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Curriculum Developer
the future of workAt Strive, experienced, vetted coaches teach leadership best practices on our proprietary social learning platform. First-time managers and emerging leaders at big companies (Google, LinkedIn, Uber), mid-sized companies (Intuit, Pinterest, SF Giants) and high growth startups (NerdWallet, Tripactions, Hackerone) alike are using and loving Strive (Net Promoter Score is higher than HBS & Wharton exec ed).Strive was founded in 2017 with an early team from Google, YouTube, Amazon and LinkedIn, and raised a $3.8MM seed round from top investors. We’re growing quickly with 100%+ quarter-over-quarter revenue growth, and the team expecting to triple in 2020.ABOUT THIS ROLE
As the Curriculum Developer at Strive, you’ll have the opportunity to develop the curriculum and pedagogy to transform managers into leaders. You will work directly with Strive’s customer success lead, CEO and team of trained facilitators to create dynamic learning experiences that help our participants reach their developmental and professional goals.
If you have taught in a university, facilitated trainings in a corporate setting or have teaching and curriculum design experience in the classroom, we want to hear from you!
In this role, your focus will include:
- Curriculum Design – Create rich and detailed interactive curricula for leadership skills essential to success in the modern workforce—building upon (or rebuilding) our existing frameworks and shaping curricular strategy for Strive. Design for multiple modalities (in-person and remote classes) for learners around the world.
- Pedagogy – Build pedagogy and teacher’s kits to help Strive’s coaches and facilitators teach exceptional, interactive classes built around principles of active learning.
- Testing & Iterating – Manage ongoing improvement of curricula, by listening closely to both internal and external stakeholders. Determine ongoing assessments to measure the quality of our curriculum, as well as student engagement.
- Organization Building – Develop new formats, delivery methods and processes for curriculum development. We are a startup, so if you have hustle and creativity, there are many opportunities for stretch projects aligned with your interests!
ABOUT YOU
- Teaching experience (university, classroom, in-company facilitation) strongly preferred
- 3+ years in curriculum design, instructional design and/or L&D
- Knowledge of instructional paradigms for active learning pedagogy and high impact teaching practices
- High conscientiousness and follow through – organized, detail-oriented and rigorous
- Strong work ethic and discipline – ready to both work smart and hard
- Clear communicator, particularly in writing
- Flexible and highly adaptable in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Bonus points if you have subject-matter expertise on leadership development topics, practical experience in the technology sector, familiarity with iterative design thinking methodologies and/or executive coaching experience
WHY CONSIDER THIS ROLE (aka “What’s In It For You?”)
1. Impact – Strive improves the lives of its students and their direct reports, making work more meaningful and fulfilling for everyone. Our learners love us, and we love them.
2. Growth – Strive is at a critical inflection point, poised to grow substantially in the next year based on product and company success in 2019. Join now and be a leader that both helps shape that growth and benefits it personally as well.
3. Financial Upside – Strive offers generous equity packages, anchoring at the 90th percentile of startups at its stage, so that all employees share in the upside (you’ll receive market rate salary and benefits, too – no “for good” discount).
4. Team – It’s hard to express this on a JD, but we’ve built a particularly diverse, thoughtful, supportive, and connected team and tribe working together. Work will be meaningful and enjoyable – we practice what we preach.
Instructional Designer
Are you an experienced instructional designer with strong skills in synthesizing content, creating story-driven learning, and collaborating constructively with faculty? The New School, N Ventures is seeking a strong instructional designer to work on new program development projects.
About the Company:
N Ventures is a new business enterprise for The New School. The entitys mission is to identify opportunities to extend the university brand through partnerships focused on extending access to our educational pedagogy and new enterprises such as licensing with the goal of generating scalable revenue opportunities. This is a start-up so the environment is fast-paced and hands-on. The On Demand Learning team within N Ventures focuses on bringing the world class education of the New School online through partnerships with platforms like Coursera, Futurelearn, and Yellowbrick.
