Academic Content Developer
Also known as: Content Developer (K-12) · Subject Matter Expert
Creates lessons, worksheets and assessments for schoolbooks, edtech and learning programmes.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
Academic content developers write and review the learning material children use: textbook chapters, worksheets, activities, video scripts and test questions. Educational publishers, edtech companies and education NGOs hire them. Most of the day is writing and editing to curriculum guidelines and style rules.
- Write lessons, worksheets and activities
- Create questions and assessments
- Align content to curriculum and grade
- Review and edit others' content
How you get in
Hiring usually involves a writing test on a topic for a given grade. Classroom experience with primary children and a good command of English or a regional language help applicants stand out.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Writing for children
- Curriculum and learning-outcome alignment
- Question and assessment design
- Editing and proofreading
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition2
How many graduates enter each year?
D.El.Ed graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field2
Is it diverse?
Share of women among D.El.Ed graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Contract and freelance work is common in this field.
- Next steps: senior content developer, editor, or instructional designer.
- Primary-grade content is a distinct niche from higher-grade subjects.
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