Job Description
IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is seeking an experienced, passionate educator to join our team as a Spanish Language Arts Curriculum Designer and help create exceptional K-5 Spanish language arts content to support native Spanish speakers as well as dual-language immersion students. As a Spanish Language Arts Curriculum Designer at IXL, you will design engaging and interactive online questions and collaborate with software engineers, visual designers, and a team of writers and editors to bring your designs to life. Your educational insight, creative solutions, strong writing skills, and commitment to quality will make personalized learning a reality for millions of students. This is a full-time remote position for candidates living in the United States. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING Design and write clear, engaging, and interactive questions to teach Spanish phonics, grammar, reading comprehension, writing strategies, and vocabulary to elementary students Edit user-facing content and collaborate with a team of writers, editors, and illustrators to ensure content is fun, accurate, and age-appropriate Manage projects and collaborate with software engineers, visual designers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality Spanish language arts content Research and review IXL's alignment to educational standards, common assessments, and popular textbooks or lesson plans Stay current on related scholarly and business trends WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Spanish, Linguistics, Education, or a related field Experience teaching in a K-12 dual-language or bilingual program Fluency in Spanish, including outstanding written communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely at an age-appropriate reading level Strong oral and written communication skills in English Ability to think strategically and creatively solve problems Can-do attitude with an openness to others' ideas and a strong attention to detail Ability to quickly learn new guidelines and software; familiarity with HTML, Jira, or Git is a plus Experience in curriculum development and instructional design is a plus WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR APPLICATION Your resume A cover letter under 600 words that addresses the following questions: What are some challenges in designing and developing Spanish Language Arts content online? How might your background and skill set help you address those challenges? (Please refrain from using ChatGPT or other AI tools when writing your cover letter. We want to get to know the real you!)
Emmersion’s mission is to close the global communication gap for the nearly two billion English language learners and speakers in the world right now. They believe English is the primary way for people to improve their education and employment opportunities.To achieve this goal, they have developed a fully-automated and adaptive language assessment engine that provides accurate and immediate reports in English and several other languages. This tool helps global organizations automate bilingual language screening to more quickly, accurately, and affordably hire qualified talent, place students, reduce turnover, and improve customer satisfaction scores.
