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Brittany Jordan

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

I have over 10 years of designing meaningful learning experiences through ed tech product design, media production, and college course design. I am trained in and passionate about leading through equity and cross-cultural connection.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Learning Experience Designer

New Teacher Center
10.2020 - Current

I am the lead designer for NTC's online learning product, Direct-to-Educator, which grew from team of 2 in 2020 to team of 12 in 2023 with millions of dollars in philanthropic funds raised.

  • Defined vision, pedagogy, and LX
  • Led user research and testing through pilots, IRB survey, focus groups, empathy interviews
  • Led experiments with AI tools
  • Project managed with sprint / agile
  • Established robust knowledge management in Airtable
  • Directed filming and production of high-quality media
  • Consistently elevated voices that represent our priority student populations, especially multilingual learners

Senior Learning Experience Designer

Extension Engine
01.2017 - 09.2020

I was a lead LXD working in sync with product and strategy teams on years-long, multi-million dollar engagements

  • Led LXD from discovery to beta, focusing on non-profit sector
  • Managed team of 5 LXDs to create courses for U Penn professors
  • Collaborated with UX/UI and engineering on custom platform builds

Senior Instructional Designer

Grovo
01.2015 - 01.2017

The two pieces of Grovo's work in which I played a lead role were acquired by Cornerstone Learning for $24 million dollars

  • Led design for Grovo's R&D team, including collaboration with product & engineering, which led to the content creator tool
  • Defined pedagogical approach for Grovo's content

Learning Experience Designer

Six Red Marbles
01.2013 - 01.2015

Designed for range of K-12 and adult learning products, including HMH, Redbird, and Teaching Strategies

Education

M.Ed -

Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, MA
2014

B.A., B.Mus -

Oberlin College And Conservatory
Oberlin, Ohio
2009

Some College (No Degree) - Visual And Critical Studies

School of Visual Arts
New York, NY

Skills

  • Learning product design
  • User research
  • Content strategy
  • Liberatory design
  • Media production
  • Sprint / Agile
  • Knowledge management
  • People management

References

Dan Racic — danielracic@gmail.com

  • Former supervisor, New Teacher Center


Irene Teske — S.Irene.Teske@gmail.com

  • Director, Program Design & Innovation, New Teacher Center

Timeline

Senior Learning Experience Designer

New Teacher Center
10.2020 - Current

Senior Learning Experience Designer

Extension Engine
01.2017 - 09.2020

Senior Instructional Designer

Grovo
01.2015 - 01.2017

Learning Experience Designer

Six Red Marbles
01.2013 - 01.2015

M.Ed -

Harvard Graduate School of Education

B.A., B.Mus -

Oberlin College And Conservatory

Some College (No Degree) - Visual And Critical Studies

School of Visual Arts
Brittany Jordan