Project Manager - Curriculum Development

Summary

MGT is a leading provider of technology and advisory solutions serving state, local, and education government agencies across the United States. The Project Manager - Curriculum Development will manage internal production timelines for curriculum development, monitor progress of workstreams, and ensure effective collaboration and documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain internal production timelines for curriculum development
• Adjust processes and schedules when team members are delayed (e.g., out-of-office, illness, competing priorities)
• Maintain Smartsheet and Asana boards, project plans, trackers, and workflow documents to ensure visibility and alignment
• Support sprint planning with the Content Leads and help prepare materials for upcoming work cycles
• Coordinating with clients on timelines and making adjustments, as needed
• Monitor progress of workstreams, identifying trends, delays, or risks
• Flag bottlenecks to the Director of Program Management and recommend solutions or adjustments
• Provide timely updates and summaries for the Director of Program Management ensuring accurate roll‑ups of grade-band status
• Utilize data visualization and PM dashboards to communicate status and progress clearly
• Ensure accurate linking, versioning, and sharing of materials with clients, including all required rubrics and supporting documents
• Maintain documentation standards and ensure teams have access to the correct materials, templates, and tools
• Learn new technology platforms, project management tools, and organizational systems as needed to support project efficiency
• Hold reviewers accountable for using proper channels, documentation, and feedback systems
• Regularly review production rubrics to monitor quality, alignment, and completion across the team
• Track, compile, and organize all client feedback

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Education, Business Administration, Communications, Instructional Design, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Three (3) plus years of professional project management experience, ideally within curriculum development, instructional design production, publishing, or adjacent fields
• Demonstrated expertise using project management systems and tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana, Airtable, Jira, Monday.com)
• Experience managing complex, multi‑step workflows with multiple stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to maintain structure within fast-moving environments
• Experience with progress monitoring, dashboards, and/or data visualization
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt quickly to shifting timelines
• Strong communication skills and comfort holding others accountable to deadlines and processes
• Comfort managing up to more senior teammates on timelines
• Experience in curriculum production, instructional publishing, or large-scale print workflows
• Familiarity with K–12 or K–5 education contexts
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams including designers, writers, editors, and content reviewers
• Ability to quickly learn new tech platforms and workflow tools
• People management or team‑lead experience (not required but beneficial)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Education, Business Administration, Communications, Instructional Design, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Three (3) plus years of professional project management experience, ideally within curriculum development, instructional design production, publishing, or adjacent fields
• Demonstrated expertise using project management systems and tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana, Airtable, Jira, Monday.com)
• Experience managing complex, multi‑step workflows with multiple stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to maintain structure within fast-moving environments
• Experience with progress monitoring, dashboards, and/or data visualization
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt quickly to shifting timelines
• Strong communication skills and comfort holding others accountable to deadlines and processes
• Comfort managing up to more senior teammates on timelines

Nice to Haves

• Experience in curriculum production, instructional publishing, or large-scale print workflows
• Familiarity with K–12 or K–5 education contexts
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams including designers, writers, editors, and content reviewers
• Ability to quickly learn new tech platforms and workflow tools
• People management or team‑lead experience (not required but beneficial)

Benefits

• Flexible and remote work options
• Flexible paid time off
• 5% 401K matching program
• Equity opportunities
• Incentive and bonus programs
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Flexible spending accounts
• Full-health benefits with base employee coverage fully funded
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Income protection benefits
• Professional development opportunities for career growth