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Instructional Designer

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 2+ years of experience in a similar role, with prior experience in Ed Tech.
  • A true fan of education with knowledge of teaching techniques beyond standard approaches.
  • A content nerd who loves identifying and fixing inconsistencies in content.
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally; native Polish and upper-intermediate English; strong understanding of the Polish education market (ideally IT).

Requirements:

  • Analyze market trends to ensure the best possible learning experience for students.
  • Audit courses and adapt them to Polish educational practices.
  • Partner with SMEs on content production: defining learning objectives, developing video scripts, and designing quizzes and tasks.
  • Create new courses from scratch in the future.

Job description

Mate academy is an EdTech company helping anyone, anywhere build a successful career through learning.

🤘 Our gamified, AI-powered platform helps people gain new skills and get ready for tech and non-tech roles – in IT and beyond.

🌎 We’re growing fast in Ukraine, Poland, and Brazil. 5,500+ of our graduates have landed jobs, including 140+ in Poland.

We’re looking for an Instructional Designer to develop and enhance our Polish learning content, with a strong focus on improving the learning experience.

You’ll shape Mate’s educational practices, keeping all tech and non-tech courses consistent, market-ready, and career-focused.

In Poland, we currently offer 8 courses and continue to expand our portfolio.

Learn about our approach:

  • Our goal is to help students find their first job, and our teaching approach helps us place 80% of graduates

  • We believe in hands-on learning, so our educational programs consist of 80% of practice and only 20% of theory

  • Experienced mentors and coaches help students by checking their homework and running Q&A and tech check sessions daily

  • Explore our students’ stories here and here; it’s what we’re all about

  • Here you can check our socials: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube

  • On our career page, you can get to know our values, the team, and feel our vibe

Tasks you will cover:

  • Analyzing the market and trends to ensure our students have the best possible learning experience

  • Auditing our courses and adapting them to Polish educational practices

  • Working closely with our coordinators to improve overall learning experience of our students

  • Partnering with SMEs on content production: defining learning objectives, developing video scripts, and designing quizzes and tasks

  • Creating new courses from scratch in the future

We expect that you:

  • Have experience in a similar role 2+ years with prior experience working in an Ed Tech

  • A true fan of education, know teaching techniques beyond the "Learning How to Learn" book

  • You are a content nerd: you love seeking out inconsistencies in the content and fixing them

  • Have excellent communication skills: convey ideas clearly in writing and verbally, collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

  • Ready to step into our students' shoes by immersing yourself in the learning process

  • Know how to present complex material to beginners

  • Will act as an advocate for the instructional approach, helping teams communicate our standards to students

  • Bring a strong understanding of the Polish education market, including best practices, learning culture, and labor market trends—ideally within IT

  • Have upper-intermediate English and native Polish

What you will be working on in the first 3 months:

  • Performance Marketing course: improving course quality

  • Angular module: developing the module from scratch

  • Comms and Stress Management module: localizing the module together with the internal team
    A great mix of projects awaits 🚀

Your team — believe, it’s a gift 🎁.

The Content team includes your direct manager, Atheory.leksandra, your buddy, Maya, and 3 other talented Instructional Designers. Their motto? “How can I help you?” You’ll get amazing support and genuine care!

You’ll also work closely with the Polish team: Krzysztof, Joanna, Anna, Magda, Michał... and many more wonderful Mates.

If you want to ask them anything about Mate, please do! We truly want your decision to join us to be inspired and fully informed ❤️

What you'll find when working at Mate:

  • Your voice matters—you won’t just follow a plan, you’ll help make it

  • A no-bullshit culture with 0% bureaucracy

  • A team that shares knowledge and isn’t afraid to make mistakes

  • The top EdTech product

  • Competitive compensation, regular reviews, B2B contract collaboration

  • Paid sick leave & 22 working days annual vacation

  • Self-development days for continuous learning

  • Financial support in medical emergencies

  • Personal crisis leave, arranged individually

  • $600 annual L&D budget for courses, conferences, mentoring, etc

  • Mate аcademy course discounts: 50% for you and your immediate family during employment and for one year after; 20% for friends.

  • English courses in groups of up to 4 people

  • Apple equipment

Recruitment process:

  1. Talent acquisition screen - 45 min

  2. Test assignment

  3. Tech interview - 1 hour

  4. Culture fit interview - 1 hour 15 min

Does this offer match your career goals? Then let's get acquainted!

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