Learning Experience Designer, ELA Multilingual Learning (Remote, US)

Why You'll Love This Role: We are seeking a Learning Experience Designer (LXD), ELA and Multilingual Learning to be a key driver in the design and production of high-quality instructional materials for Newsela’s ELA and English Language Development (ELD) products. This role is ideal for a hands-on curriculum builder with deep expertise in multilingual learner (MLL) pedagogy and second language acquisition—and enough familiarity with English Language Arts standards to apply that expertise sharply within ELA contexts—who is passionate about creating engaging, standards-aligned lessons, texts, and assessments that give multilingual learners genuine access to grade-level content. In the near term, you’ll be a central contributor to our designated ELD curriculum for grades 9–12—supporting the design of scopes and sequences, building prototype lessons, refining AI prompts to support production, and serving as a trusted point person who reviews and guides the work of external contributors.

In the longer term, this role carries opportunities for helping shape how Newsela serves multilingual learners across all of its offerings. If you have a heart for multilingual learners and love bridging research-based practice with practical, scalable content, this role may be the perfect opportunity to make a lasting impact on all of the multilingual learners who use Newsela products. What You'll Be Doing: Curriculum Design & Content Creation Scope & Sequence Design: Support in the design of ELD scopes and sequences (initially for secondary grades), including the selection and vetting of grade-appropriate texts that align to language and content objectives across listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Prototype & Lesson Authoring: Directly write, design, and structure prototype lessons, student-facing activities, and ancillary materials that model rigorous, scaffolded instruction for multilingual learners based on established instructional frameworks and product specifications. Assessment Design: Develop clear formative and summative assessment items and rubrics that meaningfully measure language growth and content mastery against state-specific ELD standards and learning outcomes. Scaffolding & Accessibility: Build embedded scaffolds and differentiation—graphic organizers, sentence frames, leveled vocabulary, and translanguaging supports—so complex, high-interest content is accessible across English proficiency levels.

AI-Powered Content at Scale & Quality Assurance Lesson-Generation Prompt Iteration: Support the design and iterative refinement of AI prompts that support key stages of lesson design and production, translating instructional blueprints into specifications that help us produce consistent, high-quality D-ELD content at scale. Human Review at Scale: Review lessons, providing focused editorial and pedagogical feedback grounded in Newsela guidelines and ELD best practices to ensure accuracy, fidelity to the curriculum model, and student engagement. Quality Control & Process Documentation: Support manager in developing and maintaining the rubrics, quality checklists, and naming conventions that guide contributors and AI tools, ensuring repeatability and consistency across grade levels and units.

, California ELD Standards / ELPAC, WIDA, ELPS), ensuring all content adheres to the relevant standards across the grade-level continuum. Second Language Acquisition: Apply the latest evidence-based principles of second language acquisition, biliteracy, and the Science of Reading for multilingual learners to the design of every lesson, activity, and assessment. Grade-Level Access: Ensure materials uphold the goal of grade-level access, pairing high expectations with the right language scaffolds rather than diluting rigor.