The Instructional Designer will edit and design math curriculum products, develop resources, and optimize content for Kiddom's digital platform, driving innovation using AI.
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 math curriculum products within the Kiddom platform as well as editing and designing additional supplemental resources including print, videos, kits, and games. The ideal candidate will know Illustrative Mathematics inside and out (grades 6-12) and be an innovator with AI technologies in education - you are the AI leader on your team. You will be responsible for ensuring that teacher and student-facing content are optimized for the Kiddom digital platform and ready to deliver impact in classrooms. You will report directly to the Head of Curriculum Experience.
You will...
- Manage authoring/editing digital content on the Kiddom platform, including doing the work, and overseeing contractors
- Develop and implement protocols for instructional/graphic design of curriculum-aligned lesson presentations
- Author/edit supplemental resources aligned to the existing curriculum
- Review content and provide Quality Assurance feedback to Kiddom’s growing contractor network
- Align math content to state and national standards and develop student-centered learning experiences to align with standards
- Use AI for all of the above and drive innovation in the curriculum experience across both content development and collaboration with engineering product teams
- Collaborate with managers and stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time and to specifications
- Assist in organizing work based on team members expertise, experience, and workload
- Troubleshoot and problem-solve when situations demand new or revised processes
What we're looking for...
- 3+ years of K-12 math classroom teaching experience in grades 6-12
- 3+ years of instructional design experience - specializing in math and technology integration
- 1+ years being the most AI-forward person on your team
- Passionate about math education and transforming classrooms
- Experience with Illustrative Math (in development, training, or teaching)
- Creative problem solving, including leveraging AI tooling for content development and scripting
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.
Top Skills
Ai Technologies
Illustrative Mathematics
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