Senior Service Designer

• Create high-quality professional learning content, that is aligned with a project’s vision and service development quality and rigor expectations for Bluebonnet Learning Reading Language Arts (K-5 RLA & TEKS)
• Partner closely with the Texas Implementation Services team and maintain open and clear lines of communication
• Execute on the service development milestones, effectively communicating within and across teams and departments within Great Minds
• Provide visual design support to meet the learning design needs of a project
• Ensure that accessibility guidelines are followed
• Define multi-year learning sequences – around content, instruction and academic equity – with both synchronous and on demand delivery modes – for teachers and administrators at the school and district level
• Participate in the writing effort for all professional learning resources (e.g., digital course videos, digital course downloads and reading material, workshop facilitator guides, workshop facilitator handouts)
• Participate in the development and execution of internal learning and development experiences that equip field-facing teams to effectively deliver services
• Participate in an iterative process of creating, facilitating, observing and revising offerings based on participant input and feedback
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of Great Minds professional learning design and relevant products/curricula the professional learning is designed to support
• Use quantitative and qualitative data on teaching and administrative practices and stated needs to create learning offerings
• Think flexibly and openly about the future possibilities of service offerings
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with other members of the Service Design and Development team as needed
• Meet deliverable milestones and deadlines consistently and bring a solutions orientation when and where roadblocks may occur
• Provide timely communication with team leadership to address priorities, challenges, risks, feedback, and other matters relevant to Great Minds and its mission
• Cultivate and maintain a strong and supportive Great Minds culture in all work environments, with an emphasis on trust, collegiality, curiosity, and quality
• Perform other duties as assigned

• At least 5 years of experience developing professional learning content
• School or district leadership experience (preferred)
• Extensive content knowledge in Reading Language Arts TEKS, including foundational literacy
• At least 3 years of experience facilitating professional development workshops for teachers and administrators
• At least 1 year of experience supporting and leading implementation of Texas Education Agency OER instructional materials (“COVID Emergency Response” or “Bluebonnet Learning)
• Extensive, expert knowledge of pedagogical approaches
• Unmatched writing and editing skills
• Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in curriculum and instruction