Director, Content Strategy and Development Job at Study.com in Mountain View

We are seeking a Content Strategy and Development Director to lead content strategy and production teams. You'll work closely with our business leaders and cross-functional teams to develop and execute new content strategy while maintaining and growing our library of millions of learning resources. You'll work at both a strategic and tactical level, turning data, research, and intuition into high-quality, engaging content that millions of teachers and students will want to subscribe to.

What You'll Do:

• Design and execute content strategies for Test Prep, K-12, and College segments, ensuring high-quality, impactful educational resources that align with company goals.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire global content development teams, improving productivity and quality, while guiding them through roadmap creation and setting stretch goals.
• Partner cross-functionally with marketing, product, and engineering teams, ensuring that content initiatives are aligned with business objectives and support the overall strategy.
• Own large-scale projects such as revamping college curriculum models, building AI-powered teacher resources, expanding the content library at Study.com.
• Manage POs and budgets for all segments, ensuring efficient use of resources, while balancing large-scale content production with high-quality outputs.
• Act as both a strategic visionary and hands-on leader, diving into execution when needed while maintaining a long-term perspective.
• Continuously push the boundaries of content creation, fostering a culture of urgency, innovation, and high performance within teams.
• Drive the enhancement of Test Prep and other content segments, optimizing for SEO while maintaining authenticity and high standards.
• Leverage data insights, user research, and learning science to identify content gaps and optimize resources for better learner outcomes.
• Own decision-making and execution in balancing learning science and scalability to ensure educational impact without sacrificing search engine optimization.
• Integrate AI tools like ChatGPT in content creation workflows, driving operational efficiency and increasing content quality across teams.
• Anticipate future education and ed tech trends, ensuring our content remains innovative, competitive, and learner-focused.

What You'll Bring to the Role:

• Minimum 10 years of experience leading global teams, driving large-volume educational or digital content development, preferably within the ed tech industry.
• Ability to inspire productivity and quality, meet stretch goals, and improve overall performance.
• Proven track record of being both a hands-on manager when required and a strategic leader working with cross functional teams and leadership.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring content strategies align with broader marketing, product, and engineering goals.
• Deep understanding of one or more educational segments (Test Prep, K-12, or College) with proven success in these areas.
• Ability to lead projects such as revamping college curriculum, improving test prep content, and developing innovative tools for teachers.
• Strong proficiency in leveraging AI tools for content operations, including integrating tools like ChatGPT into workflows.
• Expertise in managing content at scale while balancing detailed, high-quality output and SEO best practices.

The salary range for this position is $170,000-$210,000 per year. Pay is dependent upon factors including skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands.