Content Manager, Essential Elements Music Class (EEMC)

Content Manager, Essential Elements Music Class (EEMC)
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We are looking for a Content Manager to lead the ongoing development and curation of Essential Elements Music Class (EEMC), Hal Leonard’s flagship K–8 general music platform. EEMC provides thousands of interactive, standards-based resources—songs, sequential lessons, assessments, SEL integration, and supplemental materials—used by music educators across the country.
In this role, you’ll shape the content roadmap for a growing digital platform that serves elementary and middle school music classrooms. You’ll work directly with authors, composers, consultants, and the product team to ensure every resource meets the highest pedagogical and editorial standards.
What’s in it for you?
Shape the Future of Music Education: Lead content strategy for one of the most comprehensive K–8 general music platforms available, directly impacting how music is taught in classrooms worldwide.
Creative & Strategic Autonomy: Define how elementary music content is built, scaled, and enhanced, incorporating AI-assisted models and tools, and collaborating with talented authors, composers, and curriculum specialists, to produce engaging, pedagogically sound resources.
High-Impact Collaboration: Work closely with product, design, and education experts in a fast-moving environment where your decisions are visible.
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Key responsibilities
Own the content roadmap for EEMC, prioritizing new lessons, assessments, song additions, interactive resources, and feature enhancements across K–8 grade levels
Manage the full content lifecycle—from concept and commissioning through authoring, review, revision, and publication on the platform
Identify, test, and integrate AI tools into content development and curation to accelerate production cycles and improve consistency
Recruit, onboard, and direct external authors, composers, arrangers, and curriculum consultants; provide clear creative briefs and constructive editorial feedback
Ensure all lessons maintain vertical and horizontal alignment across six core musical concept strands (Beat/Rhythm/Duration, Meter, Pitch/Melody/Harmony, Timbre, Form, Expressive Elements)
Maintain accurate and current standards correlations for National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) and state standards (e.g., TEKS), updating alignments as standards evolve
Oversee the continued integration of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies across all lesson content, aligned to the CASEL framework
Review and edit musical notation, lesson scripts, teaching plans, lyric sheets, and multimedia assets for accuracy, clarity, and pedagogical quality
Collaborate with the product and UX teams to ensure content displays and functions correctly across devices, including interactive whiteboards, tablets, and desktops
Monitor educator feedback, usage analytics, and market trends to inform content decisions and continuous improvement
Develop AI‑led approaches to analyze EEMC’s alignment with national standards and inform content‑development strategies
Coordinate with the Hal Leonard licensing team to secure rights for new song additions, including Disney, Broadway, pop, folk, and culturally diverse repertoire
Contribute to marketing and professional development efforts by creating educator-facing materials, webinar content, and conference presentations
Manage content schedules, budgets, and vendor relationships to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery
Required experience
Bachelor’s degree in Music Education or a closely related field
Minimum of 5 years of K–8 general music classroom teaching experience
Deep knowledge of general music education curriculum design, including sequential concept development, Orff, Kodály, and/or other established pedagogical approaches
Strong familiarity with National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) and state-level standards frameworks; experience mapping content to standards and maintaining correlation documents
Demonstrated experience managing creative contributors—authors, composers, arrangers, or freelance educators—through a structured editorial or content development process
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, constructive feedback to creative professionals
Experience with and enthusiasm for AI, using LLMs to drive productivity in the production process
Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong organizational and time-management skills
Nice to Have
Music editorial experience: proofreading notation, preparing scores for publication, etc.
Experience with music notation software (e.g., MuseScore, Finale, Sibelius, Noteflight, StaffPad)
​​Familiarity with middle school general music curriculum design and instructional techniques, including exploratory courses such as classroom guitar, modern band, and world drumming
Fluency with digital content platforms, learning management systems, or ed-tech product development
Experience integrating Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) into music curriculum
Knowledge of music licensing, copyright, and permissions processes
Master’s degree in Music Education, Curriculum & Instruction, or a related field
Kodály, Orff, or similar methodology certification
Presentations or leadership experience at state or national music education conferences (e.g., NAfME, TMEA, The Midwest Clinic, etc.)
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Benefits
Muse Group empowers music makers
We create the worldʼs most popular apps for playing, recording and composing music. Through our innovative learning tools, expansive music catalogs and free open-source software, we make it easier for millions — from beginners to experienced musicians — to be creative every day. Our talented team of music lovers collaborates all over the globe, from Limassol to Seoul and Boston to Berlin.
We’re an ambitious company with the drive and culture of a startup — with many more exciting Muse Group developments to come. Hal Leonard, which joined Muse Group in 2023, is the world leader in sheet music publishing and music education. The company has a storied history of providing music learners with the very best methods and arrangements of popular music for over 70 years. Hal Leonard is also a major distributor of popular brands of instruments, gear, and software to the music trade worldwide.
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