Nelson Education LTD
EdTech
ProgramSpecialist-ELA/Humanities
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“Program Specialist - ELA/Humanities at Nelson Education LTD. Skills: Instructional design, Subject-matter expertise in ELA/Humanities, Content development, Pedagogy. Design innovative, research-informed, and classroom-relevant educational experiences. Partner closely with subject-area Product Managers and cross-functional teams to create high-quality digital learning solutions”
What You'll Achieve.
Improving student outcomes; Enhancing classroom experiences; Ensuring product decisions are grounded in authentic instructional practice; Improving student outcomes; Creating engaging, effective, and scalable teaching and learning experiences; Ensuring alignment to curriculum standards, effective pedagogy, subject integrity, and authentic classroom application; Improving learning design; Ensuring accuracy, instructional integrity, and classroom usability; Maintaining high standards for content; Continuously improve content using performance data, educator feedback, and market insights; Ensuring alignment with pedagogy, product vision, and classroom best practices; Developing high-quality instructional materials; Validating needs and gathering insights; Staying connected to evolving practice; Optimizing, enhancing, updating, reusing, and scaling high-performing assets; Contributing to a continuous improvement mindset grounded in data, educator feedback, and student impact
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of K–12 classroom teaching experience, Deep subject-matter expertise in ELA/Humanities, with understanding of curriculum and assessment practices, 5+ years of experience in content development and lesson creation within K–12, EdTech, or digital learning environments, Instructional design expertise and the ability to translate and interpret curriculum into engaging learning experiences, Experience working with digital content workflows (e. g. , templating, HTML-based systems, or similar tools), Familiarity with emerging educational technologies, including AI, and interest in their classroom applications, Highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, Commitment to improving student outcomes and educator experiences
Nice to Have
People management experience is an asset
What You'll Do.
and classroom-relevant educational experiences
Partner closely with subject-area Product Managers and cross-functional teams to create high-quality digital learning solutions
Serve as a trusted voice of the classroom
ensuring product decisions are grounded in authentic instructional practice and focused on improving student outcomes
Operate as both a pedagogical expert and strategic thought partner
helping translate curriculum goals
and market insights into engaging
and scalable teaching and learning experiences
Partner with Product Managers during discovery and development to define product vision
and instructional approaches
Ensure alignment to curriculum standards
and authentic classroom application
Apply classroom experience to guide how content is structured
Identify opportunities to improve learning design through innovation
including thoughtful use of emerging technologies such as AI
Serve as a subject-matter expert and educational advisor across a portfolio of K–12 products
Oversee content quality
instructional integrity
and classroom usability
Guide content contributors
and reviewers by providing feedback and maintaining high standards
Develop content for prototypes
validation activities
and core product components as needed
Continuously improve content using performance data
Support onboarding and training for content creators and contributors to ensure alignment with pedagogy
and classroom best practices
Mentor content creators and reviewers in developing high-quality instructional materials
Help define contributor skill sets and staffing needs in collaboration with Product Managers
and education stakeholders to validate needs and gather insights
Participate in classroom observations
and educator conversations to stay connected to evolving practice
Support development of materials for RFPs
and go-to-market initiatives
Analyze content effectiveness and identify opportunities to optimize
and scale high-performing assets
Contribute to a continuous improvement mindset grounded in data
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with subject-area Product Managers and cross-functional teams; Collaborate with Product Managers to define contributor skill sets and staffing needs
Communication Scope
Communication skills
Full Job Description
As a Program Specialist, you will help shape the future of K–12 learning by designing innovative, research-informed, and classroom-relevant educational experiences. Reporting to the VP, Content & Curriculum, you will partner closely with subject-area Product Managers and cross-functional teams to create high-quality digital learning solutions for teachers and students. This role is ideal for an experienced educator with strong subject-matter expertise, a deep understanding of the student developmental trajectories in ELA/Humanities, a passion for teaching and learning, and curiosity about how technology, including AI, can meaningfully enhance classroom experiences. You will serve as a trusted voice of the classroom, ensuring product decisions are grounded in authentic instructional practice and focused on improving student outcomes. You will operate as both a pedagogical expert and strategic thought partner, helping translate curriculum goals, classroom realities, and market insights into engaging, effective, and scalable teaching and learning experiences. **Why This Role Matters ** This is a high-impact opportunity to influence learning at scale. Your expertise will directly shape the quality, relevance, and effectiveness of educational experiences used by teachers and students every day. You will help ensure innovation in EdTech remains grounded in what matters most: real teaching, real learning, and real classroom success. **Requirements** **Shape Product Vision & Instructional Design ** * Partner with Product Managers during discovery and development to define product vision, learning outcomes, and instructional approaches * Ensure alignment to curriculum standards, effective pedagogy, subject integrity, and authentic classroom application * Apply classroom experience to guide how content is structured, delivered, and experienced * Identify opportunities to improve learning design through innovation, including thoughtful use of emerging technologies such as AI *
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