Manager of Curriculum and Instruction

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What you'll do here:

The Manager of Curriculum and Instruction will lead the development of curriculum and educational resources for Milady, a division of Cengage Group specializing in the beauty and wellness industry. This role is responsible for creating commercial educational products for external customers, ensuring that student learning experiences are instructionally sound, engaging, aligned with industry and licensure requirements, and designed to meet the evolving needs of learners and educators in the beauty industry. You will manage a team of Content Managers, Learning Designers, and Content Editors and help to build the capabilities, standards, and processes needed to create high-quality instructional content while improving content reuse, scalability, consistency, and speed to market.  

Skills you will need here:

Curriculum Development and Strategy:

• Design and manage the development of commercial educational products, including innovative curriculum materials, digital learning experiences, and student-centric instructional programs for external customers.
• Ensure that all instructional content is aligned with industry trends, state standards, and licensure requirements, using knowledge of best practices in the beauty and wellness sector.
• Collaborate with partners to incorporate relevant learning science, research, technology, and digital capabilities into curriculum and learning experiences that support student success and evolving industry needs.
• Build team capabilities and foster collaboration across curriculum development, learning design, and editorial disciplines, supporting the adoption of new technologies, workflows, and content development practices.  

Team Leadership and Management:

• Supervise, mentor, and support a team of Content Managers, Learning Designers, and Content Editors in curriculum design, instructional planning, and content development.
• Develop an empowered, innovative team environment, encouraging creative solutions and professional growth.
• Provide regular feedback, conduct performance reviews, and support individual development plans for team members. 

Instructional Quality and Standards:

• Establish and maintain high standards for instructional quality, including pedagogy, content accuracy, relevance, and accessibility
• Review and refine curriculum and instructional methods to ensure efficiency, engagement, and alignment with non-traditional learning principles.
• Develop assessment tools and methodologies to measure the impact and effectiveness of curriculum offerings.
• Ensure curriculum, instructional content, learning activities, and assessments are thoughtfully designed and aligned to create engaging, effective learning experiences. 

Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborate with industry experts, educators, licensing boards, and other collaborators to ensure curriculum meets professional and educational standards.
• Serve as a spokesperson and advocate for the organization’s educational offerings at industry events, conferences, and in digital forums. 

Project and Resource Management:

• Lead curriculum development projects from inception through launch, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Be responsible for the allocation of resources across the curriculum team, including managing timelines, budgets, and workloads to meet project goals.
• Partner with technology and product teams to integrate e-learning tools, multimedia content, and analytics into the curriculum. 

Continuous Improvement and Innovation:

• Identify trends and advancements in beauty education and ed-tech, proactively incorporating new instructional methods, content formats, and digital tools.
• Establish a system for ongoing feedback from users and adjust curriculum materials based on data insights and learner needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve content development efficiency, quality, and scalability through reusable content, AI-assisted workflows, and emerging technologies. 

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Education, Curriculum Development, Instructional Design, or related field.
• Curriculum Development Experience: 7+ years in curriculum design, instructional design, learning experience design, or content development, preferably in a commercial educational publishing or ed-tech environment developing curriculum and learning products for sale to institutional or professional customers.
• People Management Experience: Demonstrated experience directly managing, coaching, and developing employees, including responsibility for performance management, team effectiveness, and professional growth.  

Skills:

• Demonstrated expertise in instructional design and adult learning principles.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with a consistent record of developing high-performing teams.
• Exceptional project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, organize, and be responsible for complex projects.
• Proficiency in content management systems (CMS) and learning management systems (LMS). 

Key Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking and Execution
• Team Development and Leadership
• Adaptability and Continuous Learning
• Communication and Collaboration
• Innovation and Creativity
• Digital-First and Learner-Centered Thinking  

Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws. 

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [email protected].  

About Cengage

Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.  

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.  Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position,  you will be eligible to participate in the company’s discretionary incentive bonus program.  This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.  

15% Annual: Individual Target$77,100.00 - $100,200.00 USD