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Zearn · 2 weeks ago

Manager, PD Content Development

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $100K/yr

5+ years exp

Zearn is a nonprofit educational organization focused on inspiring kids to love learning math. The Manager of PD Content Development is responsible for creating and maintaining high-quality professional development materials that align with Zearn's instructional vision and support educators in their teaching practices.

Education

Responsibilities

Plan, manage, and execute a scalable system for regularly updating Zearn's professional learning materials, including both an annual refresh and ongoing updates as needed, ensuring they reflect evolving product updates and new instructional learnings, and define clear workflows for drafting, review, and rollout to ensure materials consistently strengthen teacher practice

With input from the broader Zearn team (e.g. Academics, Partnerships, Marketing), develop and adapt PD materials (including handouts, activities, and case studies) that strengthen teacher practice post-training and reflect state or partner priorities while maintaining fidelity to Zearn's instructional voice

Develop session proposals and presentations for conferences and webinars, and represent Zearn at regional, localized events to ensure clear, consistent external-facing PD

Collaborate with product and academic teams to develop and adapt PD materials that connect classroom training to in-app experiences, creating and curating content, including scripts for shorter asynchronous videos, to extend learning beyond live sessions

Ensure every resource is accurate, executable, and consistent with Zearn's national messaging and adult learning best practices

Coordinate the full-year PD revision calendar, managing internal deadlines, external certification timelines, and learning cycles so that all teams (e.g., internal and external facilitators, Partnerships) have the materials and knowledge to support educator partners

Maintain clear systems for version control, timelines, and contributor coordination

Partner across PD Delivery, Product, Academic, and Marketing teams to ensure PD materials are facilitator-ready, localized when needed, and consistent in tone, structure, and instructional intent across sessions and platforms

Build and manage your own systems to stay ahead of deadlines and coordinate across multiple teams. Anticipate bottlenecks, solve problems independently, and maintain organized, transparent documentation of progress

Facilitate on-site and virtually nearly full time from late July through September, on Election Day, and in the first week of January to stay grounded in educator experience, meet customer demand, and ensure content remains relevant and accurate

Gather and analyze data from facilitators, partners, and states using existing feedback systems; propose content updates for the PD Content Director's review and refine these systems as needed to capture stronger insights

Propose content updates for the Director's review and continuously refine systems to capture stronger, more actionable data and feedback that inform future improvements

Translate field feedback and usage patterns into actionable recommendations for the Director of PD Content and the broader PD roadmap

Leverage these insights to inform future updates and ensure PD remains relevant and effective across diverse educator contexts

Qualification

Instructional DesignAdult Learning ExpertiseData-Informed Decision-MakingCross-Functional CollaborationProcessSystems ThinkingContinuous Improvement MindsetCurriculum DesignExceptional CommunicationProject Management