Subject Matter Expert; SME - Data Visualization & Storytelling

Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Data Visualization & Storytelling

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Subject Matter Expert for online data storytelling and visualization course modules. Role involves shaping curriculum, producing video content, and guiding learners through data storytelling concepts using AI-powered visualization tools.

Ziplines Education is a category-leading education company that partners with universities to deliver industry-focused certificate courses that prepare professionals for today’s digital-first workforce. Each year, we help thousands of career advancers build the knowledge, skills, and credentials they need to move their careers forward. 92% of learners would recommend our programs, and our net promoter score is consistently in the excellent range.

Together, we empower adult learners to confidently pursue the career they’ve always wanted.

You bring at least 10 years of experience in data science, data visualization, or data analysis, a broad understanding of data storytelling, and a genuine passion for helping early-career professionals thrive and achieve success. You have a point of view on what learners need to succeed in data storytelling, and you’re able to break concepts down and make them accessible to beginners.

As a SME for our online course module, you'll have the opportunity to shape our data storytelling curriculum, ensure we’re teaching what matters most, share your expertise with career advancers, and guide them toward achieving their goals.

• Create compelling, relevant, industry-aligned courses that give learners what they need to advance in their field
• Record authentic, engaging videos illustrating data storytelling concepts and showing learners how to use AI-powered data visualization technologies and tools.
• Inspire learners, build confidence in their capabilities, and help them understand the impact of data storytelling.
• Optimize learner engagement, learner retention, and learner success

Our learners are driven professionals from diverse fields. Some are just beginning to explore new career opportunities, while others are looking to deepen their expertise. What they all share is a strong desire to acquire new skills that will help them advance their careers—whether that’s stepping into a new role, earning a promotion, or excelling in their current position.

Each Week, Learners

• Complete on-demand online content created by industry experts (that’s you!) featuring scenario-based learning, industry context, expert videos, and best practices (6-7 hours)
• Apply their skills via a hands-on “Playbook” project that you help create (1-2 hours)
• Attend a live session to learn from a different industry expert alongside their classmates (2 hours)
• Get extra support by connecting with classmates on Slack or reaching out to our Learner Success team for support

As a SME, you’ll collaborate with our Learning Experience Design team to shape the on-demand content and the Playbook, ensuring that the topical coverage, scenarios, videos, and applied skills are relevant and industry-aligned. Our designers will also ask for your input and review on the live session agenda. Most importantly, you’ll record authentic, engaging videos that make learners feel like they have a supportive, savvy guide to data storytelling.

• Overall Time Commitment: 35 - 40 hours over 6 weeks.
• Week 1:
  Kickoff meeting with learning experience designer, review and refine module outline, clarify schedule.
• Weeks 2 through 5: 1-2 working sessions with learning experience designer. These sessions will focus on mapping out lessons, exercises, and video content. In-between working sessions, you and the designer will work in parallel to flesh out the content and develop detailed outlines for the videos.
• Week 6:
  Record and upload your videos.
• Week 7:
  Review the module and give feedback.

• You’re partnered with an experienced learning designer. Our designers understand our course format, our learners, and our goals, and can help you bring your knowledge to life.
• You’re not starting from a blank page. Our learning experience designer will come in…