YBM/SISA founded in 1961 generated more than 420 million dollars ($US) revenues last year combining our publishing division, education division and testing division. YBM publishes Newsweek Magazine, National Geographic, Reader’s Digest and is the official test administer for the TOEIC Exam as well as the Microsoft Office User Exam. YBM is the largest and most well known education based corporation within Korea offering career opportunities with advancement throughout its various division.
YBM PINE Head Office is seeking a curriculum developer to work at our head office located less than 50 meters from Gangnam station exit 11 (YBM Gangnam Building) within the YBM PINE R&D curriculum development team.
Why choose this job?
1. Location – YBM PINE Head Office is a one minute walk from Exit 11 of Gangnam Station
2. No Teaching – Work as a R&D Curriculum Developer in an office environment
3. Reliable Employer – Work for the top education institute in South Korea
4. Receive Full benefits – Pension, health insurance, severance and housing allowance provided
The ideal candidate for this position should have the following qualifications; excellent grammar skills, good writing skills, work well fellow team members and complete assignments within the required timelines. Also enjoy working in an office environment and contributing to the development of ESL materials for our YBM PINE company owned schools catering to children (Kinder and elementary age)
Position: Curriculum Developer at the YBM PINE Head Office
Salary: 2.0 to 2.3 million + severance (26,000,000 -29,900,000)
Housing: Rent free single studio selected by YBM or Housing subsidy of 450,000 won/month
Korean Pension and Health Insurance: Fully comply with this regulation
Benefits: Severance pay, 10 Vacation days + all national holidays off
Start Date: ASAP and mutual agreement
Work Place: YBM Head office Gangnam Station Exit 11
Work Hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 ~ 6:30 pm Monday to Friday (No late night work)
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until position is filled
Typical work activities: Working within the YBM PINE R&D contents team liaising with the content developers as well as creating/contributing curriculum materials. Perform duties such as checking spelling, grammatical errors, sub-editing text written by different authors to ensure consistent style and awareness of new words/phrases usage with a view to ensuring they are appropriate for our targeted students (Korean children studying at our YBM PINE schools)
Please apply if you meet these requirements
1. Native English speaker with a F4 visa currently in Korea
2. Must have one full year of teaching children experience at a school in Korea
3. Must be able to come in for an interview and do an editing task in person.
4. Bachelors degree or higher
Qualifying applicants should submit a cover email, resume, recent photo and a Korean contact number with the range of hours they can be reached.
Danny J. Kim
HR Manager
YBM Head Office
Email: danny@ybmsisa.co.kr
Please state in your cover email that you are applying for the curriculum developer position and not a teaching position.
What to expect: Qualified applicants will be contacted by the YBM head office and given further instructions on the next step.