Hiring: Director of Foundational Literacy Company: inquirED Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:52:26 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Project Management About the job Required Skills: •We are seeking a Director of Foundational Literacy to lead the 0-to-1 design and development of the foundational literacy instruction that will weave through and intentionally connect with Inkwell's knowledge-building ELA and social studies curriculum. •These decisions shape the daily experience of the teachers and students using the materials, so the Director is accountable for usability as much as instructional quality — how a routine is structured, how a lesson is paced, what a teacher has to manage to run it — and works in close partnership with product and design. •You are a systems-level designer, comfortable moving between a yearlong progression, a unit sequence, an individual lesson routine, a decodable passage, an assessment item, and a teacher-facing direction — and you understand how decisions at each level affect the others. •And you know that instructional quality is not enough if teachers cannot actually use the materials. You design with an awareness of instructional minutes, classroom routines, variability in student readiness, teacher knowledge, and the realities of an elementary school day. •Own the 0-to-1 instructional design of Inkwell's foundational literacy strand, establishing a coherent vision for how foundational reading and writing skills develop across K–5. •Develop and maintain the strand's research base, instructional principles, and design rationale, staying current with reading science, instructional design, and state-level expectations, and using new evidence to strengthen the program over time. Qualifications: •Demonstrated experience designing or substantially shaping a multi-grade, systematic foundational literacy curriculum or comparably complex literacy program, with meaningful ownership of instructional architecture applied across many teachers and classrooms. •Deep expertise in early literacy development and the science of reading, with the ability to critically evaluate research and translate it into concrete curriculum-design decisions. •Demonstrated ability to lead complex curriculum development from concept through execution, balancing instructional integrity, development constraints, usability, and timeline — including reviewing materials and giving actionable feedback on instructional quality, developmental appropriateness, sequencing, clarity, and coherence. •In-depth knowledge of assessment in early literacy, including how student performance informs pacing, reteaching, differentiation, and progress monitoring. •Knowledge of how foundational literacy instruction supports multilingual learners and students experiencing reading difficulty, including when universal core instruction is sufficient and when students need additional or different support. •Demonstrated capacity to codify complex pedagogical ideas into clear written specifications and guidance that other curriculum developers can reliably execute. •Strong collaboration and project management skills, including the ability to articulate an instructional point of view while incorporating feedback and working within shared priorities and workflows. •Health & 401K: Employee-covered health care and retirement match •Flexible PTO & Company Closures: Flexible PTO and 12+ observed days off. •Chances to Connect: Biannual company retreats and optional local meetups Compensation: •$150,000 - $170,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Health & 401K: Employee-covered health care and retirement match Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!