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CommonLit

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2014

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit

CommonLit is a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive English Language Arts (ELA) resources for teachers and students. It offers a full-year ELA curriculum, thousands of reading lessons, as well as benchmark assessments and standards-based data. The program is designed to improve students' reading comprehension by tailoring instruction to their needs and providing actionable data for teachers. CommonLit 360 curriculum, along with professional development support, allows schools and districts to successfully transform ELA instruction. With an easy-to-use digital library and engaging content, CommonLit is committed to unlocking the potential of every child through reading.

📋 Description

• Plan and write rigorous academic content that reflects CommonLit's standards for ELA instruction and design. • Curate texts and resources that meet CommonLit's standards for rigor, relevance, and instructional value. • Peer review content components through the lens of standards alignment and CommonLit design principles. • Contribute to learning content across curriculum, supplemental, and library offerings, as well as cross-functional projects throughout the organization. • Manage workflow across multiple concurrent projects with strong attention to detail and a solutions-oriented mindset. • Actively seek and implement feedback to drive continuous improvement in content quality. • Iterate by generating multiple drafts and navigating multiple sources of feedback. • Cultivate personal growth through reflection, research, and personal learning. • Work collaboratively to meet development deadlines, including within the Academic teams (Curriculum, Supplemental, Assessment, and PD) as well as across other teams, such as Product. • Work across various mediums (print, digital) in developing learning content. • Communicate in a way that supports the workflow of others.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ completed years of teaching • Bachelor's degree in English, history, or other humanities field • Lived experience or work experience in communities of color • Strong reading, writing, editing, and analytical skills and close attention to detail • In-depth knowledge of college- and career-readiness standards in English language arts • Demonstrated understanding of best practices in English language arts instruction • Deep understanding of the challenges facing teachers and students • Demonstrates humility and growth mindset, including valuing critical feedback • Curriculum writing experience in English language arts (preferred) • Experience with challenges of rolling out curriculum and technology across a school or district (preferred) • Ability to work successfully on collaborative, cross-functional teams (preferred) • Familiarity with the current landscape of research and trends in English language arts instruction (preferred) • Familiarity with contemporary, diverse literature (preferred)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance • HSA and FSA Plans, including Medical FSA, Limited FSA, and Dependent Care FSA options • Company-sponsored basic life insurance, with additional options for supplemental life insurance • Legal insurance • 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% safe harbor employer match • Access to exclusive discounts, including pet insurance, hotel booking discounts, and more • Remote work support, including a home office set-up stipend • Generous time off, including: • 16 paid holidays annually • Paid time off accruals and sick leave • Paid family leave, including caregiver leave, medical leave, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave • 2 floating holidays • Volunteer and school visitation leave • Jury duty leave • Bereavement and compassionate leave • Blood, bone marrow, and organ donation leave • Flexible work options • Low-stress weeks around Thanksgiving and in late December