Editor and Assistant Product Manager for Science Kits and Toys [Thames & Kosmos]

This is not a museum, but Thames & Kosmos grew out of a museum (Thames Science Center) and its mission is rooted in Informal Science Education, so we feel we are very close to the museum world. This is a dream job for a person with a unique mix of talents: Help create, write, design, and test science experiment kits, toys, and games for a leading children’s educational product company. Thames & Kosmos is a rapidly growing company with the mission of promoting scientific literacy, engineering skills, critical thinking, problem solving, and other important skills by publishing high-quality, hands-on science experiment kits, craft kits, and board games. The ideal candidate will have extremely strong writing and editing skills, as well as excellent scientific literacy. But the most important qualities are a drive to learn more, a curiosity to figure out how to do things you don’t currently know how to do, a motivation to make things that have never been made before, a desire to teach others how to do new things, and a natural inclination to totally geek out on science kits and toys! This position requires a unique mix of roles: Writer/Editor Product Designer/Product Manager Educator/Teacher Maker/Hacker/Builder/Engineer This position is full-time, on-site in Providence, RI. Full job posting here: http://www.thamesandkosmos.com/index.php/career-opportunities Posted on: 08/21/2015