Pocket Prep is a leading mobile and web-based learning platform offering efficient and affordable study solutions for professional certifications. We believe that education should be within everyone’s reach. Professional certification exams are often a stressful and expensive barrier to career advancement. Pocket Prep strives to prepare our members to pass with confidence.
Senior EMS Curriculum Specialist at Pocket Prep
Our Senior EMS Curriculum Specialist serves as the foundation for all Emergency Medical Services certification prep at Pocket Prep, supporting our mission to empower learners with accessible, high-quality study tools. We develop and maintain content for 11 EMS certification exams—ranging from EMR to Flight Paramedic—ensuring it reflects current practice, educational standards, and exam blueprints. Our work bridges the gap between classroom learning and certification success by delivering trustworthy, up-to-date content grounded in national EMS standards.Note: We'd love for this role to be able to come into the Seattle office, but we will consider remote candidates as well.
About the Role
The Senior EMS Curriculum Specialist is the clinical and educational lead for all EMS prep content at Pocket Prep. This role owns the quality, structure, and accuracy of our question banks across all EMS exams and plays a pivotal role in aligning our prep tools with the National EMS Education Standards and National Scope of Practice Model. An ideal candidate will have deep clinical knowledge, a passion for prehospital education, and experience creating exam content that’s both pedagogically sound and empathetic to learners.
Beyond content ownership, the Senior EMS Curriculum Specialist serves as Pocket Prep’s internal EMS expert, collaborating across teams, contributing to public-facing educational resources, and representing the company at industry events. This cross-functional, high-impact role balances independent ownership with strong team collaboration.
What You Will Do
- Serve as the final authority on EMS prep content across 11 certification exams, ensuring alignment with national standards and educational best practices
- Write original, high-quality multiple-choice questions and explanations using current EMS textbooks and frameworks
- Regularly review and revise content flagged by users, responding with empathy and professionalism to maintain trust in our platform
- Source, onboard, and manage a team of EMS writers and editors; provide training, coaching, and feedback to uphold Pocket Prep’s editorial quality
- Collaborate with the Marketing team to contribute expert-reviewed blog content for EMS students
- Represent Pocket Prep at national conferences like NAEMSE to network with educators and stay current on trends in EMS education
- Partner with Customer Success and Enterprise teams to resolve curriculum questions from institutional clients
- Support product improvement initiatives with your subject matter expertise
About You
We’re looking for someone who has the following:
- Current National Registry Paramedic (NRP) certification or state licensure at the Paramedic level in good standing
- Minimum 3 years of experience teaching EMS students at the EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic level
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex clinical topics clearly
- Passion for mentorship, continuous improvement, and elevating the quality of EMS education nationwide
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Comfortable working independently in a remote environment and collaborating across departments
Preferred experience and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in EMS, Education, Health Sciences, or related field
- Familiarity with learning science principles, instructional design, or Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Experience with content management systems (CMS) or other online tools for content creation
- Experience using online communication tools such as Slack
- Experience authoring blog articles or educational resources for EMS professionals and students
You are also excited about our culture:
- Embrace a spirit of improvement and welcome feedback
- Choose curiosity instead of judgment
- Share your opinions and perspectives, and kindly disagree when you see things differently
- Craft is important to you; You prefer to do things well instead of rushed
- Love for continued learning individually and as a team, as well as making education more accessible for others
Benefits
- Stability: We're 10+ years old, 100% profitable without investor backing, and we continue to have year-over-year growth.
- Work/Life Balance: Freedom to live your life while accomplishing something awesome for everyone in education. Flexible PTO and a 3-week company-wide holiday break from mid-December through New Year.
- Competitive Compensation: Generous profit-sharing program and base pay. The target salary for this role is $132,600 annually.
- 100% Healthcare: We cover all of our employees' healthcare premiums because we are invested in your well-being. We also cover 80% of dependents.
- Remote Flexibility: You can work where and when you are most effective. We have offices outside of U-Village and in downtown Durham, and are supportive of remote work options.
- Give Back: We are active participants in our communities through volunteer partnerships with local nonprofits. We offer VTO (volunteer time off) for independent engagement with your community.
