upGrad - Senior Content Strategist

Senior Content Strategist

- We have an Excellent opportunity for software Engineers and Techies who is inclined to change their career path into content creation. The one who can design and strategies engaging content in partnership with professors of eminent colleges and Industry experts of major MNC's/startups.

- The content strategist role is unique in that it provides an opportunity to learn new topics quickly, work on building and solving industry projects, interact and network with top industry professionals and faculty members in the resp domain, and do work that directly impacts the lives and careers of our learners.

- Here is a peak into the role - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd_bo-AP72o&feature=youtu.be

About Us :

- upGrad is an online education platform building the careers of tomorrow by offering the most industry-relevant programs in an immersive learning experience. Our mission is to create a new digital-first learning experience to deliver tangible career impact to individuals at scale.

- upGrad currently offers programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management, Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship etc. upGrad is looking for people passionate about management and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build the careers of tomorrow.

- upGrad was awarded the Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19

- upGrad was also ranked as one of the LinkedIn Top Startups 2019: The 25 most sought-after startups in India

- upGrad was earlier selected as one of the top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany.

- We were also covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech

- upGrad is the official education partner for Government of India - Startup India program too

- Our program with IIIT B has been ranked #1 program in the country in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

- If you love to learn, are a quick learner and would love to create top-notch online courses on technology, entrepreneurship and management, then we are looking for you!

- Below is the JD for the role. We are looking for people with an education or relevant work experience. The compensation is very competitive and equivalent to the corresponding engineering roles.

The job will include the following responsibilities :

- Develop world-class content for online courses Data science/Machine Learning. This job will equip the candidate with highly sought after skills and will be a great starting point for a career.

- Understand the industry requirements and develop courses to help students meet high standards

- Plan and execute student competency assessment and engagement to ensure extraordinary learning experience

- Quickly learn complex concepts and ensure quality of content, instructional design and overall course experience

- Collaborate with business development team to meet content production deliverables

- Define & structure content development process; work with educational content across all levels

- Structure, grow and lead content development team including research assistants, video producers, scriptwriters etc. for B2B clients

- Work closely with senior faculty, freelancers and global industry leaders

What we are looking for :

- BE/B.Tech Computer science background (Bachelors/Masters degree, BCA/ MCA, online/ self taught/MOOC) OR a degree in Math/Statistics.

- Knowledge in (digital) pedagogic content production; preferably higher education is preferred.

- Excellence in problem solving and structuring of complex processes in new terrains

- Teaching or content creation experience would be valuable

- 4-6 years of experience in Data science would be valuable.

Work Location : Mumbai