Employee Name: TBD Position Type: Part-Time, Temporary
Job Title: AP US History Content Designer Effective Date: December 20, 2024
Reports To: Director of Design, Development, & Project Management Contract Length: Jan - Dec 2025
Job Summary: The Virtual Arkansas Content Designer participates in scripting and creating high-quality digital curriculum content for the assigned course. This position focuses on producing holistic, accessible, mastery-based, copyright-compliant content that facilitates student learning outcomes.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with specialists, agencies, and developers in a phased approach for producing quality digital curriculum content appropriate to the assigned course according to state content standards or other applicable content standards
- Curate and create accessible, copyright-compliant digital content
- Participate in collaborative team meetings and professional development for personal growth and skill acquisition related to project needs
- Script learning objects, videos, and other lesson content
- Create a storyboard and comprehensive scope and sequence for the identified course content
- Design a variety of digital resources to support student learning based on research-based best practices
- Attend course planning and design meetings whether virtual or face to face
- Pay close attention to detail to ensure accuracy, appropriateness, and legality of content
- Prioritize and adapt to meet required deadlines
- Abide by all Virtual Arkansas and applicable Arch Ford ESC policies and/or regulations
- Other duties as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and customer service skills
- Proficiency in using digital tools and platforms
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Efficient time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to learn and adapt to new and emerging technologies
Education, Experience, and Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree (minimum); Masters degree desired
- Three years of blended/online teaching experience is desired
- Online course development and design experience is desired
- Demonstrates high quality verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrates creative writing and research abilities
- Teacher Licensure for the requested content area and grade level
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Periodic travel requirements
- Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Use hands to handle or feel, type, and pick up objects, and reach with hands and arms;
- Talk or hear to communicate effectively
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Other Information:
- This position will be hired through the Arch Ford Education Cooperative
- Telework from home office
- Compensation: $8,000 minus applicable taxes, retirement, and fees