Library and Digital Media Manager

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a district on the rise, serving over 320,000 students in 500 schools and employing over 45,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. Aligned with our transformed philosophy, we are steadfastly focused on ensuring that the District provides resources equitably to support every student, every school, and every community. Six core values guide the work we do every day for our students – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning. Each role in the district supports our vision that every student deserves a rigorous, joyful, and equitable learning experience.

Located within the Office of Teaching and Learning (T&L), the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Digital Learning (CIDL) oversees the district's comprehensive Pre-K through 12th-grade curriculum and digital ecosystem, Skyline. Skyline includes a wide range of functionality to help support all of the content and instructional needs of every educator and student at Chicago Public Schools (CPS). 

Job Summary: 

Reporting to the Director of Digital Learning & Libraries, the Library and Digital Media Manager is responsible for supporting all librarians and libraries across the district. The person in this role will provide professional learning for district librarians, engage internal and external stakeholders to staff school libraries, and select and procure print and digital curricular and supplemental learning materials. The Library and Digital Media Manager is responsible for cultivating many essential district partnerships including those with universities, vendor partners, library organizations and the Chicago Public Library, alongside strong partnerships with other CPS departments and offices. The person in this role will lead the distribution of curricular learning materials and securing of high-quality licensed content to support the district’s comprehensive PK-12 digital curriculum, Skyline.  This is a full-time, exempt position that will be paid for time worked on a salary basis.

The Library and Digital Media Manager will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Develop and promote coherent instructional guidance and learning materials as a priority for school librarians, specifically including the identification, integration and promotion of high-quality media literacy learning materials in Skyline, CPS’ Comprehensive PK-12 curriculum
• Recruit for and administer two librarian cohort programs with university partners to upskill existing educators to earn Library Information Specialist endorsements
• Manage procurement, vendor relationships, grant funds and donations
• Manage licensing, partnerships and permissions work for Skyline
• Develop and deliver professional learning to district librarians and educators across CPS related to best practices in library instruction, library digital resources, district instructional priorities and related topics
• Manage all library digital resources including the integrated library system (library management system), subscription databases, ebooks, and shared catalogs from citywide and statewide partners
• Manage print materials distribution and logistics supporting curricular and library initiatives
• Administer programs, systems and policies to establish CPS libraries and librarians as key levers in the district's instructional and curricular initiatives
• Lead strategic partnerships like, but not limited to, The 81 Club partnership with the Chicago Public Library to provide universal access to library resources to all students and staff
• Other duties as assigned