The role:
At Newsela, we believe in the power of Customer Support’s ability to shape the customer experience and amplify user voices. In this dynamic role, you will embody these vital roles as the first line of support for Newsela and Formative users. Your mission to guide them seamlessly through Newsela.com and Formative.com, untangling any confusion and smoothing out any bumps in their experience. Your passion for understanding user needs will drive you to uncover insights that will shape our products, implementations, and overall journey. Being a frontline powerhouse requires a customer-centric approach and an intrinsic motivation to stay ahead of the curve. As a self-driven individual who embraces change, thrives on continuous learning, and is motivated by navigating the dynamic layout of e-learning platforms, you will play a key role in the experience of Newslea and Formative users. Using a state-of-the-art customer relationship management tool, you will service customers via email and live chat, ensuring a comprehensive journey from initial contact to resolution. Reporting directly to the Manager of Customer Support, you’ll champion a customer-first mindset, positioning yourself as a Newsela and Formative frontline product expert.
Why you’ll love this role:
Why you’re a great fit:
Base compensation range: $50,000 - $58,000. Total compensation for this role also includes a base salary, incentive stock options, and benefits. This compensation range may be adjusted based on actual experience.
About Newsela:
One of the fastest growing tech companies in K-12 education, Newsela was founded on the principle that while every child may have unique learning preferences, they all deserve a rich learning experience that ignites a love of learning. We built our platform based on learning science research to deliver the most engaging, authentic content to modernize how teaching happens in the classroom. Along with interactive assessments and tools, we provide teachers with digital content at five reading levels -- from +100 of the best sources -- that is relevant to the diverse backgrounds and interests of their students. Since we started in 2013, we’ve established a presence in 90% of U.S. K-12 schools and over 2.5M teachers and 37M students have registered with Newsela.
Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.
Why you’ll love working at Newsela:
Newsela is dedicated to transforming the way learners access the world through words.
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