Canadian Educational Content Writer & Editor of French (Fully Qualified Teachers)

Job Introduction

Canadian Educational Content Writer/Editor of French

Location: Canada (must live & have permission to work in Canada on a permanent basis) 100% remote work-from-home position. Canadian residents only.

Pay Rate: $20 CAD per hour (Paid via PayPal, Monthly) 

Contract: 12-month contract with an extension likely. Self-employed contractor responsible for own taxes. No benefits. 

Hours of work: Part-Time (20 hours per week) or Full-Time (37.5 hours per week) contracts available.

Hiring Manager: Nathalie Thompson

Recruiter: Charlotte Harris

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 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 to get the best resources, tools and training to improve the education in the land we call Canada and around the globe.

You dream it, we create it for you!

The Role:

As an elementary French content writer for Canada, you will be involved in planning, organizing and creating resources and other content for the site. A large part of this role will be creating Twinkl resources in French, writing category descriptions, blogs and more for our Canadian customers in English. You will need to have a strong, current working knowledge of the primary and intermediate curriculum, as well as experience working to curriculum standards within a school in Canada. You will use your knowledge to develop resources and your content will be turned into a finished product for Twinkl by our highly skilled design team.

Please Note: We have both part-time (20 hours per week) or full-time roles available (37.5 hours per week) - Please select what hours will suit you best during your application questionnaire. The hours can be worked flexibly across 7 days of the week. For the full-time contract, you must not be working another full-time role or would need to be in a position to give notice to your current job. The part-time contract can be worked in the evenings or weekends alongside a full-time or part-time teaching role.

So, if you’re passionate about supporting those who teach in Canada and meet our criteria, we’d love to hear from you! 

In this role, you will be:

• Working with the Canadian team in creating and editing resources for the subject of French, in line with provincial and territorial curricula;

• Complete administrative tasks which will focus on your professional development and career goals;

• Support other content writers/editors to help check French resources (quality control);

• Create innovative materials to accompany themes and events;

• Ensure you hit your KPIs and targets by learning our process and working efficiently;

• Develop greater commercial awareness so we can understand the needs of those we want to help.

You’ll work with:

• Natalie Thompson (Twinkl Canada Primary Content Manager)

• Sarah Newcomb (Twinkl Canada Country Manager)

• Tony Thornton (Twinkl Canada Teacher Team Leader)

• Other teachers and team members – the team consists of Team Leaders, Content Writers/Editors, Graphic Designers, Illustrators, Marketing Assistants and SEO Growth Specialists all working together to create material and innovate together.

To succeed in the role, you will be:

• A currently qualified elementary teacher (In good standing) with full class responsibility in a school (Ideally Public Schools) with a minimum of 2 years experience teaching the subject of French;

• Have Native or Business level French language proficiency (Both written and spoken)

• Have excellent English language proficiency (Both written and spoken to a C1/C2 level)

• Have a sound, current working knowledge of the existing intermediate and primary framework;

• Bring fresh ideas and a good insight into what teachers want and need, and how to execute this;

• Execute excellent spelling, punctuation and grammar (In French and English);

• Be comfortable in prioritizing, organizing and project planning;

• Be able to execute on projects;

• Have effective time management skills;

• Be comfortable pivoting on current projects to new opportunities as they arise;

• Show the ability to work under your own initiative and take your own creative direction with minimum supervision.

We’re are especially interested in anyone who also meets the following: 

• Previous experience as a writer & editor (either personally or professionally);

• Native French & English language skills (Both written and spoken);.

Benefits:

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 are some of the things that make Twinkl a great place to work:

• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun, and we always put people before the process. 

• Flexible work-from-home positions.

• 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: