Newsela

👥 251-500💰 $100,000,000 Series D about 4 years agoEducation EdTech E-Learning💼 Private Company

Newsela is a digital platform that provides educational content and resources tailored to enhance student learning and engagement through differentiated reading materials.

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🔥 Contractor: Fullstack Software Engineering Services

Posted 4 days ago

📍 Argentina, Brazil, Mexico

🧭 Contract

🔍 Software Development

🔧 Requirements

3+ years of experience in backend development with exposure to frontend technologies.
Hands-on experience building and scaling REST APIs and designing performant, sustainable data models.
Solid understanding of relational databases and write efficient, optimized queries.
Comfortable interfacing and collaborating with sibling engineering teams.
You embrace Agile methodologies and contribute actively to sprint planning and refinement.

💡 Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain robust APIs and backend services to work with the ML/AI services, models and infrastructure.
Contribute to frontend feature development, ensuring seamless integration with backend logic.
Write high-quality, maintainable, and testable code across the stack.
Take end-to-end ownership of feature development, from ideation to deployment.
Collaborate with ML/AI and other teams to break down work, groom tickets, and plan sprints.
Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, and QEs to turn goals into clear, actionable work.

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🔥 Contractor: Fullstack QA Engineering Services

Posted 5 days ago

📍 Argentina; Mexico

🧭 Contract

🔍 Software Development

🔧 Requirements

6+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience.
2+ years of WebdriverIO/PlayWright experience.
4+ years of experience developing software testing frameworks and test scripts using TypeScript/JavaScript or Python.
Hands-on experience in building automated scripts in an agile environment.
Hands-on experience with various testing types: manual testing, regression testing, integration testing, services testing, and database testing.
4+ years of working experience in an Agile Scrum environment.
Experience in writing and executing manual and automated test cases for features on various applications, including websites and mobile apps.

💡 Responsibilities

Test stories/bugs manually and then incrementally build automated tests.
Develop and execute test plans and supporting production releases.
Develop automated regression test cases using a typescript programming language in webdriverIO/Playwright Automation Framework.
Build test automation from scratch at the services/API layer.
Test API manually or with automated calls.
Collaborate with Developers, product owners, and other QE engineers to strategize and execute test plans.
Advocate for software quality throughout all phases of development.
Effectively communicate test status and progress to all stakeholders. This role will involve interacting with product owners, developers, and other QA teams
Find, document, and track bugs as needed.
Responsible for all types of software testing in a scrum.

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🔥 Impact Research Intern (Summer 2025)

Posted 6 days ago

🧭 Internship

💸 420.0 USD per week

🔍 K-12 education

🔧 Requirements

Graduate-level research experience in learning analytics / educational data mining, education, psychology, communications, child development, or cognitive science
Fluency using R for statistical analysis and data visualization (especially tidyverse)
Fundamental statistics knowledge and skills
Strong data visualization skills (ggplot2)
Background or interest in educational research

💡 Responsibilities

Help investigate and document Newsela’s educational effectiveness
Conduct quantitative research on student outcomes
Develop reports that showcase how Newsela helps kids achieve

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🔥 Freelance Content Leveler (Science)

Posted 11 days ago

🧭 Contract

🔍 EdTech

🔧 Requirements

Former editor, journalist and/or writer for publishing company, particularly publishers with which Newsela has a partnership
Experience in other EdTech, tech or media organizations
Science: field and/or lab research, degree in STEM, degree in science writing/journalism
secondary degree experience in education, such as a teacher or teaching assistant in Science

💡 Responsibilities

Adapting the reading level of original articles to create four different versions at lower reading levels, making them accessible to a wider audience
Remaining conscientious of grade-appropriate content, and consider the complexity of vocabulary, sentence structure and sentence length for each level being adapted
May participate in projects involving the identification and assignment of instructional standards tags within Newsela articles and content standards tagging & content taxonomy projects.
Reading and writing with close attention, monitoring original articles for any mistakes and inaccuracies

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🔥 Social Media and Community Manager

Posted 19 days ago

💸 70000.0 - 80000.0 USD per year

🔧 Requirements

3+ years of experience in social media management, community building, or digital marketing
Strong understanding of social media algorithms, trends, and best practices
Experience using social media management tools
Excellent writing, communication, and storytelling skills
Proven ability to grow and engage online communities
Data-driven mindset with experience in analyzing social media metrics

💡 Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive social media strategy
Create platform-optimized content
Manage and grow presence across key platforms
Build and nurture an engaged online community
Collaborate with community coaches and experts
Partner with internal subject matter experts to create a process for generating platform-optimized content
Work with marketing teams

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🔥 Learning Experience Designer, Elementary Social Studies & ELA

Posted 20 days ago

💸 57450.0 - 66050.0 USD per year

🔍 Educational Publishing

🔧 Requirements

3+ years of professional experience in assessment creation or design, curriculum design, or instructional development for a publisher or educational technology company.
Strong knowledge of ELA standards, Social Studies frameworks, literacy instruction, and assessment strategies.
Experience designing lessons and assessments for various grade levels (K-5 preferred).
Familiarity with educational publishing standards and instructional technology.
Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
Proficiency with content authoring tools (e.g., Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Learning Management Systems, and digital curriculum platforms).

💡 Responsibilities

Design and develop formative and summative ELA and Social Studies assessments, instructional materials, and activities aligned with state and national standards (e.g., Common Core, TEKS, BEST).
Ensure all materials meet educational best practices, including differentiation and scaffolding for diverse learners.
Collaborate with educators, subject matter experts, data scientists, and curriculum developers to refine and enhance content.
Utilize technology tools and platforms to develop interactive and digital learning experiences.
Leverage research on best practices in literacy instruction and assessment to inform content development.
Revise and update existing curriculum materials based on teacher feedback and student performance data.
Maintain consistency in tone, language, and complexity to align with grade-level expectations.

