Project Manager - Curriculum Development

MGT is a leading provider of technology and advisory solutions serving state, local, and education government agencies (SLED) across the United States. Through client partnerships, MGT’s almost 1,200 employees impact communities by managing and securing critical networks, solving complex human capital and fiscal problems, elevating education systems, and advancing equity as a performance imperative.

About the role

As a Project Manager for Curriculum Development, you will oversee internal production timelines, coordinate with clients, monitor progress, and ensure quality across curriculum development projects. This role is remote and US-based.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain internal production timelines for curriculum development.
• Adjust processes and schedules when team members are delayed (e.g., out-of-office, illness, competing priorities).
• Maintain Smartsheet and Asana boards, project plans, trackers, and workflow documents to ensure visibility and alignment.
• Support sprint planning with Content Leads and prepare materials for upcoming work cycles.
• Coordinate with clients on timelines and make adjustments as needed.
• Monitor progress of workstreams, identifying trends, delays, or risks, and flag bottlenecks to leadership.
• Provide timely updates and summaries for the Director of Program Management, ensuring accurate roll-ups of grade-band status.
• Utilize data visualization and PM dashboards to communicate status and progress clearly.
• Ensure accurate linking, versioning, and sharing of materials with clients, including all required rubrics and supporting documents.
• Maintain documentation standards and ensure teams have access to correct materials, templates, and tools.
• Learn new technology platforms, project management tools, and organizational systems as needed.
• Hold reviewers accountable for using proper channels, documentation, and feedback systems.
• Regularly review production rubrics to monitor quality, alignment, and completion across the team.
• Track, compile, and organize all client feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Education, Business Administration, Communications, Instructional Design, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Three (3) plus years of professional project management experience, ideally within curriculum development, instructional design production, publishing, or adjacent fields.
• Demonstrated expertise using project management systems and tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana, Airtable, Jira, Monday.com).
• Experience managing complex, multi-step workflows with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to maintain structure within fast-moving environments.
• Experience with progress monitoring, dashboards, and/or data visualization.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt quickly to shifting timelines.
• Strong communication skills and comfort holding others accountable to deadlines and processes.
• Comfort managing up to more senior teammates on timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in curriculum production, instructional publishing, or large-scale print workflows.
• Familiarity with K–12 or K–5 education contexts.
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams including designers, writers, editors, and content reviewers.
• Ability to quickly learn new tech platforms and workflow tools.
• People management or team-lead experience (not required but beneficial).

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off.
• 5% 401K matching program.
• Equity opportunities.
• Incentive and bonus programs.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Full-health benefits with base employee coverage fully funded, including:
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life insurance.
  • Short and long-term disability coverage.
  • Income protection benefits.

FLSA Status: Exempt