Large Group Curriculum Developer

Awana International; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Large Group Curriculum Developer to create engaging content for children ages birth to 12. This role involves developing large group experiences, collaborating with freelancers, and ensuring all materials are biblically accurate and engaging. The position is primarily remote but requires occasional travel to offices in St. Charles, IL, and Nashville, TN. Join a mission-driven team that values flexibility and community engagement while making a lasting impact on the lives of children and youth worldwide.

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Generous paid vacation

Paid family leave

Adoption assistance

Employee wellness program

Qualifications

• 5+ years in children's ministry large group environments required.
• Excellent instructional-design writing skills required.
• Working knowledge of video production and graphic design preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and write content for large group curriculum.
• Collaborate with freelancers on curriculum projects.
• Ensure content aligns with Awana's Statement of Faith.

Skills

Instructional-design writing

Children's ministry experience

Video production

Graphic design

Knowledge of the Bible

Education

Bachelor's degree in Children's Ministry

Degree in Education

Degree in Child Development

Tools

WordPress

Job description

Equip Leaders – Reach Kids – Change the World

At Awana, we believe true change happens in the communities when children and youth are transformed by the gospel and engaged in Biblical discipleship in the presence of a caring adult. We believe that kids can come to know, love and serve Jesus, following Him for a lifetime. This is why, for 70+ years, Awana has been working with leaders in local churches in the US and around the world, providing solutions that equip these women and men to make disciples in children and youth.

Today, God is using Awana to reach over 9.3 million kids in 140 countries around the world. With over 500,000 equipped leaders in 91,000 clubs/churches, Awana is able to play a vital role in global evangelism and discipleship of children and youth. If you are passionate about being integral to reaching kids with the gospel, join us, and become a part of our global cause.

Summary

The Large Group Curriculum Developer works to advance the ministry of Awana by developing and creating large group content for Brite Curriculum and other resources for churches to use with children ages birth – age 12 and their leaders. This role is responsible for delivering assigned projects that are complete, biblically accurate, engaging to kids, and within the specifications provided by the Brite Lead Developer. This role will work cross-functionally and with freelancers in the development of the curriculum.

This position is primarily remote with occasional travel required based on strategic organizational meetings, promotion, training, or resource creation. Primary travel locations would be our offices in St. Charles, IL or Nashville, TN and various other cities as needed.

Hiring Range for this position is: $50,000 to $55,000 annually

Who We Are Looking For:

• Team players who support, uphold and demonstrate the Awana values in internal and external communications and relationships.
• Collaborative partners who have a natural ability to create genuine relationships with our internal team and external partners.
• Logical problem solvers who proactively communicate workflow and/or deadline status to the team.
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented professionals with a passion for helping fuel exponential ministry growth.
• Flexible team members who are open to taking on new responsibilities and easily adapt to shifting priorities and needs.
• Champions of children to belong, believe and become resilient disciples.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and write content related to large group curriculum, including engaging large group experiences for Brite curriculum.
• Assist in collaboration and development of other large group curriculum projects as needed.
• Ensure that all content is on-brand, aligned with Awana’s Statement of Faith, and consistent in terms of style, quality, tone of voice, and optimized for the Awana audience.
• Participate in ongoing and new product development, maintenance, and assessment as needed.

Media Production

• Develop video content, slides, and other media for Brite elementary and Brite preschool.
• Work with production partners, creative, and curriculum teams to develop video content that is on-brand, consistent in style, quality, and tone of voice, and optimized for the Awana audience.

Collaboration and Coordination

• Collaborate with freelancers and production partners contributing to assigned curriculum projects.
• Coordinate freelancers and production partners, providing key details, timelines, and information needed to complete their assignments.
• Facilitate and lead check-in meetings with freelancers and production partners as needed.
• Ensure that work delivered by freelancers and production partners meets Awana’s required specifications.

Organizational Support and Culture

• Assist in uploading and organizing related curriculum files as needed.
• Actively collaborate in the ideation, development, improvement, and promotion of curriculum.
• Contribute to a culture of integrated workflow and information sharing.
• Contribute to and influence cross-functional connections within the Awana ministry.
• Support, uphold, and demonstrate Awana’s cultural values in internal and external communications and relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Need:

• Minimum 5+ years related experience in children’s ministry large group environments required.
• Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) with a concentration in Children’s Ministry, Education, Child Development, or related field desired.
• Thorough understanding of children’s ministry, large experience including large group games, teaching from stage, interacting with video/slides, and keeping kids engaged is preferred.
• Working knowledge of video production, WordPress, and graphic design would be a bonus.
• Working knowledge of the Bible from an orthodox evangelical point of view required.
• Excellent instructional-design writing skills required.
• Familiarity with the US Church landscape, specifically children’s ministry large group experiences and relevant children’s culture.
• Occasional local and out-of-town, overnight travel may be required.
• Experience with Awana Club, curriculum, resources, & solutions is a plus!
• Eligibility to work in the United States is required; this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

Spiritual Life

Must be a born-again Christian. Must have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Must be in agreement with the Awana Doctrinal Statement. Must be in fellowship with the body of Christ through a local church. Regularly engages in reading the Holy Bible as a guide and standard for living.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to communicate. The team member is also required to regularly utilize computer equipment (e.g., screens and keyboards) to perform work. Awana recommends maintaining ergonomic posture, utilizing properly positioned computer equipment to minimize strain, and taking regular breaks to stretch and move around. Specific vision abilities required by this job included close vision.

What We Offer:

As a ministry that equips leaders to reach kids with the gospel and engage them in lifelong discipleship, we value our team that makes this happen and are excited to offer:

• Mission-driven work that changes the lives of children and youth around the world.
• Intentional connection, flexibility, family, and community engagement are part of our culture.
• Remote-first work environment, allowing you to do the majority of your work from where it is you call “home”. We also have two office locations designed for collaborative work and connection with colleagues in St. Charles, Illinois, and Nashville, Tennessee, that can be used at your convenience. This accounting position is a hybrid role that requires presence at our St. Charles, IL office one to two days per week.
• Benefits package, including a variety of programs you can choose from to meet you and your family’s needs. Some of these include medical, dental & vision health insurance, paid family leave, 401(k) & Roth 401(k) retirement savings plans with employer match, generous paid vacation & holidays, adoption assistance, an employee wellness program, and more!

This Job Description reflects the current assignment of essential functions and is not meant to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities may be assigned or reassigned to this job at any time based on the needs of the organization and may be modified to reasonably accommodate an individual with a disability or for other reasons. Please note, this opportunity is contingent upon favorable completion of a reference check, background check, and I-9 completion.