Job Title: Content Writer / Instructional Designer
Job Number: CA-15-1125
Department: Product Development
Report To: Lead Instructional Designer
Location: Toronto, ON
Employment Type: Permanent (full-time)
Job Type: New
Number of Positions: 1
Date Posted: November 25th, 2015
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

At GVE Online Education Inc. we believe in providing high-quality language education that helps Chinese children from grades one to nine accomplish their English learning goals. To achieve this, GVE seeks dedicated people to help us continue to innovate and deliver excellence in language education.

Position Summary:
As a Content Writer / Instructional Designer, the individual will be part of a team responsible for building, developing and maintaining both online education materials and lesson plans. The candidate will develop and support online real-time teaching delivery: present information to targeted groups, partner with Academic Operations Management to control teaching performance and to reach GVE educational goals. Additionally, the individual will be part of an academic training team responsible for the implementation of GVE Tutors training program.

Responsibilities:
• Provide support and advice in creating the overall learning content for GVE’s online education platform
• Work closely with Curriculum Developers to get a thorough understanding of the existing curriculum and the learning cycles of target audiences
• Identify cultural elements integrated into language learning
• Design aesthetically pleasing Power Point interactions and lesson plans for online real-time tutoring sessions on a weekly basis
• Partner with the Academic Operations Management team to create teaching manuals

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• University degree in Education or related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in TESL or TEFL
• Previous experience with learning materials and lesson plans
• A solid understanding of Power Point tools and functionality (Triggers, Animations, Hyperlinks, etc.)
• Proven skills in verbal and written communication

Desired:

• TESOL certificate
• Experience teaching English in Asia
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of web-based-training instructional design
• Experience in training and managing teachers is an asset
• Familiarity with software such as Captivate or Articulate is an asset

If you are interested in this position and meet the above criteria, please send your resume in confidence directly to careers@gveoe.com. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted