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Associate, Content Designer (Temporary)

🇺🇸 Nashville or Chattanooga, TN 🕑 Part-Time 💰 $26 per Hour 💻 Design 🗓️ March 16th, 2026

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Teach For America is hiring an Associate, Content Designer (Temporary). This role involves creating and refining arcs of learning, designing approximately 14 professional development sessions, and coordinating with staff to ensure sessions meet content, literacy, and state standards for the Nashville-Chattanooga Educator Prep Programs.

Highlights
  • Create arcs of learning, facilitation guides, and materials for Professional Learning Communities within TFA Nashville-Chattanooga Educator Prep Programs.
  • Design around 14 professional development sessions, including Summits and Learning Circles.
  • Consult with TFA staff to align session content and outcomes.
  • Ensure sessions adhere to specific content, literacy, and state standards.
  • Use Zoom and other virtual platforms effectively.
  • Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree, at least 3 years of successful teaching experience, and 2 years supporting novice teachers through facilitation, coaching, or development roles.
  • Commitment to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and reflective practice.
  • Part-time role requiring 8-10 hours per week from March 2026 to May 2026.
  • Hourly compensation is $25.68.
  • Work occasionally involves weekend or evening hours.

Associate, Content Designer (Temporary) Full Description

ROLE TITLE: Associate, Content Designer (Temporary)
POSITION REPORTS TO: Director, Strategic Initiatives- TFA Nashville Chattanooga
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday March 18th, 2026, by 11:59 PM ET
LOCATION: Nashville or Chattanooga, Tennessee  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Content Areas include English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, Elementary, Secondary Math, Secondary Social Studies, Secondary English Language Arts (ELA), and Secondary Science

WHAT YOU'LL DO 
Content Designers are responsible for creating the arcs of learning, facilitation guides, and facilitation materials for the Professional Learning Communities within the Teach for America (TFA) Nashville-Chattanooga Educator Prep Programs (EPP). 

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 
  • Review and strengthen the Program or Study/Arcs of Learning 
  • Designing approximately 14 professional development sessions (Summits and Learning Circles). 
  • Consulting with TFA staff about session content and outcomes 
  • Ensuring all sessions align with specific content, literacy, and state standards
  • Please access the role responsibilities & time commitment table for a more detailed view of how your time will be spent here

YOUR EXPERIENCE 
Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role (minimum qualifications): 
  • Bachelor's degree required 
  • At least 3 years of successful teaching experience 
  • At least 2 years working with novice teachers in a facilitation, development, coaching, or support role, specifically focused on their instructional practice 
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of instructional practice in your content area, as well as a commitment to developing a nuanced and rigorous understanding of how the instructional practice lives out in the Pre-Service context 
  • Strong personal commitment to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy as the key framework through which we think about classroom teaching 
  • Demonstrated commitment to engaging in personal reflection, giving and receiving feedback, and identifying and responding to trends 
  • Adeptness with Zoom and other virtual platforms 
  • Ability to work occasional weekend or evening work hours is required 

YOUR FUTURE TEAM 
Teach For America has had a presence in Nashville since 2009 and expanded to Chattanooga in 2019. Our corps members are busy working hard every day for students in the city, and our alumni are active in many aspects of life in both cities - they are public servants, school leaders, teachers, lawyers, nurses, and leaders of nonprofits. Learn more about us at https://www.teachforamerica.org/nashville-chattanooga.

COMPENSATION 
We anticipate the Content Designers will work 8-10 hours per week. The duration of this role is from March 2026 to May 2026. Compensation for Teach for America positions is determined based on role responsibilities. 

Hourly Rate: $25.68