upGrad - Content Strategist

About Us

upGrad is an IIT Delhi alumni and Ronnie Screwvala founded company where we focus on enabling universities to take their programs online. Given team's background in education and media sectors, we understand what it takes to offer quality online programs, and at upGrad - we invest along side universities to build and deliver quality online programs (content, platform, technology, industry collaboration, delivery and grading infrastructure). upGrad currently offers programs in Software Development, Blockchain, 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 2018: 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 emerging technologies like Blockchain, Software Development or Data science then we are looking for you!

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 respective 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

upGrad is looking for people passionate about technology, the future, and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build the careers of tomorrow.

The job will include the following responsibilities:

- Develop world-class content for online courses on Blockchain Development & Architecture, software development/mean-stack development / Data science 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 (Bachelor- s/Master's 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

- Intermediate or Advanced Level of Expertise in JavaScript or NodeJS

- Basic or Intermediate level of expertise in Blockchain platform - Smart Contracts in Ethereum or Chain-codes in Hyperledger Fabric.

- Teaching or content creation experience would be valuable

- 1-2 years of experience in blockchain development, software development/mean-stack development / Data science would be valuable.

Team: Content & Delivery

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Job Type: Full Time