Curriculum Lead

BRAVE Books; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Professional development credits

Job summary

Brave Books is seeking a results-driven professional to own the Brave Books curriculum strategy from concept to launch. This single contributor role will shape pedagogy, accreditation, educator relationships, and go-to-market plans while collaborating with Writers, Marketing, and Operations.

You will build the curriculum line, ensure state standards alignment, and drive commercial viability with a strong reader-centric approach.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in education or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in curriculum design or education product development.
• Proven launch experience developing and shipping a new curriculum line or education product.
• Fluency with Common Core and state standards; accreditation processes.
• Strong project management across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication across teachers and business teams.
• Mission-aligned with Brave Books' faith-based education goals.

Responsibilities

• Define Brave Books curriculum scope and product line; develop business case, go-to-market strategy, and break-even analysis.
• Design and develop teacher guides, student materials, assessments, and supplemental resources with writers and SMEs.
• Ensure alignment with standards and manage accreditation/validation processes.
• Build relationships with schools and homeschool networks; develop launch strategy and pricing; coordinate with Marketing and Launch teams.
• Manage timelines and deliverables; measure educator feedback, student outcomes, sales, and renewal rates; iterate based on market feedback.

Skills

Launch experience

Standards fluency

Project management

Communication

Mission alignment

Education

Master's degree in Education / Curriculum Development / Educational Leadership

5+ years in curriculum design / instructional design / education product development

Tools

LMS

EdTech tools

Job description

Location: In-Office: Near The Woodlands, TX

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reports To: Director of Product Development

Works Closely With: Product Development team, Writers, Launch, Marketing, and Operations

Salary: $70,000–$100,000 (based on experience)

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're not asking you to manage a curriculum program. We're asking you to build one from scratch. Right now, Brave Books has one existing curriculum (no longer actively supported). That's it. You're coming in to pioneer an entirely new product line—one that wraps around our mission and becomes a compounding asset for the company. This is a ground-floor opportunity, which means massive upside and massive responsibility. Here's what that actually means: You'll own strategy, content, accreditation, educator relationships, go-to-market, and execution. You won't have a team reporting to you—this is an individual contributor role. But you'll have authority and accountability to build this into something real.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategy & Product Definition: Define what "Brave Books curriculum" is and isn't. Scope the initial product line—what curriculum needs align with Brave's mission and values, what grade levels, what subject areas. (These can be standalone products or tie-ins to existing books—your recommendations will influence all final decisions.) Build the business case with unit economics, production timeline, go-to-market strategy, and break-even analysis.
• Curriculum Design & Development: Establish pedagogical frameworks and learning objectives aligned with state standards (K-12). Work with writers and subject matter experts to produce teacher guides, student materials, assessments, and supplemental resources. Ensure everything is educationally rigorous, age-appropriate, and commercially viable.
• Standards & Accreditation: Navigate educational standards (Common Core, state-specific standards, etc.) and ensure our curriculum aligns. Manage the accreditation and validation process. Stay current with curriculum trends and requirements.
• Market & Go-To-Market: Build relationships with schools, homeschool networks, educators, and educational institutions to validate market needs. Develop launch strategy for the first curriculum product—positioning, pricing, channel strategy, sales targets. Work with Marketing and Launch teams to ensure the curriculum offering aligns with the broader Brave ecosystem.
• Execution & Measurement: Manage timelines and deliverables across Product, Marketing, and Operations teams. Track effectiveness through educator feedback, student outcomes data, sales performance, and renewal rates. Iterate based on market feedback.

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES

• Master's Degree in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Leadership, or equivalent field expertise
• 5+ years of professional experience in curriculum design, instructional design, or education product development
• Proven launch experience: You've developed and shipped a new curriculum line or education product
• Standards fluency: You understand Common Core, state standards, accreditation processes, and educational compliance
• Project management skills: You can manage complex, cross-functional work from conception to launch
• Communication across audiences: You explain educational concepts to teachers and business concepts to launch and marketing teams
• Mission alignment: You believe in faith-based education and values-driven content. This isn't just a job; you care about what Brave Books is building

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Publishing or children's education background
• Experience with digital curriculum platforms, LMS, or EdTech tools
• Relationships in K-12 schools or homeschool networks
• Experience measuring student outcomes and working with education data
• Entrepreneurial mindset—you've built products in new or emerging markets

Brave Books offers a competitive salary and regular additional incentives. Full-time employees will be eligible for a benefits package that includes 401(k), health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, PTO, employee discounts, professional development credits, and other small company benefits.

We thank all applicants for their interest.

About BRAVE Books

At BRAVE Books, our mission is to secure the hearts and minds of the next generation when they are the most malleable, before the harmful agendas of this world can try leading them astray. We do this by creating faith- and values-based stories, TV shows, games, and resources that equip families to raise the next generation of courageous, truth-filled leaders. We publish bold, meaningful content every month—from picture books and chapter books to graphic novels, TV series and more—all designed to captivate children and support parents in the battle for their kids' hearts and minds.

About BRAVE Culture

At BRAVE Books, we've built a team of reliable, relentless high-performers who are loyal to the mission, driven to win, and selfless in execution. We hire individuals who show up hungry, take ownership, and grind with consistency—the kind of people who carry more than their share without needing the spotlight.