Content Writer - Australia

Location: Australia, remote

Hours: 15 hours per week

Pay Rate: AUD 28 per hour (as a self-employed contractor you will be responsible for your own tax)

Contract: 6 months fixed (with potential to extend)

Hiring Manager: Charley Buck Recruiter: Frazer Morton

Closing date for applications: 15th April 2024 (This may be earlier, dependant on interest)

First things first! What is Twinkl? What is Twinkl's mission?

Twinkl is here to "help those who teach." It's what brings us to work every day. We're proud to create educational resources that can be used at each step of a child's learning journey.

Our award-winning resource collection - created by teachers for teachers - provides unlimited supplementary digital and printable teaching resources at an unbeatable value.

We have over a million editable resources, and new content is added every day. Don't see what you need? Just ask! We make bespoke resources for our members as part of our world-class customer service promise to help those who teach.

We support educators and children around the world, and we’re committed to transforming lives through education.

Whoever you are, whatever you teach, Twinkl is here for you!

The Role:

As a Content Writer for Australia, you will be helping to create resources specifically designed for Australian educators and children to cover the Australian Curriculum. You will have experience teaching in Australia across the primary years with a passion and in-depth knowledge of the Australian Curriculum. You will write and develop creative, innovative resources, working closely with other team members such as Content Editors, Illustrators and Designers.

This role does not require you to work from the Twinkl office although you must be available for face-to-face meetings over webcam. The hours can be worked whenever suits you as long as the hours are completed within each week. If you are working from home, you will need to provide your own device to work on and a reliable, high-speed internet connection. We are looking for working teachers (part-time or casual relief) who can do this around their teaching.

Ongoing projects/how you’ll spend your day:

• Ideate, develop and create innovative new resources, aligned to the Australian Curriculum;

• Work and communicate with other team members in a scrum team to achieve sprint goals.

In this role, you will learn:

• The ins and outs of being a Content Writer at Twinkl;
• How to respond to customer requests and feedback;
• The production process required for creative new and innovative resources;

• How a production team works together across different markets and countries.

You’ll work with:

• Other Australia team members – the team will consist of Content Writers, Content Editors, Designers and Illustrators in Australia and the UK;
• Product Owners - these people lead the team from a product perspective; pushing the product forward, staying innovative and listening to what Australian customers are wanting.

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you will:

• Be passionate about and have a genuine interest for resource creation and education;
• Have enthusiasm for creating exciting and engaging new resource content, aligned to the Australian Curriculum;
• Have knowledge and experience in teaching of the Australian Curriculum in F-6;
• Be able to work collaboratively with Content Editors and other production team members, and be open to receiving constant feedback throughout the different production stages;
• Be committed to representing diversity through the work you produce, and have a good understanding of associated issues;
• Be aware of and implement Twinkl Brand guidelines;
• Be aware of and constantly review gaps in the market, as well as being aware of competitor releases.

We're interested in anyone who meets one, or a combination of the following:

• Qualifications: undergraduate or postgraduate in primary education or appropriate equivalent degree;
• Minimum of 3 years relevant and recent primary teaching experience and market awareness;
• Has a passion for teaching and creating fun, engaging classroom experiences
• Likes to work collaboratively with different teams across time zones.
• Has excellent communication and ICT skills;
• Has exceptional spelling and grammar.

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’s a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:

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

Our Recruitment Process: