anticipate common mistakes and misconceptions and build corrective pathways
Collaborate Across Disciplines
Partner with designers, behavioral scientists, technologists, and SDT experts to bring the Guide to life
Integrate motivational principles (e.g., self-determination theory, growth mindset, self-efficacy) into content design
Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate instructional intent into scalable digital experiences
Design scaffolded instruction that supports learner-centered experiences
Build Scalable Content Systems

Teaching Experience: 5+ years of classroom teaching in grades 3-6 ELA, with demonstrated ability to explain complex concepts in accessible, engaging ways
Product Experience: Meaningful experience in edtech or digital content creation, including working directly on a product team
Collaboration Skills: Proven ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and adapt to creative and technical constraints while maintaining pedagogical quality
Comfort working with incomplete information
5+ years of classroom teaching in grades 3-6 ELA, with demonstrated ability to explain complex concepts in accessible, engaging ways
Deep understanding of literacy development and the science of reading, including common misconceptions and developmental progressions, with ability to translate theory into effective teaching practices

Proficiency with AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to support content creation and iteration
Experience with content production workflows and systems

5+ years of classroom teaching in grades 3-6 ELA
Meaningful experience working on an edtech or digital content product team
Deep knowledge of literacy development and the science of reading, including common misconceptions and developmental progressions
Excellent written communication skills and ability to produce clear, concise content for both students and educators
Comfort working collaboratively with designers, technologists, and behavioral scientists
Comfort working with incomplete information; able to scope, prioritize, and move forward without waiting for perfect clarity
Genuine curiosity for innovation and a bias toward experimentation and action
Experience designing content for adaptive or personalized learning systems
Familiarity with self-determination theory or other motivational frameworks in education

Sequence lessons to align with cognitive development, prerequisite knowledge, and learning progressions
Work within our content toolkit (interactive formats, assessment structures, pedagogical models) to design effective learning experiences
Apply Learning Science & Instructional Design
Leverage principles of cognitive load theory, pacing, mastery learning, and common misconception analysis
Strong background in instructional design with a track record of designing lessons, learning sequences, and assessments for digital and interactive learning environments

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