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Jop OpeningsWe have an exciting opportunity in our Product Development Department. We are currently looking for a Product Development Associate. Position Details: Summary: Formulates, plans, organizes, writes, examines, and implements educational curriculum, schedules, and activities for families or individuals learning at home while part of the Product Development team. Supervision Received and Exercised: This position is supervised by the Product Development Manager. This position does not exercise any supervisory responsibilities. Essential Functions: Conducts research on a wide variety of subjects (history, science, language arts, etc.) using a variety of sources to collect, record, analyze, validate, and evaluate data. Creates, modifies, and/or validates learning schedules, activities, notes, and instructions according to the company mission, individual brand design, and customer feedback. Translates research and user inputs into accurate and age-appropriate tools and services. Writes, proofreads and edits a wide variety of materials. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of Commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within the home schooling, education, curriculum, and product development field; including learning and educational principles and research design, and writing methods and standards. Quark, InDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Microsoft Office suite. Knowledge of and willingness to embrace company mission, vision, goals, rules, policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures. Ability to Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, other employees, vendors, representatives of other agencies and organizations, and members of the homeschool community. Organize material and present information clearly and concisely in verbal and written form. Innovate and think creatively. Synthesize a cogent message from an overabundance of data. Recognize the learning abilities of different age groups. Work swiftly and effectively to meet deadlines. Accommodate last minute changes to longer term projects. Understand the contribution of a project to the overarching whole of the company offerings in the marketplace. Attend to detail and have excellent multi-tasking skills. Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; gather and analyze information skillfully; and work well in group problem-solving situations. Work independently and as a team player, possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be adaptable to a dynamic environment and changing requirements. Display original thinking and creativity; meet challenges with resourcefulness; generate suggestions for improving work; develop innovative approaches and ideas; and present ideas and information in a manner that gets others attention. Experience and Education: An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered. Education: Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university in History, English, Business or a related field. Experience: Two or more years of experience in educational curriculum development, implementation, creative writing, or a directly related field. Posting made on November 9th, 2006 |