Teaching and Learning Strategist (Chemistry) - macmillan learning

OUR MISSION

Inspiring what’s possible for every learner.

Every great company has a culture that makes it unique; a compelling sense of purpose that drives people to show up to work each day. For Macmillan Learning, that purpose is to inspire what’s possible for every learner. We are energized by that mission and by our role as a positive force in education. We know that what we do makes a difference and we work everyday to unlock the potential of every learner, actively participating in each one’s educational life with our course materials and digital tools. As a privately-held, family-owned company, we provide our employees with the freedom to focus on what’s most important: the students.

The Teaching and Learning Strategist (Chemistry) works within the Discipline Strategy Teams to bring subject matter and instructional expertise to shape the pedagogical solutions envisioned by each discipline team. This Strategist is customer-driven and contextualizes the experience of our digital users of Achieve and other learning platforms utilized in higher education curriculum. The Teaching and Learning Strategist works externally with instructors and users, develops deep understanding of the teaching and learning strategies employed by instructors and students in their disciplines and works cross-functionally with product development, sales, marketing, pedagogical design, learning resource teams, and technology. The Teaching and Learning Strategist utilizes their domain knowledge and collaborative skills to help define learning problems to solve. The Strategist's solutions are informed by working in consultation with instructors to deliver pedagogically created courses that are instructor, course, or school specific. The Teaching and Learning Strategist provides a feedback loop of information, and works towards both iterative improvements, as well as thinking bigger and broadly towards innovation that is compelling and differentiating. Finally, by strategically consulting with program management, this role is key in helping grow digital sales and activations in consultation with cross-functional partners.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women and people of color, to apply for this role. We're eager to meet people that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just candidates who check all the boxes. We believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we recognize that unique perspectives and experiences contribute to the strength of our team. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role. We value your potential, and we are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive and contribute their best.

Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Development and research
  • Review existing products to evaluate their pedagogical use, alignment with instructor and student teaching and learning behaviors, and ensure they are up to date and continue to meet quality standards.
  • Investigate our competitors’ media and pedagogical offerings and make suggestions/recommendations based on information gathered.
  • Meet with discipline strategy, pedagogical design, LSI and product colleagues to discuss new ventures.
  • Work closely with Program Management to help shape and form current revision and/or iterative update strategy (including participating in test & learns).
  • Work with pedagogical design group to create monitoring and evaluation plans on discipline specific resource and implement inclusive pedagogy and best practices.
  • Work with Marketing to develop the product marketing message around the pedagogical best practices for the discipline.
• Take on new initiatives, aim to tackle the biggest common teaching challenges, and do discovery work towards solving them in a distinctively unique and compelling way so that our platforms have a differentiating advantage vs our competitors.
• Collaborate closely with program management on key targets for current year sales campaign, so we can work to grow the business.
• Develop effective tracking based on Salesforce data, as well as known key competitive adoptions.
• Brainstorm, create and implement innovative strategies, with both internal and external customers, to help support sales and marketing efforts.
• Contribute to the pedagogical design of the discipline’s assessment story.
• Validate author/contributors, formulate guidelines and training resources, and provide feedback on the work of assessment and resource authors (including contractors) to maintain quality standards, working closely with the Learning Resource Group.
• Provide support to customers by helping build courses for VIP instructors prior to first day of class each term.
• In addition, help with pre-sales efforts including syllabus match-ups, presentations of both print and media (either in-person or virtual); respond to questions via email, phone, chat, and Slack, and help troubleshoot during and after implementation.
• Provide key findings, both positive and negative, in a constructive method and communicate findings cross collaboratively with Content, Product, Technology, LSI, Sales and Marketing.

Required Qualifications:

• Master of Science or PhD in Chemistry or related field.
• 5+ years experience teaching Chemistry at collegiate level, or in educational publishing (college level a plus) or related; understanding of the business, its processes, market, and trends.
• Demonstrated ability in planning, implementing, monitoring, and meeting deadlines for multiple highly complex projects simultaneously. Experience with successful scheduling, resource allocation, and quality assurance.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize information from a diverse array of sources in order to understand issues, identify opportunities, anticipate outcomes, and support sound decision making.
• Must demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills. Able to listen to and communicate clearly and strategically with diverse audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus to achieve objectives.
• Experience working collaboratively with a diverse team. Proactively assists and seeks input from others to achieve organizational goals.
• Track record of generating viable new approaches and solutions to problems or challenges in an increasingly digital learning environment.
• Experience embracing an environment that encourages creative initiatives, new ways of thinking, and innovation.
• Track record of being highly focused and productive, with a can-do attitude and team spirit. Experience embracing change, with a willingness to continue to learn new technology systems and processes and new ways of working.
• Experience working in a conscientious, consistent and thorough manner; following guidelines and procedures; identifying relevant details, verifying accuracy of work results, and coaching others on methods and tools to ensure accuracy.
• Experience supporting others to develop and learn, recognizing their achievements, and building an organizational culture where knowledge and growth are valued and rewarded.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with instructional or pedagogical design.
• Experience in customer outreach or customer service.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000/year

Exemption Status: Exempt

Physical Requirements:

Position requires concentrated screen time for long periods as well as multi-tasking; may involve working in a noisy/busy open-office environment. Must be able to work over 40 hours a week occasionally. Must be able to travel 20% of the time for occasional after-hours meetings/dinners and out of town 4-6 times per year, sometimes over a weekend.

Candidates located in or near the Austin, Texas areas are preferred. 

The position is eligible for remote employment, excluding the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Benefits 

Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee’s date of hire. Macmillan also offers health benefits coverage to qualifying same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners (may require additional documentation) of active employees. 

• Competitive pay and bonus plan
• Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity 
• Generous paid time off, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays (Spring Reset Day , Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day, Election Day, and more!)
• Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program
• 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• And much more!

Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family-owned company that inspires what’s possible for every learner. We envision a world in which every learner succeeds. Through our content, tools and services, we aim to make that a reality. To learn more, please visit macmillanlearning.com, join our Macmillan Community, stay connected to our Learning Stories blogs, or see us on LinkedIn, Facebook, or X. Macmillan Learning is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a global media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, veteran, family and economic status and background, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. You can read more about our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives here.

The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC has developed an affirmative action program in compliance with the NY Department of Education’s guidance.  Portions of the affirmative action program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.