Curriculum Developer - Part-Time

Overview

Curriculum Developer - Part-Time (28 hours) – Provo, UT, United States (Hybrid)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

The position is central to the missionaries' role to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. The incumbent is an individual contributor in the development, implementation, evaluation, training, and maintenance of curriculum materials used for Pre-MTC, MTC, and In-Field programs.

Employment in this position is at-will and initially fixed-term for up to two years, with the possibility of potentially becoming permanent.

• Reports to the Mgr, Learning and Development Curriculum.
• As assigned by the Mgr, Learning and Development Curriculum, the incumbent (45%):
  • Contributes to the development, iteration and maintenance of curriculum materials for the Pre-MTC, MTC, and In-Field programs.
  • Prototypes, designs, builds, delivers, and maintains curriculum content-delivery sites in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
  • Canvas courses (includes creating visual design using Design Tools).
  • Google sites (includes adhering to VIO compliance standards).
  • SharePoint sites (following GVSG templates).
  • Makes updates to curriculum syllabuses (in all languages) for all Preach My Gospel training programs, including linking associated content and developing business rules for use.
  • Develops an understanding of the holistic missionary experience across Pre-MTC, MTC and In-Field for all training types; offers considerations for individual groups when developing curricular solutions and materials.
  • Participates in innovation and development of new and adjusted curriculum materials to improve online and in-person training experiences; generates first drafts by request.
  • Edits drafts for review by program managers, stakeholders, and upline leaders; prepares submissions for Church correlation, publishing services and translation.
  • Aligns products with approved upline direction and source materials, including printed manuals and associated digital applications used for missionary training.
  • Unifies branding and templating across products, developing and adjusting materials following the Global Visual Style Guide (GVSG) and Church Communication Guide; adheres to VIO and IP processes; develops products with viewable consistency on mobile and browser.
  • Curates Titan images and other approved rich media for products.
  • Creates supplemental instructional materials, including custom rich-media; trims and edits video content, integrates closed captioning for accessibility, and collaborates with a graphic designer to create ad-hoc graphics using Adobe Illustrator.
  • Curates a library of internal training example videos and retires/archives videos in accordance with data privacy regulations.
  • Embeds links into products and ensures accuracy and functionality.
  • Tests prototypes and sandboxes for usability and UX.
  • Organizes and prioritizes tasks as requested by managers and program leaders.
  • Organizes and manages team tasks using product management tools () and SharePoint drive.
• 40% (Collects and reports information to help evaluate effectiveness of implemented curriculum):
  • Acts as a consultant for practical, data-informed curricular solutions based on observation, facilitator feedback, and audience listening; iterates on prototypes and existing materials.
  • Conducts user research with Research and Evaluation to direct and validate design decisions.
  • Performs audits for upline leaders and formats findings for delivery and presentation.
  • Coordinates observation assignments to assess progress of tested or implemented products; provides training recordings for observations using MTC tools.
  • Schedules and conducts missionary, teacher and supervisor interviews across time zones following protocols and approvals.
  • Updates user feedback forms and observation submission forms.
  • Organizes and synthesizes data…