Senior Content Developer
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About Keys to Literacy (KTL)
KTL is a rapidly expanding professional learning company located in Rowley MA started in 2007. We provide professional development (PD) to educators related to teaching reading and writing across all grades. We work with hundreds of school districts state departments of education higher ed institutions and other education organizations across the country. Our PD programs and courses are developed and published in-house including online courses books and materials used in live trainings. Our program titles can be viewed at theservices pageat our website. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and we work hard to create a company that is characterized by collaboration communication respect integrity and high standards.
Our Mission Statement:We believe the ability to read and write is the foundation for all learning and essential for a fulfilling and impactful life. We also believe effective culturally responsive literacy instruction is a critical equity issue. Our mission is to provide high-quality engaging and sustainable professional development that is aligned to research-based literacy instruction. The goal is to help educators teach literacy skills in a way that increases literacy achievement for all students.
About the Product Department
This department is responsible for the development maintenance and management of KTL PD learning products across their life cycles. This includes online courses books and materials used in virtual-live or onsite training delivered by KTLs national trainers/consultants (PowerPoint presentations handouts etc.). The department is responsible for adherence to style-guides and quality for slides and training materials and making sure materials meet A.D.A. (Americans with Disability Act) accessibility standards. Department staff work collaboratively with other KTL departments to provide access to training materials and assist in modifying them for bespoke PD projects.
About the Position
We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Content Developer to lead the planning creation and delivery of compelling content across multiple platforms. This role is ideal for a creative and technically savvy individual who thrives on transforming complex ideas into engaging and accessible content for diverse audiences. Youll report to the Product Director and also work closely with cross-functional teamsincluding Senior Leadership Professional Development and Relationship Management to ensure our messaging is clear consistent and impactful. Department.
This role can be based out of KTLs Rowley MA office or remotely from a home office for candidates outside of the North Shore MA area. Most of the interaction with KTL staff will happen remotely using Zoom.
Essential Responsibilities:
Content Strategy & Planning
- Develop and execute a scalable content strategy aligned with brand marketing and product goals.
- Identify content opportunities based on audience insights SEO trends and stakeholder feedback.
- Maintain a consistent brand voice tone and style across all content.
- Gather vet and share key research and resources from the literacy field that have an impact on the content of KTL products.
Content Creation
- Write edit and produce high-quality content such as whitepapers online course source content and professional development training materials.
- Create engaging content using Canva Storyline and other instructional design software.
- Tailor content for different personas platforms (books online courses live/virtual live trainings) and stages of the customer journey.
- Be willing and able to work alongside the department staff to work on creating/modifying training slides handouts and online courses.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Lead or mentor junior content creators and provide editorial guidance.
- Collaborate with designers developers product managers and subject matter experts (SMEs) to produce accurate and visually engaging content.
- Collaborate regularly with senior management staff outside the Department (CEO COO VP & Director of Professional Development VP & Director Account Management). This includes providing input and guidance related to the role of product in PD project proposals and contracts with schools and districts.
Content Governance
- Create and uphold editorial standards style guides and content calendars.
- Oversee the planning and management/execution of:
- Updates to existing PD products and development of new PD products (including related online courses books and training materials such as presentation slides handouts pacing guides etc.)
- Modification of existing PD products (online courses training materials) for bespoke customer contracts
- Ensure that content is updated current and supportive of engaging and informative training.
- Ensure the materials produced by the department (and those in other departments who may develop PD materials) are of the highest quality and adhere to ADA standards.
- Contribute to the refinement and development of change-management processes for company-wide access and adoption of updated/modified products in a collaborative manner that includes input from Product Department staff and stakeholders in other KTL departments.
Skills and Qualifications
- Exceptional writing editing and storytelling skills.
- Experience producing and revising PD-related products.
- Strong background knowledge and experience related to online course development including effective design of content and issues related to LMS hosting platforms as well as ADA compliance.
- Experience with Microsoft and Google suite of products as well as software for developing online courses (e.g. Articulate 360 or similar).
- Demonstrated project management skills including the ability to monitor progress manage timelines and ensure deadlines are met.
- Knowledge of effective adult learning theory and practices
- A passion for the mission of KTL and alignment with our values and commitment to helping educators improve student literacy achievement
- Very strong executive function communication and interpersonal skills
- Able and willing to do some travel.
- Experience and strong background knowledge related to evidence/research-based literacy instruction and the field of literacy are strongly preferred
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
