Director, Content Strategy and Development

Our mission is to open the door to the life-changing impact of education and help make education accessible for all. As a nimble growth stage start-up, we've emerged as the leading online education platform helping over 30 million learners and educators each month. Study.com has earned numerous awards and it has been recognized as one of the most transformational companies in EdTech, living up to our commitment to all learners: Breakthroughs Start Here. From students and educators in over 9,000 school districts that use Study.com, to working adults striving to complete their college degree or gain professional certifications, we empower them to reach their full potential. Our product is our impact! Across our college programs alone we have saved students over $200M in tuition and enabled tens of thousands to become nurses, teachers, accountants and more. Additionally, as part of our mission we’ve donated over $27 million across social impact programs to learners and educators.

We are seeking a Content Strategy and Development Director to lead content strategy and production teams.  You’ll work closely with our business leaders and cross-functional teams to develop and execute new content strategy while maintaining and growing our library of millions of learning resources. You’ll work at both a strategic and tactical level, turning data, research, and intuition into high-quality, engaging content that millions of teachers and students will want to subscribe to. 

This role is based in our Mountain View, CA office and is hybrid in office Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and execute content strategies for Test Prep, K-12, and College segments, ensuring high-quality, impactful educational resources that align with company goals.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire global content development teams, improving productivity and quality, while guiding them through roadmap creation and setting stretch goals.
• Partner cross-functionally with marketing, product, and engineering teams, ensuring that content initiatives are aligned with business objectives and support the overall strategy.
• Own large-scale projects such as revamping college curriculum models, building AI-powered teacher resources, expanding the content library at Study.com.
• Manage POs and budgets for all segments, ensuring efficient use of resources, while balancing large-scale content production with high-quality outputs.
• Act as both a strategic visionary and hands-on leader, diving into execution when needed while maintaining a long-term perspective.
• Continuously push the boundaries of content creation, fostering a culture of urgency, innovation, and high performance within teams.
• Drive the enhancement of Test Prep and other content segments, optimizing for SEO while maintaining authenticity and high standards.
• Leverage data insights, user research, and learning science to identify content gaps and optimize resources for better learner outcomes.
• Own decision-making and execution in balancing learning science and scalability to ensure educational impact without sacrificing search engine optimization.
• Integrate AI tools like ChatGPT in content creation workflows, driving operational efficiency and increasing content quality across teams.
• Anticipate future education and ed tech trends, ensuring our content remains innovative, competitive, and learner focused.

What You’ll Bring to the Role:

• Minimum 10 years of experience leading global teams, driving large-volume educational or digital content development, preferably within the Ed Tech industry
• Ability to inspire productivity and quality, meet stretch goals, and improve overall performance
• Proven track record of being both a hands-on manager when required and a strategic leader working with cross functional teams and leadership
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring content strategies align with broader marketing, product, and engineering goals.
• Deep understanding of one or more educational segments (Test Prep, K-12, or College) with proven success in these areas.
• Ability to lead projects such as revamping college curriculum, improving test prep content, and developing innovative tools for teachers.
• Strong proficiency in leveraging AI tools for content operations, including integrating tools like ChatGPT into workflows.
• Expertise in managing content at scale while balancing detailed, high-quality output and SEO best practices.

The salary range for this position is $150,000-$190,000 per year. Pay and is dependent upon factors including skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands.

At Study.com, we know that strong communities are built on the power of our diversity, and we respect and strive to understand for the diverse identities, race, ethnicities, backgrounds, and perspectives of our team members. Our work and company culture have been consistently recognized, including:

• Inc. Best Place to Work
• Fortune Great Places to Work – Best Workplaces in the Bay Area
• Golden Bridge Awards – Gold Winner, Corporate Social Responsibility
• San Francisco Business Times & Silicon Valley Business Journal – Best Places to Work

Study.com provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran or disability status. In addition to federal law requirements.

Study.com complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Additionally, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with applicable state and local laws.