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The ideal candidate is comfortable working within established instructional systems while thoughtfully extending and refining problem sets to support student learning.\nResponsibilities include:\nDeveloping high-quality math problems that accurately measure student understanding at a granular skill level\nEnsuring all problems align with internal learning objectives\nDesigning problems with varying levels of difficulty to support differentiation and deeper conceptual understanding\nCollaborating with the Script Designer, as needed, to align assessment items with instruction and the PPT Designer to incorporate necessary visual elements\nEnsuring problems adhere to technical constraints, including digital interactivity, automated scoring, and adaptive learning functionalities\nCrafting answer choices that help diagnose student misconceptions and provide valuable learning insights\nDeveloping problems that assess both procedural fluency and deep conceptual understanding\nMaintaining organized documentation of problems, solutions, and rationales for future reference and iteration\nStrategically planning weekly assignments to maximize efficiency\nDesigning example instructional artwork and visual models to support conceptual understanding using the CRA framework\nCreating detailed art specifications that clearly communicate visual requirements, and collaborate effectively with visual designers\nProviding flexible support across project needs, including contributing to curriculum development, resource creation, and team collaboration to meet instructional goals\nQualifications\nRequired\n· Strong understanding of elementary mathematics and progression of mathematical concepts\n· Experience drafting, reviewing, or editing educational content\n· Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills\n· Ability to work within established systems, templates, and instructional frameworks\n· Strong written communication skills\n· Ability to balance instructional quality with production constraints and timelines\nPreferred\n· Familiarity with designing problems for digital learning products\n· Experience creating or interpreting art specifications\n· Experience collaborating cross-functionally with design or production teams\nJob Types: Full-time, Contract\nPay: $35.00 per hour\nBenefits:\nFlexible schedule\nExperience:\nleading a team: 1 year (Required)\nwriting or reviewing math problems: 1 year (Required)\nteaching elementary math (G4 and G5): 5 years (Required)\nWork Location: Remote","company":"Squirrel Ai Learning","rawCompany":"squirrel ai learning","city":"Remote","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-29T11:43:01.100Z","occupations":[{"code":"25-3099.00","title":"Teachers and Instructors, All Other","slug":"teachers-and-instructors-all-other"},{"code":"27-1029.00","title":"Designers, All Other","slug":"designers-all-other"},{"code":"25-2021.00","title":"Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education","slug":"elementary-school-teachers-except-special-education"}],"industries":[{"code":"611110","title":"Elementary and Secondary Schools","slug":"elementary-and-secondary-schools"},{"code":"923110","title":"Administration of Education Programs","slug":"administration-of-education-programs"},{"code":"611710","title":"Educational Support Services","slug":"educational-support-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Problem Designer","description":"We are seeking a detail-oriented and instructionally strong Problem Designer to support the development of elementary math content. 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