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🔥 Learning Experience Designer, ELA

Posted 20 days ago

💸 57450.0 - 66050.0 USD per year

🔍 Education

🔧 Requirements

3+ years of professional experience in assessment creation or design, curriculum design, or instructional development for a publisher or educational technology company.
Strong knowledge of ELA standards, literacy instruction, and assessment strategies.
Experience designing lessons and assessments for various grade levels (9-12 preferred).
Familiarity with educational publishing standards and instructional technology.
Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
Proficiency with content authoring tools (e.g., Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Learning Management Systems, and digital curriculum platforms).

💡 Responsibilities

Design and develop formative and summative ELA assessments, instructional materials, and activities aligned with state and national standards (e.g., Common Core, TEKS, BEST).
Ensure all materials meet educational best practices, including differentiation and scaffolding for diverse learners.
Collaborate with educators, subject matter experts, data scientists, and curriculum developers to refine and enhance content.
Utilize technology tools and platforms to develop interactive and digital learning experiences.
Leverage research on best practices in literacy instruction and assessment to inform content development.
Revise and update existing curriculum materials based on teacher feedback and student performance data.
Maintain consistency in tone, language, and complexity to align with grade-level expectations.

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🔥 SMB Customer Success Manager

Posted about 1 month ago

🧭 Full-Time

💸 77500.0 - 82500.0 USD per year

🔍 Education

🔧 Requirements

2+ years of experience in owning a large portfolio of accounts through the entire customer journey (post-sale through renewal)
Proactively engage in client communication, use data to identify opportunities for growth, and have demonstrated success in monitoring customer health and driving renewals.
Able to leverage your experience in client success planning, and are able to ask discovery questions, actively listen, and synthesize client goals, to effectively uncover hidden needs and get to the root of the problem.

💡 Responsibilities

Work directly with schools and districts to ensure their success and continued adoption of our industry-leading platform.
Monitor the health of your portfolio, and will work closely with our internal teams to ensure clients are engaging with and getting the most out of Newsela’s solutions, and ultimately renewing their investment in Newsela.
Leverage data, our tech stack, and customer insights to drive company results in product adoption, renewal, and expansion.

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🔥 Growth Marketing Manager

Posted about 2 months ago

📍 United States

🧭 Full-Time

💸 82800.0 - 93000.0 USD per year

🔍 EdTech

🔧 Requirements

5+ years of experience in growth, performance, lifecycle marketing, or a related field, with a track record of success in a SaaS or edtech environment.
Proven expertise in product-led growth, user acquisition, funnel optimization, and lifecycle marketing.
Preferred experience leading product-led growth initiatives at another edtech company, demonstrating a clear understanding of the K-12 market and teacher needs.
Strong analytical skills with experience using marketing automation platforms (e.g., Marketo, HubSpot, Pardot), CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, SEMRush, Heap, Tableau).
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively with product, sales, and other marketing teams.
Data-driven mindset that values continuous testing, iteration, and optimization.
Experience implementing growth experiments and leveraging insights to drive strategic decisions.
Strong communication skills and a passion for creating innovative, engaging campaigns that resonate with educators.

💡 Responsibilities

Develop and own the product-led growth strategy for both Newsela and Formative, focusing on teacher acquisition for the free product tiers.
Drive innovative campaigns to increase teacher awareness and enrollments, and optimize onboarding funnels to ensure strong user activation and engagement.
Create targeted programs (e.g., email nurture tracks, in-app messaging, webinars) that encourage ongoing product use and deepen adoption among free users, preparing them for upsell opportunities.
Design and implement tactics that convert free users into qualified leads, working closely with the sales team to hand off high-intent educators for follow-up and pipeline growth.
Partner with product, sales, content marketing, and customer success teams to ensure messaging and campaigns align with product roadmaps, market priorities, and revenue goals.
Continuously monitor key performance indicators (KPIs)—such as acquisition rates, product usage metrics, channel performance, and conversion rates—using insights to optimize campaigns and drive iterative improvements.
Foster a culture of experimentation by running A/B tests and growth experiments to identify the most effective channels and tactics for driving teacher acquisition and engagement.

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🔥 Contractor: Lead Data Engineering Services

Posted 5 months ago

📍 Brazil, Argentina

🧭 Contract

🔧 Requirements

Mastered proficiency in SQL, Python, and relational datastores.
Proficiency in building and maintaining data pipelines and DAG tooling (Dagster, Airflow, etc.).
Advanced experience with event-based pipelines and CDC tooling.
Advanced experience in managing large-scale data migrations in relational datastores.
Advanced experience in optimizing SQL query performance.
Advanced experience with data testing strategies for business logic alignment.
Experience with DBT orchestration and best practices.
Experience enabling monitoring, health checks, and alerting on data systems and pipelines.
Experience establishing and maintaining a data catalog with business-related metadata.
Experience building tools and automation for data infrastructure.
Experience with AWS, GCP, and Terraform is a plus.
Experience in document, graph or schema-less datastores is a plus.

💡 Responsibilities

Work alongside app developers and data stakeholders to implement data system changes.
Lead initiatives, including problem definition scoping, design, and planning through epics and blueprints.
Develop documentation, technical presentations, discussion points, and conduct incident reviews.
Build and maintain data pipelines and DAG tooling.
Establish and maintain a data catalog with business-related metadata.

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