ELA Content Manager (Contract Position)

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary expert in ELA standards, curriculum, and instructional practices.
• Provide content support and professional learning to coaches and internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate comprehensive team training sessions focused on ELA content expertise and coaching practices.
• Guide and support the development of ELA instructional resources, ensuring rigor, alignment, and responsiveness.
• Stay current on ELA research, trends, and policy across multiple states.
• Partner with project managers to ensure content quality across deliverables.
• Design and facilitate high-impact professional learning for instructional coaches and staff.
• Lead sessions on ELA content, pedagogy, and coaching strategies.
• Present at organizational, state, and national professional learning events and conferences.
• Model effective facilitation and adult learning strategies in all settings.
• Lead the design and implementation of standards-aligned ELA tools, resources, and professional learning materials.
• Create model sessions and content that reflect best practices in adult learning and ELA instruction.
• Ensure timely delivery and high quality of all content deliverables.
• Manage ELA content organization and accessibility through internal systems (e.g., SharePoint).
• Develop and lead a comprehensive program for instructional reviews and audits for schools, aimed at evaluating teaching practices, curriculum implementation, and student outcomes to drive continuous improvement.
• Coach instructional professionals including direct services to schools and Districts, to deepen ELA knowledge and improve practice.
• Shadow team members to provide real-time support and feedback.
• Prepare and onboard new coaches with foundational content knowledge and resources.
• Manage the Early Literacy Lead and program to ensure effective design, development and implementation of strong early literacy pedagogy and program.
• Actively collaborate across content teams and across departments to ensure coherence in common goals.
• Represent ELA in multi-state collaboration and alignment efforts.
• Contribute to internal quality review processes and share best practices across content areas.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in English education, Curriculum & Instruction, or education related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in ELA instruction, coaching, or design and development.
• Expertise in standards-aligned curriculum design and facilitation of adult professional learning.
• Strong knowledge of literacy instruction, early literacy development, and science of reading.
• Proven ability to lead and coach educators across diverse contexts.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
• Experience working across multiple state educational systems (preferred).
• Proficient in using technology for virtual session delivery, designing tools and resources using Microsoft Office, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and other design platforms.