Character Content Curator

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Character Content Curator

Wage : $15/hour

Shift : Full time, 40 hours/week. Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, occasional evening/weekend availability.

Benefits : Free Thanksgiving Point Membership for you and immediate family; medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurances; paid time off & holidays; 401(k); Employee Assistance Program; Financial Assistance Program; Thanksgiving Point venue discounts; and more!

Responsibilities :

• Research and distill character development best practices to support stakeholders across property.
• Write content for instructional materials and job aids tailored for both parent and internal educator use that promote our efforts to build confidence, curiosity, and compassion in kids.
• Manage character materials inventory, including a check-out and tracking system.
• Identify, procure and present impactful stories, first-person interviews, and mission-aligned narratives from our TPI on-campus and off-campus educational efforts for fundraising and public messaging.
• Develop and maintain a centralized content library to organize and archive character stories, visuals, and data assets.
• Establish and manage an editorial calendar to align storytelling with institutional campaigns, reports, and public outreach.
• Coordinate with marketing and media team—who will be producing assets using the stories procured by the Curator—to inform production timelines and needs.
• Collaborate with research team to evaluate the use, outcomes, and effectiveness of resources and storytelling strategies.
• Conduct Growing Character trainings as assigned.
• Attend and report at monthly Growing Character Committee meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Exemplify Thanksgiving Point's Mission, Values and Policies with curiosity, confidence, and compassion.

Requirements:

• Content development skills, particularly for educational and character-based programming.
• Experience with organizing editorial calendars and managing shared content repositories.
• Exemplary writing and storytelling skills with ability to distill data and programs into compelling narratives.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including education, marketing, and evaluation.
• Understanding of character education and informal STEM learning environments.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Comfort with digital systems for inventory and archival management.
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Communications, Child Development, Public Relations, or a related field preferred.
• Coursework or experience in character education, community storytelling, or instructional design preferred.
• At least 18 years old.
• Pass a background check.