We are seeking a detail-oriented and instructionally strong Problem Designer to support the development of elementary math content. This role blends curriculum design, problem drafting, production coordination, and quality assurance. The ideal candidate is comfortable working within established instructional systems while thoughtfully extending and refining problem sets to support student learning.
Responsibilities include:
- Developing high-quality math problems that accurately measure student understanding at a granular skill level
- Ensuring all problems align with internal learning objectives
- Designing problems with varying levels of difficulty to support differentiation and deeper conceptual understanding
- Collaborating with the Script Designer, as needed, to align assessment items with instruction and the PPT Designer to incorporate necessary visual elements
- Ensuring problems adhere to technical constraints, including digital interactivity, automated scoring, and adaptive learning functionalities
- Crafting answer choices that help diagnose student misconceptions and provide valuable learning insights
- Developing problems that assess both procedural fluency and deep conceptual understanding
- Maintaining organized documentation of problems, solutions, and rationales for future reference and iteration
- Strategically planning weekly assignments to maximize efficiency
- Designing example instructional artwork and visual models to support conceptual understanding using the CRA framework
- Creating detailed art specifications that clearly communicate visual requirements, and collaborate effectively with visual designers
- Providing flexible support across project needs, including contributing to curriculum development, resource creation, and team collaboration to meet instructional goals
Qualifications
Required
· Strong understanding of elementary mathematics and progression of mathematical concepts
· Experience drafting, reviewing, or editing educational content
· Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
· Ability to work within established systems, templates, and instructional frameworks
· Strong written communication skills
· Ability to balance instructional quality with production constraints and timelines
Preferred
· Familiarity with designing problems for digital learning products
· Experience creating or interpreting art specifications
· Experience collaborating cross-functionally with design or production teams
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
Experience:
- leading a team: 1 year (Required)
- writing or reviewing math problems: 1 year (Required)
- teaching elementary math (G4 and G5): 5 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
