Canadian Educational Content Writer & Editor of French (Fully Qualified Teachers)

Twinkl Educational Publishing; Old Toronto; Remote; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative educational publishing company as a French Content Writer & Editor. This exciting remote position allows you to leverage your teaching expertise to create engaging educational resources for Canadian students. You'll collaborate with a dedicated team to develop materials that meet provincial standards while enjoying the flexibility of working from home. With a strong emphasis on professional development and a supportive culture, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the education sector. If you're passionate about education and have a flair for writing, this is the perfect chance to shine!

Benefits

Flexible Work-from-Home

Continuous Professional Development

Supportive Work Culture

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• Qualified elementary teacher with experience in teaching French.
• Strong knowledge of the primary and intermediate curriculum in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Create and edit French resources aligned with Canadian curricula.
• Support other writers and ensure quality control of resources.

Skills

French Language Proficiency

English Language Proficiency

Curriculum Knowledge

Project Planning

Time Management

Education

Elementary Teaching Qualification

Minimum 2 Years Teaching Experience

Job description

Canadian Educational Content Writer & Editor of French (Fully Qualified Teachers)

Job Reference: twinkl/TP/664/345

Number of Positions: 9

Contract Type: Contract (International Contract)

Pay Rate: $20 CAD Per Hour (Paid via PayPal)

Working Hours: 20 or 37.5 hours per week

Location: Toronto, Ontario / Anywhere in Canada

Closing Date: 08/02/2025

Job Introduction

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

Contract: 12-month contract with an extension likely. Self-employed contractor responsible for own taxes. No benefits.

The Role:

As an elementary French content writer for Canada, you will be involved in planning, organizing and creating resources and other content for the site. A large part of this role will be creating Twinkl resources in French, writing category descriptions, blogs and more for our Canadian customers in English. You will need to have a strong, current working knowledge of the primary and intermediate curriculum, as well as experience working to curriculum standards within a school in Canada.

In this role, you will be:

1. Working with the Canadian team in creating and editing resources for the subject of French, in line with provincial and territorial curricula;
2. Completing administrative tasks which will focus on your professional development and career goals;
3. Supporting other content writers/editors to help check French resources (quality control);
4. Creating innovative materials to accompany themes and events;
5. Ensuring you hit your KPIs and targets by learning our process and working efficiently;
6. Developing greater commercial awareness to understand the needs of those we want to help.

To succeed in the role, you will be:

1. A currently qualified elementary teacher (In good standing) with full class responsibility in a school (Ideally Public Schools) with a minimum of 2 years experience teaching the subject of French;
2. Have Native or Business level French language proficiency (Both written and spoken);
3. Have excellent English language proficiency (Both written and spoken to a C1/C2 level);
4. Have a sound, current working knowledge of the existing intermediate and primary framework;
5. Bring fresh ideas and a good insight into what teachers want and need, and how to execute this;
6. Execute excellent spelling, punctuation and grammar (In French and English);
7. Be comfortable in prioritizing, organizing and project planning;
8. Be able to execute on projects;
9. Have effective time management skills;
10. Be comfortable pivoting on current projects to new opportunities as they arise;
11. 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:

1. Previous experience as a writer & editor (either personally or professionally);
2. Native French & English language skills (Both written and spoken).

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. Here are some of the things that make Twinkl a great place to work:

1. A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun, and we always put people before the process.
2. Flexible work-from-home positions.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Collaboration across continents! You’ll plug into a global team working to help improve the lives of educators around the world.