Senior Learning Designer, Music

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About the role

We are looking for a world-class music educator who is an expert in teaching piano and music theory through creative and intuitive activities. Our ideal candidate thinks outside the box and is able to teach the fundamentals in a fun and engaging way. You will join our Music team to help us deliver the best education in the world through evidence-based practices. Join Duolingo to feel empowered as an educator, impacting millions of learners.

You will...

• Design innovative curricula and lesson content for the Duolingo music course
• Collaborate with team members across different roles to improve the Duolingo music in-app learning experience (e.g., developing new types of lessons and/or exercises)
• Help interpret qualitative and quantitative data on how learners interact with the course, and leverage data insights for course improvements
• Help develop and implement efficient processes for scaling the creation of app-based educational content, including the use of AI-generated content
• If needed, help recruit, train, and supervise freelance course content creators

You have...

• Music Education Expertise. You have at least 5 years of experience teaching and designing music-related content and curricula. You have deep pedagogical content knowledge in music and you naturally gravitate towards teaching through fun, interactive experiences and musical examples. You excel at breaking down music concepts into smaller parts, and you can design course curricula that effectively scaffold the learning experience for learners at varying levels of competence.
• Piano Proficiency. You are proficient in playing piano and have experience teaching piano.
• Flexible Analytical Skills. You can identify the core principles involved in learning any given song or music concept and quickly adapt them to a variety of new and changing lesson formats.
• Creativity. You think outside the box and have excellent intuitions about how to build content that learners across a diverse set of backgrounds will find engaging and motivating.
• Strong Communication. You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Operational Focus. You are organized and efficient, and strive to continuously improve your workflow and processes.

Requirements...

• MA (or equivalent experience) in Music, Music Education, or a related field
• Ability to work full-time from or relocate to New York, NY

Exceptional candidates will have...

• Experience designing app-based content and curricula for music
• Proficiency in playing guitar
• Experience managing complex projects

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Salary Range: $102,000—$210,000 USD