As an instructional designer for N Ventures you will work closely with our partners and internal team to develop our on-demand education programming with a focus on supporting faculty and other subject matter experts to develop asynchronous learning that follows the criteria of our partnered platforms. This role requires the ability to synthesize research and other source materials into clear learning outcomes and proven experience in developing compelling learner-friendly content. accessible content.
A successful instructional designer will have extensive, demonstrative experience building and designing asynchronous learning content from scratch. Candidates must be able to manage the end to end production process for a program from content ideation and story arc creation all the way through to post production, assessment, and evaluation. An ideal candidate also has an eye toward new program opportunities and process efficiencies. Prior experience in asynchronous learning, development editing, or script writing preferred. Comfort working in a startup environment required.
Responsibilities
Program Development
- Work closely with faculty and N Ventures staff to develop story arc for asynchronous learning programs, distilling key lessons from existing content for target audience
- Identify and find additional sources as needed, to support specific content objectives, with guidance from subject matter experts and faculty
- Adhere to timelines and coordinate closely with project managers
- Develop syllabi in line with platform requirements and The New School pedagogy, editing as required based on feedback
- Develop storyboard and scripts for video production
- Develop assessments and provide recommendations for supplementary content, such as readings, assignments, discussion board questions, quizzes, etc
- Maintain high standards for developing digital content to ensure they meet or exceed market and learner needs
- Supervise the work of freelance contributors, as needed
Program Evaluation
- Gather, analyze and synthesize effective, actionable feedback from faculty and students on projects in market and in development, identifying program and process efficiencies
- Provide input and direction on marketing creatives based on knowledge of target audience
- Suggest timeline for program refreshes to ensure relevance in market
- Identify areas for program growth based on feedback from learners
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional work experience
- Comfort with distilling large amounts of content and data and translating complex, abstract ideas for a digital audience
- Entrepreneurial drive and comfort working in ambiguous, quickly changing environments
- Proven ability to create digital content that is highly engaging
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Strong relationship skills with a track record of positively collaborating, influencing, and extensively coordinating with internal and external partners.
- Strong sense of customer
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Proficiency is Microsoft office, G-Suite and Project Management tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience with storyboarding and scriptwriting, ideally in production
- Prior experience and comfort with education technology partners
- Prior experience in the education industry
- Basic knowledge of HTML ideal, but not required
OpenMind is a rapidly growing non-profit EdTech startup that works at the intersection of behavioral science and technology to address polarization and social conflict. We translate the best social science research into tools that are engaging, evidence-based, and scalable in order to equip people with the skills to think clearly and engage constructively across differences.
OpenMind was co-founded by the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, the author of the bestselling books The Righteous Mind and The Coddling of the American Mind. Since launching in 2017, our online program has reached more than 25,000 people in more than 500 classrooms, as well as 50 organizations and companies, across more than 15 countries.
About the Role
OpenMind is embarking on a new phase of product development where we are adapting our existing product into an expanded set of blended learning experiences focused on enduring behavior/culture change. The Curriculum Developer will play a critical role in this process by working collaboratively with our integrated product/research team and advisors to translate complex behavioral science research into engaging, practical, and impactful content. We are looking for a creative, dynamic, and fast-learning Curriculum Developer who has deep knowledge of educational design principles and a knack for designing engaging content. The Curriculum Developer must understand the classroom and corporate environments and be able to design educational materials and exercises that are relevant and compelling to both. You will have the opportunity to work on multiple workstreams, flex your creative muscles, and have a significant social impact.
Key Responsibilities:
Online learning
- You will work with OpenMind’s integrated product/research team and advisors to develop highly engaging and impactful online training. You will work closely with key members of the team to define specific learning objectives and bring the best behavioral science research to life through engaging educational content.
- You will take the lead on designing a pedagogical framework that will flow through our products. You will ensure that existing and new products maintain this consistent pedagogical framework.
- You will collaborate with the team to understand the unique needs of our learners across various industries; using those insights, you will adapt the content as appropriate to create highly practical and engaging learning experiences.
In-person exercises
- You will be responsible for designing short in-person exercises that correspond to each online module and serve the function of deepening practice and helping users form positive habits of heart and mind.
