Curriculum Project Manager Jobs

We are NYC based, but remote friendly unless specified.

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Our learners have gone on to start new jobs, launch new companies, and lead new lives thanks to their work with Codecademy, and our platform has transformed the way businesses develop and retain their teams.

Since 2011, our team has grown to over 200 employees serving 50+ million learners from 190+ countries. We’ve raised over $82M in venture capital funding from top investors including Prosus, Owl Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, and more--which gives us the capital to get stuff done in an impactful way.

Join us to help build a business that empowers tens of millions of people to lead better lives!

The Curriculum Project Manager is responsible for leading content development projects, maintaining production schedules, and supporting Curriculum Developers to ensure our learner's needs are met.

What you'll Do:

• Hiring and staffing Content Contributors and Subject Matter Experts to support content creation efforts
• Work cross-functionally with marketing, design, and engineering teams to ensure Curriculum Developers have all resources necessary for production efforts.
• Organizing, documenting, and running project kickoffs and weekly production meetings.
• Create curriculum development project timelines, help define and set all deliverables, and develop and implement action plans when deliverable dates are at risk.
• Track and optimize production spend, keep projects within budget, and escalate issues when necessary.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience with various project management strategies, such as waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Monday, and Microsoft Excel .
• 1+ years professional experience as a project manager specializing in content development.
• Bachelor's degree or practical experience required.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with cost management and budgeting
• Experience working with independent content creators and vendors to deliver high-quality content.
• Experience with managing teams and projects to produce educational content that reaches a wide audience in a digital format or in print.
• 2+ years of experience in a Project Management role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Codecademy, we are committed to teaching people the skills they need to upgrade their careers. Codecademy aims to educate a richly diverse demographic of learners with our product and in order to accomplish this, we believe our team should reflect that rich diversity. Our company celebrates diversity in all of its forms-- race, gender, color, national origin, marital status, sexuality, religion, veteran status, age, ability, disability status-- and works to create an inclusive workplace where people of all backgrounds and beliefs are empowered to better their futures.