Senior Director Of Education
CurrentSTRATEGY & GROWTH -Work closely with studio leadership to grow and maintain studio as a leader in the educational video game industry--Collaborate with top partners and clients and internal executive team from ideation to pitch to funding to identify shared goals, build trust, integrate feedback, and continually balance creative, impact, and commercial needs in order to bring unique educational and entertainment games and interactive experiences to the consumer market. Develop project roadmaps, associated deliverables-Created, optimized, and maintain federal grant pipeline, resulting in $4MM+ awarded to develop and evaluate educational games PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT-Internal Subject Matter Expert in educational design. Oversee design and development of 10+ educational projects ranging from three to 18 months in duration with multidisciplinary teams of five to 40.-Align clients, development team, leadership, and researchers on educational goals, evidence-based practices, processes, and evaluationCOMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION-Collaborate with executive leadership on project planning, resourcing, budgeting, and development execution for incoming business development opportunities-Focus on servant leadership, from collaborative design sessions to providing review and feedback-Invited speaker for subject matter expertise at industry conferences, media interviews, edited books, etc.