Music Curriculum Developer

Location

100% remote (within or outside the U.S.)

Classification

Full-time (30-40 hours/week)

Pay Range

$25.12 - $34.50

Welcome to Miaplaza!

Our vision is to elevate online learning by applying the most successful approaches in virtual education to create an accessible and inclusive homeschool curriculum platform where all students can be successful! Our K-8 platforms include Miacademy, Always Icecream, and Clever Dragons, and our 9-12 options include MiaPrep, MiaPrep Online High School (MOHS), and MiaPrep Online Academy of Ohio, (MOAO). Our student base is rapidly growing, and we’re hiring for multiple positions across several departments! Our expansion stems from our commitment to providing exceptional educational content and our pursuit of new opportunities. 🚀

You can hear our CEO, Johannes Ziegler, discuss our company’s values and future!

How you’ll make an impact (position summary)

Curriculum Developers work closely with other subject-matter experts, our production team, and an instructional coach to produce immersive, engaging, and academically rigorous learning materials that constitute the core of our curriculum. These materials include videos, assessments, and written learning activities. Curriculum Developers are experts in their fields who thrive on independent writing and design tasks with a feedback-oriented mindset. Our team relies on highly motivated, collaborative, and student-driven individuals.

What you’ll do (responsibilities)

Spend a majority of your time designing and developing music educational content (video scripts, assessments, and written materials) for grades 6-12 students

Ensure content is pedagogically sound, engaging, age-appropriate, and accessible for students

Write clear and measurable lesson objectives, and align teaching materials to meet objectives

Use technology, such as Google Slides, Sheets, and Docs

Differentiate instruction to accommodate diverse student populations and needs

Continuously evaluate and refine content based on feedback and educational outcomes

Collaborate with peers on curriculum development

Give and receive feedback on lessons, course development, and processes

Check out a day in the life of a Miaplaza Curriculum Developer!

Requirements

You may be a good fit if you have (requirements)

A minimum of 2 years of full-time music classroom teaching experience at the 6-12 grade level

A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Education or in a music-related field

Familiarity with writing lesson objectives and creating objective-aligned lesson materials

Experience creating well-structured and effective lessons

Ability to differentiate instruction to make learning accessible, engaging, and age-appropriate

Strong understanding of what makes a lesson engaging

Experience using technology to support instruction, including Google Slides, Sheets, and Docs

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, especially written

Growth mindset and motivated by constructive feedback

Proven ability to work independently, manage schedules, and meet deadlines

High motivation, a proactive attitude, and a tendency to seek opportunities for continuous improvement

High standards of integrity and transparency

Access to a computer/laptop (with a camera) and a reliable high-speed internet connection

What makes you stand out (nice-to-haves)

You have an active teaching certification, and/or you have completed professional development or training in curriculum design and pedagogy

You have hands-on experience designing and writing curriculum, including writing scripts for completely asynchronous video lessons

You have experience teaching and designing lessons for AP Music Theory or Ear Training/Aural Skills

You are comfortable with basic music technology, such as DAWs and music notation software

You have experience analyzing and transforming data into actionable goals that have positively impacted your students

You have experience with online instruction

Your own unique talents! Your background has given you a unique perspective and a set of skills that may not be listed here but are still transferable to this role.

If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, we still strongly encourage you to apply.

Compensation & benefits

This is an hourly position that requires a minimum of 30 hours a week for full-time status. The expected starting pay range is $25.12 - $34.50 per hour. When working 40 hours per week year-round, this equates to an approximate annual pay range of $52,249–$71,760.

Miaplaza’s compensation philosophy ensures equity and competitiveness while considering the regional differences in living and labor costs. Specific rates will be provided during the hiring process and are aligned with market data and internal equity.

Compensation is evaluated twice per year. Employee compensation is determined by lesson quality, efficiency, and performance.

Full-time employees are eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance, including specialty care options such as fertility benefits, mental health services, and chiropractic care, as well as FSA, HSA, and more.

All employees are eligible for a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match.

PTO is all-purpose time off, and combines traditional vacation and paid sick leave plans into one flexible, inclusive policy. Eligible employees can use PTO for all kinds of absences including: vacation, holidays, illness, injury, family leave, and other personal business. Full-time employees receive 16 hours of floating holiday PTO per quarter and accumulate additional PTO at the rate of 1 hour for every 15 hours worked. Annually, this amounts to approximately 139 hours per year, or about 17 eight-hour days on average.

Parental leave, and other perks and benefits are also available.

We invite your family and friends to join our journey! All employees receive free site memberships and discounted MOHS tuition for the children in their household, plus two additional members