Skip's Remote Edtech Jobs: April 27, 2024

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 curated from 300+ companies each week. Premium subscribers receive access to all jobs in the Edskipper database and two additional emails a month with advice to help you apply more competitively.

Once again, I featured some really lovely roles this week … that closed within a few days.

This time around, instead of complaining (to my cats who listen to such things), I decided to dig into the data to see if this just feels like it’s happening all the time lately or if the numbers support my frustration!

I asked ChatGPT to analyze all the jobs I posted on Skip in the last three months. Specifically I asked it to show me the number of jobs I posted each week and to indicate how many of those jobs closed within a week. (I chose a week rather than a few days because I don’t check every job board daily so the info wouldn’t be all that accurate. I do check every job board weekly.)

And you can see a clear trend in this data — at the beginning of February (and before too if I’d extended my chart back in time), jobs were staying open for longer than a week. Then, about mid-February, a switch flipped and a decent percentage of jobs started to close much faster. We’re still in the middle of that trend (the final week on the chart isn’t over yet).

What happened? Well, educators have been applying to jobs more regularly right now. And Spring is typically a busy hiring season. And when more jobs are posted, more people apply to those jobs, which makes them close faster. Combine all that with the type of roles jobs I curate — roles looking for educators/edtech — and you get a fast turn around for many jobs.

Unsurprisingly, the jobs that are staying open longer are niche jobs — either in a particular location, requiring a lot of travel, or specialized and requiring unique experience.

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

This Week’s Poll

This poll was inspired by clicking on some really interesting jobs today … and not seeing a single salary. Previously, I’ve asked if people want me to post roles that don’t include salaries (the answer has always been resoundingly ‘no’) but today’s question is different: I’m curious if not posting a salary impacts whether you apply for a role.

FULL-TIME JOBS

I feature about 10-20% of the remote jobs I see each week for free on the job board! View all the remote jobs.

CURRICULUM

inquirED is hiring a Curriculum Operations Specialist with experience in project management and curriculum development. The Specialist will support the product team by managing tools, data, and workflows, ensuring efficient operations and troubleshooting issues as needed. $65-80k

Cognia is hiring a Content Specialist II, Biology/NGSS who has a background in education and industry assessment (2-4 years). The Content Specialist will create test development activities as well as develop related content programming, with an emphasis on creating innovative content and assessment strategies. $70-74k (up to 10% travel)

TRAINING/LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT and INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Shine Early Learning is hiring a Vice President Professional Learning with 10+ years relevant L&D experience and experience leading teams. The VP will create and implement an equity-driven strategic plan for staff training that includes in-person and virtual sessions as well as manages the L&D team of Instructional Designers. $114-175k (up to 30% travel)

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

I love this role from Rewiring America because it includes ‘education’ as one of the relevant professional fields they’re looking for! Rewiring America is hiring a Community Engagement Associate with 3+ years of progressive experience in a relevant field (including education). The Community Engagement Associate will partner with local communities to connect them with resources and expertise to implement electrification programs. This will involve marketing and communications, project management, trainings and public speaking. $75-105k

Noodle is hiring a Specialist, Copywriting with 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably in an agency or higher education setting. The role involves developing student-facing marketing materials for multiple university partners, employing a variety of brand identities to execute existing creative briefs. $60-64k.

Cengage Group is hiring a Marketing Manager with 2+ years of relevant experience. The Manager will develop and execute marketing strategies for various higher educational products, analyzing market data and collaborating with teams to create sales and customer training materials. $58-93k

FEATURED LOCATION-SPECIFIC JOBS: Location-specific remote jobs are back on the website!

I feature about 10-20% of the location-specific remote jobs I see each week for free on the job board! You do need a free account to filter by location — knowing what state you live in helps me decide which jobs to feature every week.

Feathr is hiring a Senior Training & Onboarding Specialist with 2+ years of training experience and a background in tech product environments. The Specialist will guide new customers through the implementation of Feathr's marketing platform for non-profits, providing user training through calls and emails. $60k + up to 10% annual bonus. Eastern/Central Time Zones (preferred).

HMH is hiring multiple Account Manager roles, including in Central California and Northeast Florida, looking for candidates with some sales experience. $70-75k or $80-85k (DOE) + uncapped commission. Age of Learning is hiring a BDR in Texas. $65k (includes OTE)

Wayfinder is hiring a Training Guide Contractor - Oregon who has teaching experience and the ability to travel throughout the state. Per diem rate that includes prep.