- You will also be responsible for developing other support materials for leaders that teach them how to effectively facilitate and lead their classes or teams through the content.
In-person training
- You will work closely with the team to develop engaging in-person workshops for corporate audiences. The workshops will focus on delivering behavioral science insights in an accessible format with a heavy emphasis on interactive activities and practical application.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in curriculum design.
- Prior experience teaching in a classroom and prior experience working in a corporate setting are highly preferred.
- Ability to synthesize behavioral science research and translate complex concepts into engaging and practical content.
- Ability to write effectively for a college audience as well as for a corporate audience, while understanding the nuances of both environments.
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with a cross-functional team to deliver products.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Incredibly well-organized with a strong track record of working on multiple workstreams.
- Deep and demonstrated knowledge of learning design principles and Adult Learning Theories.
- Demonstrated experience designing corporate training workshops.
- Prior experience in digital curriculum design is preferred but not required.
Attributes
- You are mission aligned and passionate about translating behavioral science research into effective behavior change interventions.
- You are proactive and a self-starter. You can work well independently, troubleshoot problems as they arise, and you are willing to go the extra mile.
- You are a people-person. You treat others with respect and you’re a team player.
- You have an entrepreneurial spirit. You thrive in a fast-paced work environment, you are comfortable with ambiguity, and you are able to adapt to new circumstances.
- You are intellectually humble and resilient. You are comfortable having your ideas challenged, you respond well to feedback, and you view setbacks as an opportunity to learn and try something new.
- You hold yourself to high standards of excellence. You are detail-oriented and have excellent organizational and time-management skills.
Corporate Membership Instructional Designer
Dentist Entrepreneur Organization
Do you thrive when given abstract concepts and the freedom to turn it into something concrete and tangible? Do you love working with entrepreneurial leaders who have big ideas, and shaping their vision into something real? Do you want to build educational content that changes the future of dentistry?
If this sounds like you, keep reading! The Dentist Entrepreneur Organization’s Learning and Development Team is looking for an extremely passionate and talented Corporate Instructional Designer! This role is equal parts educational copywriting, resource building (including tools, quick guides, and other educational materials), and editing. The DEO is a membership organization that connects dental entrepreneurs with the people, education and resources to achieve their goals and fulfill their vision.
This is a full-time position 35-40 hours per week. The salary range for this position is $xx,000 annually, with a generous incentive program, a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k plan, company-paid short and long-term disability coverage, and paid time off. This position is 100% remote, allowing you to work anywhere. If you’re looking for a forward-thinking, technology-focused work environment with advancement opportunities and leadership and personal development training, this could be the opportunity for you!
Role
The Instructional designer directly contributes to the mission of the organization by being the primary liaison with industry subject matter experts (SMEs). They take the SME’s vision and turn it into a reality through the creation and editing of education tools and resources that the DEO provides to their members. The ideal candidate has experience working in the corporate space with corporate leaders and has strong organizational coaching acumen. This role focuses primarily on the analysis and design portion of the ADDIE Model (we have a team of creative rockstars to support the development!). Are you ready to make a BIG impact and put your creative and leadership skills to work?
Responsibilities
- Support Learning & Development team in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of DEO member resources
- Assume primary responsibility for the analysis and design phase (about 70% of time will be spent here)
- Work with visionaries to take their ideas and make them a reality
- Serve as the liaison between the L&D team and industry speakers and thought leaders
- Design and develop learning content that engages the learner and enhances knowledge retention
- Writing and editing educational content for DEO members
- Design slide decks for virtual training and events
- Create learning assets and resources such as workbooks, quick guides, templates, forms, etc.
- Modify existing instructional materials
- Collaborate with the Learning & Development team on the development of content and resources to create engaging and effective learning experiences
- Research, analyze, and apply tested and innovative trends in digital learning technologies, best practices, pedagogies, and instructional design
- Coordinate or perform administrative functions necessary to deliver and document learning and development programs
- Simultaneously manage multiple projects with short deadlines
- Collaborate with our creative team in developing educational resources
- All other duties and responsibilities, as assigned
Results
The successful Instructional Designer will create high quality resources within tight timeframes. They will collaborate effectively with the Learning & Development team to support larger learning initiatives and to create an engaging and consistent learning experience for the DEO membership.
