Instructional Content Developer

About Emeritus

Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 80 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China.

Emeritus’ short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 300,000 individuals across 80+ countries.

Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of Eruditus Group, has more than 1,800 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. The company is backed by prominent investors including Accel, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, and Bertelsmann.

Location – Remote

Position Type – 6 Months (Contract)

Job Description

We are looking for an Instructional Content Developer with experience in the creation, adaptation and editing of digital learning content, particularly within the education sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for transforming learning materials into accessible, visually consistent and high-quality digital experiences while ensuring compliance with established standards for layout, usability and quality.

We particularly value candidates who are interested in new technologies and in using digital tools to improve the efficiency and quality of content production processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and format digital learning content using HTML and CSS, ensuring a consistent experience across devices.
• Adapt educational materials into digital formats while preserving visual quality and pedagogical consistency.
• Edit and review content to ensure clarity, consistency and correct functionality.
• Apply accessibility, usability and responsive design principles.
• Perform quality assurance and functional testing prior to publication.
• Identify and correct formatting, styling, structural and hyperlink issues.
• Collaborate with Content, Design, Product and Technology teams to ensure successful implementation.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting agreed deadlines.
• Document processes and contribute to the continuous improvement of production workflows.
• Use digital tools to streamline editing, review and documentation tasks whenever they add value.

Requirements

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3.
• Understanding of responsive design principles.
• Experience in digital content production and editing.
• Knowledge of LMS or CMS platforms.
• Ability to interpret functional specifications and style guides.
• Basic knowledge of web accessibility (WCAG) is desirable.
• Familiarity with digital productivity tools for content creation and review.

Core Competencies

• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Proactive, autonomous and self-motivated.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new tools and technologies.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Commitment to delivering an outstanding learning experience.

Good to Have

• Previous experience in e-learning or digital learning content projects.
• Experience working with LMS platforms such as Canvas, Open edX, Moodle or similar.
• Basic JavaScript knowledge.
• Experience with Git or other version control systems.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Interest in leveraging new technologies to improve digital content production processes.

Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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