Production Specialist (FT, Temporary)

At Curriculum Associates (CA), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this job description, feel energized by what you see here, and believe you could bring passion and commitment to the role, but you aren’t sure you meet every qualification, please apply! Above all, we are looking for the right person!

Join a mission-driven company and team focused on building educational products that engage students and drive learning gains.  The production specialist helps construct lessons in the content management system to ultimately yield compelling experiences that incorporate research-based instructional approaches, motivation and UX research.  In the execution phase, the production specialist works closely with editorial, design, engineering, and QA teams to ensure that new products are delivered on time and within budget.

The impact you’ll have:

• Support lead producer and collaborate with cross functional teams, including Editorial, Engineering, and QA members to:
  • help identify and fix problems
  • review lesson content and make updates
  • ensure consistency of complex lesson structures
• Support asset procurement, including script preparation and file upload for audio and image authoring
• Create and/or maintain technical documentation and be available to answer questions from other teams
• Help drive execution workflows for authoring and publishing by
  • authoring and reviewing key metadata
  • fixing content defects
  • preparing lessons for final publication

What we’re looking for:

• 1–3 years’ experience in content management systems
• Familiarity with online authoring software
• Digital publishing, teaching experience, or product development experience desired

• Ability to contribute to multiple tasks or efforts simultaneously
• Strength in self-driven performance and initiatives
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective relationship management

We’d also love to see:

• A background in creating digital educational content for children
• Experience with digital media
• Familiarity with project management software such as JIRA and Confluence

Other Info:

• Remote
• 40 hrs/week
• 1 year contract

Benefits and Pay Range: 

Pay – This role’s base pay is $30./hour. The Company recognizes that minimum wage varies by location and will ensure all compensation decisions comply with applicable state and local laws.

Benefits – Temporary and per-diem employees who average at least 30 hours of work per week within the Company’s look-back period are eligible to enroll in medical coverage after 90 days of employment. Temporary and per-diem employees working more than 20 hours per week are eligible for twelve paid holidays. All temporary and per-diem employees are eligible for accrued sick time.

Application deadline: September 16, 2024. This is subject to close earlier if there is a high volume of applicants or a qualified hire is made. 

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