Cengage Group

The Director, Academic Design sets the content and curriculum for the Cengage | National Geographic Learning (NGL) core Science portfolio, in partnership with the Secondary Product Management team and collaborators.. You will represent the power of the National Geographic brand, and ultimately help NGL achieve bold revenue and share growth targets over the next several years!. Partner with Instructional Design and Learning Design to incorporate Quality Learning Principles with an emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion.. You may view Cengage’s EEO/Affirmative Action Policy signed by CEO Michael Hansen ( and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notice ( by visiting their corresponding links.. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide.

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The Director, Academic Design sets the content and curriculum for the Cengage | National Geographic Learning (NGL) core Science portfolio, in partnership with the Secondary Product Management team and collaborators. This role will understand market and pedagogical trends and critical adoption-drivers for the evolving middle school and high school Science landscape. The content frameworks you develop will ensure that the final print and digital product aligns with national standards and rubric requirements and meets benchmarks for inclusive content design. You will represent the power of the National Geographic brand, and ultimately help NGL achieve bold revenue and share growth targets over the next several years!
What you'll do here:
Set the content vision for the Science program and translate that vision into achievable goals, timelines, and print/digital components to be completed by the team.
Apply a cross-disciplinary approach to ensure consistency across the Science and Social Studies portfolios.
Ensure internal Content Development resources are deployed against the highest priority program components, applying their skills and level of expertise to make the greatest impact.
Strategically select and engage authoring vendors and/or freelancers, develop standards and guidelines to ensure high quality output to supplement in-house capacity.
Collaborate with Product Management and Product Research to drive the content strategy.
Use customer research methodologies that will yield the feedback and inputs required for developing market leading products.
Participate in focus groups, and/or partner with Go-to-market teams to validate and adapt content strategies to targeted state-level adoption plans or evolving national requirements.
Pursue and establish positive relationships with academic consultants/reviewers to partner on program development.
Develop and drive a project management framework that ensures consistent on-time and on-budget delivery of content, meeting all established quality benchmarks.
Partner with Instructional Design and Learning Design to incorporate Quality Learning Principles with an emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Build an environment that encourages a highly motivated, highly committed, fully engaged team.
Represent the Cengage Group Credo and Ethos in all actions and behaviors!
Skills you will need here:
Bachelor’s degree in science or education
8 or more years leading teams: setting a vision, priorities, objectives, processes, and establishing working norms and expectations
Extensive experience authoring or building digital course materials
Experience leading high functioning teams, developing followership, identifying and encouraging talent, communicating strategic messages to organization
Experience optimally working “across the aisle” and collaborating with other functional leaders to agree on priorities and establish productive working relationships across teams
Experience successfully leading through change
Executive communication and presentation abilities
Understanding of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and EQuIP Rubric; EdReports frameworks
Familiarity with Inclusive Learning Design, pedagogical standard methodologies, formative and summative assessment strategies
Preferred:
Advanced degree or equivalent
Familiarity with varying curriculum approaches across states
Cengage Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason. You may view Cengage’s EEO/Affirmative Action Policy signed by CEO Michael Hansen (https://p.widencdn.net/pdvq6j/EEO_Policy_Statement_January_2017) and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notice (http://embed.widencdn.net/pdf/plus/cengage/ybs5gt19ik/eeopost-merged.pdf) by visiting their corresponding links.
Cengage Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or you may call us at +1 (617) 289-7917.
Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Compensation
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The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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