Curriculum Manager

Summary

Join Albert's Content Team as a K–5 ELA Curriculum Manager and lead the development of a new adaptive learning experience for grades 3–5. Build Albert’s elementary ELA offerings, manage freelancers, and ensure materials reflect best practices in elementary instruction. Collaborate with the Product Team to reimagine digital learning for younger students, leveraging AI responsibly while maintaining high standards. This role requires significant autonomy and collaboration with peers. The ideal candidate will start ASAP (ideally Summer 2025) and apply by July 7th. The hiring process includes an initial interview, a writing sample task, and a final interview.

Requirements

• At least THREE years of K–5 ELA teaching experience. You’ve taught elementary ELA and know what it takes to help students become confident readers and writers. You bring deep knowledge of the Science of Reading —including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—and have experience supporting both early and upper-elementary learners
• Experience developing standards-aligned content. You’ve created rigorous, inclusive lessons or assessments aligned to Common Core or state-specific standards, and you know how to translate both standards and text complexity into effective, classroom-ready practice
• Comfort across elementary subjects. In addition to ELA, you’ve taught or contributed to instruction in other domains like K-5 math, science, or social studies, and you enjoy interdisciplinary collaboration
• Tech agility. You quickly pick up new digital tools, and onboarding to 15+ platforms across our Albert projects doesn’t overwhelm you. You enjoy figuring things out and improving existing workflows
• AI comfort, discernment, and excitement to learn more. You’re already using—or eager to explore—artificial intelligence tools to streamline your workflow, while knowing when your own instructional judgment and creativity should take precedence over what our robot friends suggest
• Strong project management in a remote environment. You stay organized, manage timelines well, and drive work forward with minimal oversight. You’re comfortable coordinating freelancers and multiple workstreams in a fully remote setting
• Clear and collaborative communication. You express ideas clearly, give and receive feedback with kindness, and thrive in a team culture built on respect and trust
• Commitment to accessibility. You’ve designed or adapted content for English Language Learners, students with IEPs, or learners who benefit from scaffolding and thoughtful design
• Mission alignment. You believe in Albert’s mission and are excited by the opportunity to help build out our elementary offering from the ground up
• Problem-solving mindset. You’re curious, analytical, and like tackling complex challenges with thoughtful, practical solutions
• Follow-through and dependability. You meet deadlines, communicate progress, and take pride in delivering quality work the first time
• Confidence in decision-making and iterating. You’re comfortable making smart, informed decisions independently—even when the path forward isn’t 100% clear. You aren't afraid to try something quickly and improve things as you go

Responsibilities

• Build Albert’s elementary ELA offerings. Plan, edit, and publish 3rd–5th grade practice content aligned to foundational reading, comprehension, and writing standards
• Manage freelancers. Recruit, train, and manage a group of freelance elementary educators to help create scalable, premium-quality content with age-appropriate explanations
• Ground everything in best practice. Apply a deep understanding of the Science of Reading and other best practices to ensure materials reflect evidence-based literacy instruction for elementary learners
• Collaborate cross-functionally. Help inform product and platform decisions to better serve elementary teachers. You’ll be a trusted voice helping us develop content and features that reflect the unique needs of K–5 classrooms
• Embrace and leverage AI (responsibly). Use generative AI tools to accelerate content workflows while maintaining high standards of creativity, clarity, and instructional rigor that only human experts can provide
• Support interdisciplinary growth. While ELA is your main focus, your insight into other elementary domains will help shape future products and subjects
• Drive continuous improvement. Maintain and refine internal style guides, author rubrics, and workflow systems to support quality and consistency

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in school-based leadership roles. You’ve served as a grade-level lead, department chair, or curriculum coordinator, and know how to lead others toward a shared goal
• Experience leading electives, clubs, or extracurriculars. You’ve coached a sport, led a student organization, or taught an elective
• A graduate degree in a relevant field. You’ve pursued advanced studies in education, literacy, ELA, or another subject that deepens relevant instructional knowledge
• World language or ELL experience. You speak a language other than English and/or have experience supporting multilingual learners—and that insight informs how you design inclusive, culturally responsive content
• Familiarity with high-stakes state ELA exams. You’ve worked with state assessments like STAAR or FAST and you understand the common question types, skills, stems, and rigor used on these tests

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based raises. The starting salary for this role is $70,000 . We observe the same pay bands regardless of where you live. We also offer clearly defined performance metrics and checkpoints for raises and promotions
• Health, dental, and vision insurance . We offer a range of options, including the best BCBS PPO Platinum plan available. The company contributes 99% of our great base health plan (employees pay the difference for more expensive plans) and 85% for vision and dental
• One Medical . We cover enrollment in One Medical to provide all employees with convenient access to primary care
• Paid parental leave . Parents are eligible for up to twelve (12) weeks of fully paid parental leave after a year of service
• A 401k plan . Save for retirement with a fully managed plan and a 1% match
• Commuter benefit . Use pre-tax earnings on your commute through our managed platform
• Flexible, guilt-free vacation . Take guilt-free vacations with no hard limit. Most people take ~3-4 weeks per year and are encouraged to take time off. This is not a vague policy where "unlimited" ends up meaning "hardly ever, it's too stressful to ask for time off." We actively encourage everyone to take off
• Half-day Fridays. We're serious about combating burnout and promoting a healthy work-life balance. Every Albert team member enjoys permanent half-day Fridays, meaning every weekend is a long weekend !