Educational Content Writer/Editor – Indigenous History and Culture Specialist

Educational Content Writer/Editor – Indigenous History and Culture Specialist

Location: Canada (must live & have permission to work in Canada on a permanent basis) 100% remote work-from-home position. Canadian residents only.

Pay Rate: $20 CAD per hour (Paid via PayPal, Monthly)

Contract: 6-month contract with an extension likely. Self-employed contractor responsible for own taxes. No benefits.

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

The Role:

As an Indigenous History and Culture Specialist Teacher Content Writer and Editor for Twinkl Canada, you will be involved in planning, organizing, creating and editing resources and other content for the site. This role will specialize in creating Twinkl resources on Indigenous peoples, including history, culture, language, traditional teachings and current events from an authentic perspective.

In this role, you will:

• Work with the Canadian team in creating and editing resources in line with provincial and territorial curricula;
• Complete administrative tasks which will focus on your professional development and career goals;
• Support other content writers/editors to help check resources (quality control);
• Create innovative materials to accompany themes and events;
• Ensure you hit your KPIs and targets by learning our process and working efficiently;
• Forge relationships within the Indigenous education community in order to identify and lead on future partnership opportunities;
• Develop greater commercial awareness so we can understand the needs of those we want to help.

You’ll work with:

• Sarah Newcomb (Twinkl Canada Country Manager)
• Nathalie Thompson (Twinkl Canada Primary Content Manager)
• Tony Thornton (Twinkl Canada Teacher Team Leader)
• Other teachers and team members – the team consists of Team Leaders, Content Writers/Editors, Graphic Designers, Illustrators, Marketing Assistants and SEO Growth Specialists all working together to create material and innovate together.

To succeed in the role, you will have a combination of the following:

• Be Indigenous and reside on Turtle Island so you can write content from your own authentic perspective;
• Have experience working with K-8 students in an educational setting;
• Have a sound, current working knowledge of Indigenous history and culture and experience teaching this to K-8 students with a minimum of 1-year experience;
• Have a current working knowledge of the existing intermediate, junior and primary frameworks;
• Bring fresh ideas and a good insight into what teachers want and need, and how to execute this;
• Execute excellent spelling and grammar;
• Be comfortable in prioritizing, organizing and project planning;
• Be able to execute on projects - we are looking for people who like to get things done;
• Have effective time management skills;
• Be comfortable pivoting on current projects to new opportunities as they arise;
• Show the ability to work under your own initiative and take your own creative direction with minimum supervision.

We’re especially interested in anyone who also meets the following:

• Previous experience as a writer & editor (either personally or professionally);
• Fluent French speakers.

Benefits:

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun, and we always put people before the process.
• Flexible work-from-home positions.
• Diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech, and Working Parents.
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Our ever-evolving program includes monthly progression reviews, Twinkl’s Management Scheme, commercial awareness training, leadership coaching quads, career chats, and mentoring.
• Collaboration across continents! You’ll plug into a global team working to help improve the lives of educators around the world.