Curriculum Development Director, Spanish

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $130k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Wayside Publishing

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1988

📚 Education

🛍️ eCommerce

🏢 Enterprise

Education • eCommerce • Enterprise

Wayside Publishing is an educational company focused on providing high-quality language learning solutions and teaching materials. Their offerings include a wide range of proficiency-based language programs in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Latin, supported by innovative digital resources and professional development for educators. Wayside aims to empower students with strong communication skills and cultural awareness, helping them to become compassionate global citizens.

📋 Description

• Lead curriculum design, editorial development, maintenance, and instructional quality across Wayside’s Spanish titles and programs • Report to the VP of Product Development and lead Spanish curriculum planning, instructional design, and development • Partner on portfolio strategy, market opportunities, business cases, and investment priorities • Lead external contractors, freelancers, development vendors, and assigned team members • Set expectations for quality, scope, timelines, and deliverables • Provide instructional and editorial guidance, feedback, and course correction • Manage team and contractor plans, capacity, workload distribution, and sequencing • Select and onboard development partners; coach and provide feedback to assigned employees • Lead Spanish curriculum strategy, development planning, instructional design, program architecture, scope and sequence, proficiency progression, assessments, and teacher supports • Lead development and maintenance of Spanish titles and programs across print and digital formats • Drive continuous curriculum improvement using customer feedback and instructional evidence • Ensure materials support communication, interculturality, accessibility, differentiated learner needs, and practical teacher implementation • Lead strategic curriculum initiatives with Editorial, Instructional Development, Product Management, Project Management, Production, Creative Services, Marketing, and external partners • Create and manage end-to-end curriculum and editorial plans, including scoping, estimation, timelines, and dependencies • Lead the Spanish curriculum development roadmap and sequencing • Define pedagogy, instructional use cases, content structures, and assessment requirements • Communicate progress, risks, tradeoffs, and mitigation strategies • Lead curriculum and editorial decisions and resolve development tradeoffs • Lead instructional analysis, standards alignment, correlations, revisions, and curriculum readiness for state and district adoptions • Analyze RFPs, rubrics, and submission requirements; direct documentation and responses to reviewer feedback • Develop curriculum estimates and resource proposals; contribute to operating budget planning • Manage approved Spanish editorial budgets and cost goals • Lead curriculum contributions to business cases and evaluate instructional implications of digital investments • Engage educators through classroom visits, focus groups, conferences, surveys, and advisory conversations • Lead curriculum and instructional analysis of market opportunities and develop curriculum recommendations • Evaluate new grade bands, learner segments, and adjacent markets • Partner with Sales, Product Marketing, and Professional Learning on positioning, presentations, launch readiness, educator support, and customer-facing initiatives • Build relationships with senior leadership and cross-functional partners • Contribute curriculum expertise to Imagine Learning world language courseware evaluations and improvement opportunities • Participate in special projects and organizational initiatives • Travel periodically for conferences, customer engagement, adoption presentations, and team collaboration

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Spanish, Second Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, Curriculum and Instruction, or a related field; relevant graduate study preferred • 10+ years of progressive experience in curriculum development, instructional design, or editorial leadership within educational publishing or a closely related field • 5+ years of experience leading complex curriculum or editorial initiatives and coordinating contractors, vendors, and cross-functional partners • Deep knowledge of K–12 Spanish instruction, proficiency-based language learning, world language standards, assessment design, and teacher implementation needs • Native or near-native proficiency in Spanish, with the ability to critically review instructional materials • Demonstrated ability to develop curriculum architecture, evaluate market and instructional needs, and contribute to business cases and development recommendations • Experience with print and digital educational materials, including online learning platforms; state adoption experience preferred • Proven ability to set direction, influence outcomes, develop people and external partners, and maintain accountability for quality and delivery • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills; strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving capabilities • Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives with attention to detail and operate effectively through ambiguity, change, and demanding timelines • Ability to travel periodically for conferences, customer engagement, adoption presentations, and team collaboration • Resume and brief cover letter required

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and more • Retirement savings plan with employer contributions • Employer-paid Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage • Paid holidays and generous time away from work • Collaboration, flexibility, and work-life balance • Meaningful impact on Spanish language education • Competitive compensation