Senior ELA Learning Designer / Edtech / Austin, TX

Senior ELA Learning Designer
Location: 5 Days onsite in Austin, TX

Our client is an innovative learning technology company focused on helping students build academic and life skills through engaging, standards-aligned learning experiences. They are seeking a Senior ELA Learning Designer to help build their English Language Arts curriculum and digital learning product from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-quality ELA lessons, practice exercises, and assessments for grades 3-6.
• Create learning progressions aligned with cognitive development, prerequisite knowledge, and academic standards.
• Anticipate common student misconceptions and develop instructional pathways to address learning gaps.
• Apply science of reading principles to ensure content is evidence-based and effective.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, design, and behavioral science teams to create engaging digital learning experiences.
• Incorporate motivational learning frameworks, including growth mindset and self-determination principles, into content design.
• Utilize learning science concepts such as cognitive load theory, mastery learning, and scaffolded instruction.
• Leverage AI and generative AI tools to improve content creation workflows and scalability.
• Review and refine AI-generated content for accuracy, developmental appropriateness, and standards alignment.
• Build repeatable systems and processes for creating large-scale content libraries efficiently.
• Translate classroom teaching expertise into effective digital pedagogy and interactive learning experiences.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of classroom teaching experience in grades 3-6 English Language Arts.
• Experience working directly on an edtech or digital content product team.
• Strong instructional design background with demonstrated experience creating lessons, assessments, and learning sequences.
• Deep understanding of literacy development, science of reading principles, learning progressions, and common student misconceptions.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to create engaging content for students and educators.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including designers, engineers, and product stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive projects forward with limited direction.
• Passion for educational innovation and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing content for adaptive or personalized learning platforms.
• Familiarity with self-determination theory or other motivational learning frameworks.
• Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for content development.
• Graduate degree in Education, Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, or a related field.
• Experience developing scalable content production systems and workflows.

Additional Information:

• Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.