Early Childhood Education Content Writer - New Zealand

Location: New Zealand - 100% Remote / Home Working (Must permanently live in New Zealand & have the right to work without restrictions to apply for this role)

Pay Rate: $25 NZD per hour

Contract: 12-month initial contract (Highly likely to be extended, but no guarantees) - Self-employed contractor. Responsible for own taxes.

Hours of work: 20 hours per week - Part Time

Hiring Manager: Sophie Beuth

Recruiter: Frazer Morton

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 an ECE Content Writer for New Zealand, you will help create resources specifically designed for New Zealand educators and children. You will have experience teaching in New Zealand in an ECE setting. You will write and develop creative, innovative resources, working closely with our other team members, such as content editors, illustrators, and designers.

This role is fully remote; however, you must be available for face-to-face meetings over a webcam. There is some flexibility as to when hours are worked but they need to be completed within each week. You must be available for weekly team meetings on Thursday nights. If you are working from home, you will need to provide your own device to work on and a reliable, high-speed internet connection.

Ongoing projects/how you’ll spend your day:

• Ideate, develop, and create innovative new resources.
• 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 to create new and innovative resources.
• How a production team works together across different markets and countries.

You’ll work with:

• Other New Zealand team members – the team consists of other Content Writers, Content Editors, Designers, and Illustrators.
• Charlotte Smith – Classic Product Owner. Charlotte leads the team from a product perspective, pushing the product forward, staying innovative, and listening to what New Zealand customers want.
• Your team leader, Shelley Toganivalu, will be a constant source of support to ensure you feel confident, capable, and accountable in your role.

To succeed in the role, you will:

• Be passionate about and have a genuine interest in resource creation and education.
• Have enthusiasm for creating exciting and engaging new resource content for the ECE sector.
• Have knowledge and experience in teaching within an early childhood setting.
• Be able to work collaboratively with content editors and other production team members.
• Be open to receiving feedback throughout the different production stages.
• Be committed to representing diversity, sensitivity, and inclusion through the work you produce.
• Be aware of and implement Twinkl Brand guidelines.
• Demonstrate awareness of gaps in the content market and look for opportunities to expand our offerings
• Be self-motivated to work independently to complete your hours and priorities each week.

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

• Qualifications: undergraduate or postgraduate in early childhood education or primary education or an appropriate equivalent degree.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Te Whāriki.  Knowledge of other supporting ministry documentation would be an advantage.
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant and recent ECE teaching experience.
• A passion for teaching and creating fun, engaging classroom experiences.
• Likes to work collaboratively with different teams across time zones. 
• Excellent communication and ICT skills.
• Exceptional spelling and grammar.

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: