Curriculum Designer UK (m/f/d) London, England
Job description
About Edurino
Our vision is to teach children 21st century skills with the power of games. We re-think how children play and learn and develop a unique hybrid play-based learning system that combines hard- and software.More than 100k Edurino products have been sold after only one year on the market, and the hybrid learning concept for digital preschool lessons is now being used in over 180 educational institutions. Founded in 2021, Edurino became one of Germany’s fastest-growing startups and established itself within the DACH market.With our Series A funding of €10,5 million (by DN Capital, Tengelmann Ventures, FJ Labs, btov and Emerge Education), we are now able to accelerate the development of new learning worlds, grow our team further and expand our reach to more learners around the globe. Now we are excited to start our international journey in the United Kingdom!
Role purpose
As a Curriculum Designer, you will design the learning content of our Edurino games. You will not only have the opportunity to design curricula on general school topics like "First Reading & Writing", but also on future skills like "Logical Thinking & Coding". You are an important part of the process (alongside Game Designers, Artists, and Developers) in which educational content is transformed into a series of exciting learning adventures with mini-games. Your knowledge and expertise on child development and learning pedagogy, as well as your creativity and problem-solving skills, will be the foundation in creating a successful learning experience for children.
Apply for this job if you are passionate about…
...your heart beats for childhood education.
...you want to rethink learning content for children and develop curricula for 21st century skills.
...you are passionate about digital learning in (pre-)school age.
...you like to learn and dive deep into learning topics and units.
...you work creatively and you are solution-oriented.
...you have a pronounced hands-on mentality.
Your mission at EDURINO
Designing curricula for classical school competencies and 21st century skills
Planning and adapting learning content into child-friendly learning bites that can be delivered in mini-games
Monitoring the designed episode throughout the development process (feedback loops, learning effectiveness, difficulty levels)
Work closely with the game design team and the entire product team
Prototype and game testing in school sites and in home testing.
It is a match if you…
...studied early childhood or elementary education or have trained as an educator and/or have a background in children's education or a related field
...have deep knowledge and experience working with educational plans, curriculum, and sequencing.
...have experience and enjoy working with children.
...have knowledge of the children's EdTech industry and the British educational landscape. Other International educational curricula are a plus.
...value an independent approach to work, yet enjoy working collaboratively as part of a team.
...have excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English (written and spoken).
Starting date
flexible – as soon as possible
About us
We believe that, in addition to hiring the best talent, a diversity of perspectives, ideas and cultures leads to the creation of better products. We hire people who are passionate about the product and team, and we favor ability and willingness to learn over experience. EDURINO is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender. We foster a work environment that enables personal and professional growth and always strive to find the truth in discussions, independent of seniority or position as all opinions are respected.
What makes us special
A start-up culture based on trust with flat hierarchies. Join an early stage start-up, take on responsibility from day 1 and be part of the ride.- A hybrid working mode. Work remotely from wherever you like within Germany or work from our office in Munich (Haidhausen).
- Regular team weeks. We meet in Munich every 8 weeks and do fun stuff together. All travel expenses covered.
- Regular team events (online and offline). While remote, we meet online for a pub quiz or a drawing game. While in Munich, we go hiking at Tegernsee, we meet at the "Biergarten" or we do an exit game.
- A multicultural team and English first as our company language. We believe that a variety of perspectives, ideas and cultures lead to better products.
- A share package for every employee. You benefit from the exit of a rapidly growing company.
- Family-friendliness and work-life balance. We have trust-based working hours that offer a maximum of flexibility and self-management.
- Development Opportunities. We offer personal development time during working hours and a yearly development budget of 1.000€.
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Additional benefits. KITA allowance, the hardware you need (e.g. Mac or Windows), employee benefit offerings with exclusive discounts.
We look forward to receiving your application (CV is enough!). Once we have reviewed it and decide to invite you, we schedule a first 30-minute interview where we get to know each other. After our company presentation, you will have the space to tell us why you would be the perfect fit for us and we are happy to answer all of your questions.- Depending on the position, there is now a small homework for you - either an art/coding test or the elaboration of some questions within a case study.
- We schedule another interview with the direct report of your position. You will elaborate the task or questions you have solved.
- You (e-)meet one of the co-founders. Depending of the position, we will now ask you for some references.
- After a couple of days, we will get back to you with the final decision and you become part of #teamedurino, yay!
- The following onboarding steps include meetings with your onboarding buddy and your team members, getting to know everyone from both our business and tech team and of course receiving your EDURINO onboarding box!
