Job Description

OpenDor Media (ODM) is seeking a passionate and experienced Jewish educator to help shape the future of Israel and Jewish education and inspire educators around the globe. As part of our Unpacked for Educators team, you’ll design dynamic curricula, lead teacher trainings, and inspire educators to bring nuance, complexity, and curiosity into the classroom.

If you’re ready to move beyond day-to-day teaching and make a broader impact on how the next generation learns about Israel and Jewish identity, this is the role for you.

The Senior Educator reports to the Vice President for Unpacked for Educators and is a key member of our education team.

This is a remote, full-time position based in the United States.

Requirements

What You’ll Do:

• Build resources for Unpacked for Educators (UED) videos and podcasts;
• Deep engagement with schools including coaching sessions, bi-montly check-ins and curricular development;
• Create and build decks for presentations;
• Write customized lesson plans and curriculum for schools;
• Lead and facilitate webinars on Israel education, Israel and Zionist history, and pedagogy and best practices in Jewish education;
• Present to schools, conferences and other venues in person with travel required at times;
• Manage partnerships with key organizations, responsible for meeting and reporting on all deliverables;
• Help plan UED tours, conferences, and seminars for educators and students

What You Have:

• 3–5 years of Jewish educational experience, including classroom teaching
• Strong writer with experience creating curriculum and educational content
• Familiarity with curricular models (e.g., UbD, PBL) and our UED platform and approach
• Deep knowledge of Israel and Jewish identity, with a passion for meaningful impact
• Confident public speaker, comfortable engaging large audiences
• Commitment to nuanced, complex approaches to education
• Experience mentoring or coaching educators
• Collaborative team player with excellent communication and multitasking skills in a fast-paced environment

Who We Are:

OpenDor Media is a leading global non-profit media company for the 21st century. We educate, entertain, and engage our audiences by bringing to life big ideas and authentic stories, and by celebrating all things Jewish.

At Unpacked for Educators (a division of OpenDor Media), our goal is to explore the Jewish story in all its complexity, intellectual depth and sophistication. Our goal is to help students see that Judaism is as meaningful and relevant as ever.

Our nuanced educational content and resources are used by a global community of educators around the world and across all political and religious spectrums.

We push the boundaries of innovation, creativity and good old hard work. From our leadership team to new and veteran team members, we all strive to embody our core values:

Fueled by creativity: We think and act creatively in everything we do with the agility and flexibility to apply creativity, whatever role we play.

Inspired by excellence: We are driven to excel at whatever we do. Our teams are always ready to go the extra mile to get the very best results.

Powered by positivity: We bring positivity to work every day, for a fun, creative and inviting work environment that brings out the best in everyone.

Driven by self-improvement: Like our content, no issue is taboo and we are open to constructive ways to improve and develop into the best professionals we can be.

Empowered by collaboration: We thrive on sharing knowledge, teamwork, being a “mensch”, and leveraging each and everyone’s talents to achieve a sum that is greater than the parts.

Some benefits and perks of working at OpenDor Media:

• International exposure
• High level of autonomy
• Competitive salaries
• Paid days off for Jewish and national holidays as well as competitive vacation policy
• Healthcare policy

Salary

Our target salary range for this position when based in New York is $90,000 - $98,000 annually. The final salary for this role will be determined based on careful consideration of a variety of factors, such as the candidate's exact location, experience in similar roles, and expertise related to the qualifications.