Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

Expert & Leadership (>10 years)

English

Hard Skills

Instructional Design Curriculum Development Science Education Lesson Planning Content Creation Project Management Curriculum Development Stakeholder Communications Instructional Design Open Educational Resources Technology Education Construction Management Science Education Leadership Analysis Stakeholder Communications Problem Management

Other Skills

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Quality Assurance
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Time Management
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Teamwork

Roles & Responsibilities

4+ years of Science teaching experience at the K-8 level with a strong science background and expert knowledge of NGSS.
Experience writing K-8 science lessons for state adoptions and developing teacher materials and other supporting or supplemental materials.
Experience using and developing technology to enhance science instruction, including AI tools (Claude/OpenAI) with demonstrated task automation.
Experience teaching or developing OpenSciEd curriculum and ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment; project management experience is a plus.

Requirements:

Be the go-to instructional expert for Kiddom’s science products, leading development work, content enhancements and maintenance, and supporting cross-functional teams.
Develop and oversee agentic content tools to create science curriculum and related materials (kits, interactives, media), and manually author/edit content on the Kiddom platform.
Develop and implement protocols for instructional design of curriculum-aligned lesson presentations, graphics, and media; manage contractors and vendor collaboration to scale development beyond AI tools.
Review content for Quality Assurance, provide updates to managers and stakeholders on strategy and progress, troubleshoot issues, and ensure projects are completed on time and to specifications.

Job description

About Kiddom

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

The Instructional Designer will be responsible for editing and designing digital curriculum products within the Kiddom platform as well as editing and designing additional supplemental resources. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that teacher and student-facing content are optimized for our digital platform.

We're looking for someone who has a background in K–12 teaching, instructional design, AI driven development, project management, and a willingness to collaborate in a team-oriented environment.

You will...

Be the go-to instructional expert on Kiddom’s science products, leading development work, content enhancements and maintenance, and supporting cross functional teams.

Develop and oversee agentic content tools to develop science curriculum and related materials (kits, interactives, media, etc.)

Manually author/edit using the Kiddom platform

Develop and implement protocols for instructional design of curriculum-aligned lesson presentations/graphics/media

Manage contractors and collaborate with vendors to scale-up development that cannot be managed with AI tools.

Review content and provide Quality Assurance feedback

Collaborate with managers and stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time and to specifications

Provide consistent project updates to various stakeholders regarding strategy, adjustments, and progress

Troubleshoot and problem-solve when situations do not align with usual processes

Other assigned tasks as needed to meet project deadlines and deliverables

What we're looking for...

4+ years of Science teaching experience at the K-8 level, strong science background is a must.

Expert knowledge of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Experience writing K-8 science lessons for state adoptions, tasks, teacher materials, and other supporting or supplemental materials [K-8 is a must, high school is a bonus]

Experience using and developing technology to enhance science instruction and content creation. You should be on an AI enthusiast, using claude/openai tools daily and have clear examples of how you’ve automated tasks.

Experience teaching or developing OpenSciEd curriculum

Salary range is dependent on geographic location, prior experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.

What we offer

Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day of employment:

* 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

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Kiddom is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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