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LearningExperienceDesigner,SupplementalELA
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“Learning Experience Designer, Supplemental ELA at Newsela. Skills: Instructional design, Content creation, ELA pedagogy, K-12 ELA standards. Write, design, and structure lessons. Identify, vet, and edit student texts”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure content quality is consistently high; Ensure output meets high quality standards; Drive meaningful learning outcomes
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Curriculum & Instruction, English, Journalism or a related field, 3+ years of experience in K-12 curriculum development, instructional design, or content creation, working knowledge of K-12 ELA pedagogy, standards, and effective teaching methods, Excellent writing and editing, Fluency with AI tools, organizational skills, verbal communication skills, ability to prioritize and re-prioritize
Nice to Have
Prior classroom teaching experience (K-12 ELA), Experience working with digital content authoring tools or content management systems (CMS)
What You'll Do.
and structure lessons
and edit student texts
Develop assessment items and rubrics
Review content drafts
Apply learning science principles
Stay up to date with science of reading
Ensure content adheres to standards
Design materials with scaffolds
Translate blueprints into specifications
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work effectively with freelance contributors; Work with other learning experience designers; Work with product managers; Provide detailed feedback to contributors
Communication Scope
verbal communication skills
Process & Methodology
Prioritize and deliver work on time
Full Job Description
Why You'll Love This Role: We are seeking a Learning Experience Designer (LXD) to be a key driver in the development and production of high-quality instructional materials for our supplemental K-12 English Language Arts (ELA) product. This role is ideal for a hands-on curriculum builder with a strong foundation in ELA pedagogy who is passionate about creating engaging, standards-aligned lessons, activities, texts, and assessments for K-12 students. What You'll Be Doing: Content Creation and Curation Material Authoring: Directly write, design, and structure detailed lessons, activities, and student worksheets/interactives based on established instructional models and product specifications. Text Selection and Editing: Identify, vet, and edit grade-appropriate student-facing texts (fiction and non-fiction) to ensure they align with ELA learning objectives and provide rich opportunities for skills practice. Assessment Design: Develop clear and concise low-stakes formative and summative assessment items and rubrics (e.g., multiple-choice, short answer, essay prompts) that effectively measure student progress against specific learning outcomes and standards. Quality Assurance: Review and provide focused editorial and pedagogical feedback on content drafts produced by internal teams or external contributors or vendors, ensuring accuracy, fidelity to the curriculum model, and student engagement. Science of Reading Best Practices and Curriculum Alignment Instructional Application: Apply fundamental, evidence-based principles of learning science, including best practices for reading comprehension, language or vocabulary acquisition, and writing mechanics, to the design of every lesson, activity and assessment. Science of Reading: Stay up to date with research and best practices for teaching students how to leverage the pillars of the science of reading including phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, reading comprehension and vocabulary. Standards Adherence: Ensure all conten
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