Skip's Edtech Jobs: December 16, 2023

Thank you for reading the EdSkipper, Skip’s newsletter about skipping from education to education-aligned careers. Every Saturday, I send out a list of curated remote jobs. Premium subscribers receive two additional emails a month with industry insights and advice to help you apply more competitively to the jobs you’re passionate about.

The winter holiday season is always a weird time for hiring. I love how companies are more likely to post closing dates so that people have clarity about who will and won’t be checking email on the Friday before (or after) Christmas Day.

Many of the deadlines I’m seeing are tight. In fact, nearly 20% of the 49 jobs I sourced last Friday were closed by this Friday when I checked them again.

The tight turn around is likely influenced by how many applicants companies are getting — and a desire to get back to people before the holiday about interviews.

So make sure you have a really solid core resume for the jobs you’re applying to so you can take advantage of jobs you’re interested in over the next week or so before hiring deadlines start to stretch out again to get past the holiday season.

~I hope you find some fantastic jobs to apply to this weekend,
Chelsea

Last Week’s Poll Results:

Last week I asked people how many versions of their resume they have. I love a strategy one reader recommended: “I have 1 catch-all resume that I pick and choose jobs/job duties from to build my different resumes.” Another reader takes this strategy further and has created a master resume for the major job categories they are doing and then tailors as needed. “I try to tailor the resume to the job from the foundation of one of those resumes.”

This is a strategy I highly recommend (and the Airtable spreadsheet I shared with premium readers recently can help you organize your bullet points if you’re doing a lot of this plug and play).

If you have more than 5 versions of your resume, a great way to spend this coming hiring lull is to streamline your resume backend so you’re spending less time getting applications out!

This Week’s Poll

I recently ran across a fascinating report that shared the days when people are more likely to apply for a job. I assumed that it would be on the weekend, which is why you’re getting this newsletter on a Saturday. But the survey results suggested I should get some real data!

Today’s poll is meant to help me evaluate when I should send out the weekly newsletter and update the jobs database. Saturday might not be the best day after all.

FULL-TIME JOBS

These are only some of the jobs I’ve posted this week! View all the remote jobs.

CURRICULUM JOBS

edCount is hiring an Assessment Development Associate – Alternate Assessment ELA/SS Specialist with a special education background. The Associate will develop, review, and refine ELA and SS test items and facilitate educator groups to review test items for bias. Masters + 1-3 years assessment experience. $75-80k.

TRAINING/LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT JOBS

iCivics is hiring an Instructional Designer for Professional Learning (via Equitable Hiring Group). The ID will create professional learning that will be used with social studies teachers in partner school districts, including virtual and in-person materials. They are looking for 5+ years in related skills. $65-70k. Priority application: December 21.

The Flatiron School is hiring an Instructional Design Technologist & LMS Administrator, preferably with Canvas experience. This position will oversee the technical side of hosting and posting courses and offer training to faculty and staff to use Canvas more effectively. Relevant skills required. $80-90k.

PROGRAM / PROJECT MANAGEMENT JOBS

Listen4Good is hiring a Program Coordinator who will collaborate to implement two of their programs, provide logistical and program support to their coaches, and provide general program support to several internal departments related to resources guides and webinars. They are looking for candidates with relevant skills and mission commitment. $65-76k.

OTHER JOB CATEGORIES

Safe Routes Partnership is hiring a Communications Manager who will manage their internal and external communications, including website content, social media campaigns, and newsletters. Relevant skills (including in-house design experience and accessibility focus). $65-75k.

NOTABLE STATE-SPECIFIC JOBS

These are only some of the jobs I’ve posted this week. Especially, if you live in California or the South, there are some great opportunities this week!
View all the state-specific remote jobs.

SuitUp is hiring a National Youth Partnership Manager with a preference for location in NY, CHI, MI or CA. Apply by January 12. The Partnerships Manager will build and maintain partnerships with schools and youth organizations across the country to bring SuitUp’s dynamic youth programming and events to their students. 3+ years relevant experience. $55-70k

Venture For America is hiring a Recruitment Manager for their Southern University Territories. The Recruitment Manager will will (1) lead regional recruitment initiatives, partnership building, and lead generation for a territory of schools proximate to VFA’s Southern cities (2) build and cultivate a pipeline of leads from national strategies in the Southern US, (3) maintain strong data quality to analyze and identify the most effective recruitment strategies and act on them and 4) manage VFA’s national webinar strategy. 3+ years TA experience. $60-68k