Kiddom

Instructional Designer - Science

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Hiring Remotely in US

Remote

75K-85K Annually

Mid level

Edtech

Kiddom provides schools and districts with access to high-quality curricula in Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies.

The Role

The Instructional Designer will develop and design digital science curriculum products, manage projects, and ensure content is optimized for K-12 education.

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About Kiddom

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

The Instructional Designer will be responsible for editing and designing digital curriculum products within the Kiddom platform as well as editing and designing additional supplemental resources. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that teacher and student-facing content are optimized for our digital platform.

We're looking for someone who has a background in K–12 teaching, instructional design, AI driven development, project management, and a willingness to collaborate in a team-oriented environment.

You will...

Be the go-to instructional expert on Kiddom’s science products, leading development work, content enhancements and maintenance, and supporting cross functional teams.

Develop and oversee agentic content tools to develop science curriculum and related materials (kits, interactives, media, etc.)

Manually author/edit using the Kiddom platform

Develop and implement protocols for instructional design of curriculum-aligned lesson presentations/graphics/media

Manage contractors and collaborate with vendors to scale-up development that cannot be managed with AI tools.

Review content and provide Quality Assurance feedback

Collaborate with managers and stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time and to specifications

Provide consistent project updates to various stakeholders regarding strategy, adjustments, and progress

Troubleshoot and problem-solve when situations do not align with usual processes

Other assigned tasks as needed to meet project deadlines and deliverables

What we're looking for...

4+ years of Science teaching experience at the K-8 level, strong science background is a must.

Expert knowledge of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Experience writing K-8 science lessons for state adoptions, tasks, teacher materials, and other supporting or supplemental materials [K-8 is a must, high school is a bonus]

Experience using and developing technology to enhance science instruction and content creation. You should be on an AI enthusiast, using claude/openai tools daily and have clear examples of how you’ve automated tasks.

Experience teaching or developing OpenSciEd curriculum

Salary range is dependent on geographic location, prior experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.

What we offer

Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day of employment:

* Competitive salary

* Meaningful equity

* Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance

* One Medical membership (in participating locations)

* Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.

* 10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)

* Paid holidays

* Paid bereavement leave

* Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.

* Commuter and FSA plans

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Kiddom is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Top Skills

Ai Tools

Claude

Kiddom Platform

Openai

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The Company

HQ: San Francisco, CA

130 Employees

Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Kiddom unleashes the full potential of high-quality instructional materials paired with effective tech enhancements and hand-in-hand support to help teachers do what teachers do best, teach with a human touch. For over 10 years, we’ve been combining valuable open educational resources with simple, flexible technology. Our feature-rich learning platform gives teachers time back, so they can do what they do best, teach. Accelerate planning, instructional delivery, assessment, and reporting while using proven-curriculum teaches already know and love.

Why Work With Us

We innovate at the speed of technology. We are introducing new AI features to streamline routine teacher tasks and more equitably serve student needs. We’re dedicated to developing AI enhancements that drastically improve the teacher’s ability to unpack, understand, and implement HQIM with fidelity.