Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. LearningMate is seeking an innovative curriculum architect and science of reading expert to lead the development of next-generation K-5 foundational literacy products, with a specialization in K-2. The role will guide clients and cross-functional teams, design evidence-based curriculum and instructional materials, and rapidly prototype and refine print and digital literacy tools.
Responsibilities
- Guide clients through the presales through the delivery lifecycle
- Advocate persuasively for the science of reading integrity while remaining flexible enough to satisfy specific, custom client structural constraints
- Act as an internal consultant and educational lighthouse for engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams, translating cognitive science insights into accessible product principles
- Mentor junior content and project management team members
- Write research rationales supporting the commercial positioning of the K-2 portfolio
- Architect comprehensive, explicit, and systematic K-2 foundational literacy products, scope-and-sequences, and instructional materials strictly aligned with the Science of Reading
- Deconstruct diverse state standards, local adoptions, and rigid compliance guidelines into clear, actionable engineering and content specifications
- Design high-quality student and teacher-facing materials that prioritize phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, decoding, high-frequency word orthographic mapping, and language comprehension
- Ensure all developed assets reflect cultural responsiveness, universal design for learning (UDL) frameworks, and highly engaging age-appropriate pedagogy
- Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers, and software engineers to conceptualize, wireframe, and build functional prototypes of print and digital literacy tools
- Iterate rapidly based on user testing, pilot feedback, and internal critique, pivoting content frameworks fluidly without losing sight of foundational research
- Translate abstract pedagogical hypotheses into concrete, testable educational content models
Skills
- Education: Master's degree or higher in Reading/Literacy, Curriculum & Instruction, Cognitive Psychology, Early Childhood Education, or an equivalent educational field
- Pedagogical Expertise: Comprehensive, demonstrable expertise in the science of reading frameworks, cognitive models of reading acquisition, and the current state legislative landscape regarding literacy mandates
- K-2 Domain Mastery: Minimum of 5 years of combined experience in K-2 classroom instruction, coaching, or specialized literacy product design, with a proven track record of driving measurable early literacy outcomes
- Product Development Experience: Proven experience designing comprehensive curricular products, supplemental tools, or digital learning media from concept to market launch
- Solution-Oriented Problem Solving & Creative Thinking
- Client-Facing Advisory & Relationship Management
- Design Thinking, Wireframing & Agile Iteration
- Comfort with Ambiguity & Fast-Paced Environments
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Empathy
- Exceptional Technical & Curricular Writing Skills
- Deep certification in structured literacy (e.g., LETRS, Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, CERI) is exceptionally highly valued
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