- Resource production turnaround – on or ahead of schedule
- Resources produced in alignment with brand guidelines and style guides
- Resources create the desired engagement with the DEO membership
Requirements
Technical & Tools
- Experience with the following design tools: Canva, Google Suite (slides, sheets, docs), PowerPoint
- Experience with Project Management Software (we use Asana)
- Tech savvy and comfortable working in a completely remote environment
- Has a home office set up with strong internet connection
Functional Knowledge
- Knowledge of adult learning theory and its application to instructional design
- Experience with utilizing the ADDIE model
- Knowledge of Rapid Instructional Design principles and application
- Knowledge of copyright and its relationship to design
- Obsessive attention to detail and eye for consistency and accuracy
Interpersonal Skills
- Has incredibly strong communication skills and enjoys working with the entrepreneurial avatar as the primary SME
- Has strong leadership skills and is comfortable working with executives
- Is highly collaborative and thrives in a team-based environment with rapid feedback
- Can operate independently and make decisions confidently
Professional Experience
- Experience working with corporate leaders in the corporate space
- The ability to navigate conflicting and differing ideas comfortably
BONUS:
- Previous experience as a trainer or coach (understanding of the other side of instructional design)
Company Overview
Who Is The DEO Dentist Entrepreneur Organization?
DEO is a group of dental entrepreneurs and future leaders that really have a similar mindset: they want to be better and make a difference, and grow and have an outreach that is much further than what they can do by themselves. Our mission is to provide group practice owners the community, education and resources necessary to enhance their ability to become a leader, an effective senior executive and build a thriving Dental Group (DSO).
Other (Pretty Stellar) Perks
- Work remotely from your home office
- Opportunity to travel in the US, paid for by the Company
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Access to cutting edge digital marketing strategies and tactics
- Work directly under successful entrepreneurs and learn what makes a successful small business tick
- Learn dozens, if not hundreds of the latest digital tools and tricks the best businesses are using
- Constant, continual learning which will challenge you intellectually at all times
- A fast paced, progressive work situation
- Results oriented daily job. Your job will matter to the company’s bottom-line
- Laid back teammates
A Quick Bonus (Everyone Loves A Bonus!). Here Are A Few Things We Love:
- Workhorses
- Positive attitudes, self help
- Get it done attitudes
- People who teach themselves
- People who love to learn and research
- People who are curious and google things
- People who are passionate
- People who go above and beyond
- People who have integrity
- People who are honest
- People who are dedicated
The Company conducts job-related background checks and reference checks prior to hire in order to ensure a safe and secure work environment in which staff, members, resources, and assets are protected, while protecting the integrity and confidentiality of information gathered during the evaluation. All background and reference checks are performed in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.
The ideal candidate will posses:
- Learning and Development experience in a corporate or business setting
- Experience working with multiple internal and external customers, senior management, and subject matter experts
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Experience developing, evaluating and updating training material
Required Qualifications
- 1+ years of curriculum design experience
- 1+ year experience with web development tools such as Storyline, Articulate, Captivate and Camtasia
- 2+ years of experience in the Microsoft Office Suite, with a focus on Power Point
- Assessment writing experience
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications :
- 1+ year experience creating independent self-pace learning materials
Education
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required.
Business Overview
It’s a new day in health care.
Combining CVS Health and Aetna was a transformative moment for our company and our industry, establishing CVS Health as the nation’s premier health innovation company. Through our health services, insurance plans and community pharmacists, we’re pioneering a bold new approach to total health. As a CVS Health colleague, you’ll be at the center of it all.
We offer a diverse work experience that empowers colleagues for career success. In addition to skill and experience, we also seek to attract and retain colleagues whose beliefs and behaviors are in alignment with our core values of collaboration, innovation, caring, integrity and accountability.