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**We believe in the power and joy of learning** At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose - driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education. **Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery** Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see . The **Learning Designer** is part of the Academic Design team within the Cengage | National Geographic Learning (NGL) Global English Language Teaching (ELT) group. You assist ELT content creation teams in developing and implementing an overarching instructional design and content plan for products. Under the Director, Academic Design and in collaboration with the Manager, Academic Design, you will identify how learning objectives will be presented, practiced, and assessed, through all components. **Where you'll work:** This position is virtually located in any US state. Candidates will not be expected to relocate for this position. **What you'll do here:** + Serve as the learning design specialist, collaborating with the Manager, Academic Design to identify and detail content requirements, leading to key planning documents, including prototypes, component charts, assessment plans, and the scope and sequence. + Collaborate with Portfolio Managers to review analytics on previous product editions to understand user behavior and make recommendations. + Cultivate innovation and quality, looking for opportunities to improve the lives of our learners through quality learning design. + Use shared templates and processes to take the product from hypothesis to implementation, including evaluating content for pedagogical appropriateness. + Develop and maintain cross-project documents, such as Course Objective Hierarchy. + Collaborate with peers, using interpersonal savvy in problem-solving, making trade-offs, and building rapport. + Communicate optimally, through strong verbal and written skills, including audience-centric analysis, persuasion, influence, and documentation. + Stay updated with the latest pedagogical research and high-stakes test demands to inform product design and train teams. + Successfully balance multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic remote-work environment. + Apply Cengage's quality learning standards to products, solutions, and daily work, adopting opportunities for continuous improvement. **Skills you will need here:** + Educational degree or professional certification in instructional design or learning design. + Minimum 5 years of experience in crafting ELT or ESL educational products as an editor. + Proven dedication to continuous professional improvement and learning. + Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, Excel, and file-sharing tools. Preferred + Master's level education with curriculum development or related, or teaching experience in ELT. + Familiarity with region-specific curriculum approaches and education initiatives (e.g., Saudi Vision 2030). At National Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage Group, we are enabling opportunity, powering progress, and supporting student journeys toward college and career. Using our digital learning programs and classroom learning resources, students experience the excitement and joy of learning that National Geographic explorers, scientists, writers, and photographers experience. Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws. Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or at +1 (617) 289-7917. **About Cengage** **Group** Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education. **Compensation** At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here ( to learn more about our _Total Rewards Philosophy_ . The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range. $58,300.00 - $75,750.00 USD **Cengage Group** , a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education. **_Warning: Be aware, there has been an increase of targeted recruitment_** **_scams perpetrated by bad actors falsely providing job offers on behalf Cengage Group to candidates as a means of obtaining personal information. Note that Cengage will always interview candidates via live in-person meetings, phone calls and video calls before an offer would be extended. Also, be sure to check that communication is coming from an @cengage.com email address._**

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