Instructional Designer - ELA

Summary

Join Kiddom, a leading educational platform, as an Instructional Designer to create and enhance digital ELA curriculum. You will be responsible for editing interactive content, developing supplemental resources, and ensuring alignment with educational standards. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in K-12 ELA teaching and instructional design, along with experience in project management and digital learning. This role requires collaboration with a team and utilizes various digital tools. Kiddom offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and family leave.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of K–12 ELA classroom teaching experience (upper elementary or secondary preferred)
• 3+ years of instructional design experience focused on ELA and digital learning
• Strong understanding of ELA standards such as Common Core or state-specific benchmarks
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects
• Passion for equitable education and empathy for the needs of teachers and students
• Proficient in using Generative AI tools to enhance instructional design and content development workflows
• Experienced with project management platforms such as JIRA and Monday.com to track tasks, timelines, and team collaboration
• Skilled in Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive) for creating, organizing, and sharing curriculum and project documentation

Responsibilities

• Manually author/edit interactive question types using the Kiddom platform
• Develop and implement protocols for instructional/graphic design of curriculum-aligned ELA lesson presentations
• Author/edit supplemental resources aligned to existing ELA curriculum
• Review content and provide Quality Assurance feedback to Kiddom’s contractor network
• Align ELA content to state and national standards and develop student-centered learning experiences

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• One Medical membership (in participating locations)
• Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year
• 10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
• Paid holidays
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State
• Commuter and FSA plans