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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Innovation Coordinator - **Company:** The Summit - **Location:** Redwood City, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $94,328.0 - $111,446.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Build Tools, Gsuite - **Published:** June 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7b6fa7e4620478c5 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Organizational skills?, * Strong project and program management skills; you keep multiple workstreams organized and on track. * Clear, efficient writer who can produce sharp plans, briefs, memos, and documentation. * Highly organized and detail-oriented; you build systems that others can follow. * Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-moving work; you move quickly and adjust without drama. * Belief in Summit's mission and interest in evolving public schools for a future-ready world. * Field-grounded; you understand how schools actually work. Required experience and qualifications * 3+ years in education, program or project management, instructional design, or a related field. * Demonstrated success managing complex projects, documentation, or systems. * Strong writing and organizational skills; comfort building plans, trackers, and reference materials. * Proficiency with Google Workspace and common project-management tools. * Clear background check. ## Description The Innovation Coordinator provides temporary, part-time support to the Senior Director of Innovation during a key build phase of Summit 3.0. The role keeps the pilot portfolio organized and moving: closing out SY26 pilot documentation, standing up the planning and tracking systems for SY27, and supporting redesign planning at Summit Prep / 780 and Summit Sierra. It also helps refine and codify Summit's innovation cycle and pilot playbook. This is a hands-on, behind-the-scenes role for a strong project manager and writer who can turn complex, fast-moving work into clear systems, plans, and documents., Close out SY26 pilot documentation * Compile and organize final documentation for SY26 pilots across sites. * Draft end-of-cycle learning memos summarizing results, user experience, and recommended decisions. * Build a clean, searchable archive of pilot artifacts, data, and findings. Build the SY27 pilot systems * Develop scheduling overviews, pilot charters, timelines, and milestone trackers for SY27 pilots. * Create substantive testing-cycle plans that tie each pilot to clear hypotheses and measures. * Maintain shared trackers and calendars for pilot events, deliverables, and decision points. Support school redesign planning * Support planning for the redesign work at Summit Prep / 780 and Summit Sierra for the coming year. * Organize planning documents, timelines, and working materials for the focal schools. * Track action items and follow-ups so redesign planning stays on schedule. Refine and codify the innovation playbook * Refine Summit's innovation cycle documentation and templates. * Help draft the innovation playbook, capturing standard practices, tools, and procedures. * Turn working practices into reusable assets the team can apply across pilots. ## Related Videos - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Beyond the 9–5: Designing Work Around Humans](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1321-beyond-the-9-5-designing-work-around-humans) - [Building a framework-independent component library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1679-building-a-framework-independent-component-library) - [One size fits all! 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