USA PK - 8th Grade Content Editor (USA Based, Fully Licensed K-8 Teachers Only)

Location: USA - 100% remote work-from-home position - (You must permanently live & have the right to work in the following states in the USA to apply for this position)

• Texas
• Alaska
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Missouri
• Nevada
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Pennsylvania

Hourly Pay Rate: $15 USD per hour

Contract: 12-month contract with an extension highly likely. Self-employed contractor. Responsible for own taxes. No benefits.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week - You must be available to work between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. EST Monday - Friday. All other hours can be completed at times suitable for you Monday - Sunday.

Hiring Manager: Susie Pavolka

Recruiter: Sarah Jane Dalzell

First things first! What is Twinkl? What is Twinkl’s mission?

Twinkl is here to “help those who teach.” It's what brings us to work every day. We're proud to create educational resources that can be used at each step of a child's learning journey.

Our award-winning resource collection - created by teachers for teachers - provides unlimited supplementary digital and printable teaching resources at an unbeatable value.

We have over a million editable resources, and new content is added every day. Don’t see what you need? Just ask! We make bespoke resources for our members as part of our world-class customer service promise to help those who teach.

We support educators and children across the United States and around the world, and we’re committed to transforming lives through education.

Whoever you are, whatever you teach, Twinkl is here for you!

The Role:

As a Content Editor, you will ensure the resources we create for U.S. educators are factually correct, expertly written, culturally appropriate, and suitably challenging for each grade. You will be an experienced elementary or middle school teacher with exceptional writing, teaching, technology, and communication skills.

With your knowledge of U.S. academic standards, you will ensure that our innovative teaching resources address key curriculum objectives and meet the needs of those who teach across the United States. The content you edit will be turned into professional Twinkl products by our highly skilled design and illustration team.

You will be part of an agile working team communicating via email, messaging, and video meetings. To fulfill this role, you must provide your own technology and have reliable high-speed internet access.

Ongoing projects/how you’ll spend your day:

• Editing and proofreading PK-8th content for ELA, math, science, social studies, and other curriculum areas, as required.
• Communicating with a global team of Content Writers, Designers, and Illustrators.
• Researching a wide variety of subjects to ensure our resources’ copy and illustrations are accurate and age-appropriate for the millions of global customers who download them monthly.

In this role, you will learn:

• Content editing.
• Content proofreading.

You’ll work with:

• Susie Pavolka - Twinkl USA Product Manager
• Kylie Shrum & Patricia Daws - Twinkl USA Production Trainers
• Twinkl Content Editors, Content Writers, Designers, Illustrators

Requirements

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Certified U.S. elementary or middle school teacher (state-issued license must be current and in good standing).
• Middle school math expertise required.
• Experienced classroom teacher with at least two years of recent public school experience in elementary or middle school

To succeed in the role, you must:

• Communicate quickly, clearly, and concisely with the Content Writers, Designers, and Illustrators to whom you will provide editing and proofreading feedback.
• Take pride in your exceptional spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills.
• Demonstrate excellent time management, organization, and technology skills.

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business with plenty of career opportunities.

Here are some of the things that make Twinkl a great place to work:

• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun, and we always put people before the process.
• Flexible work-from-home positions.
• Diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Color, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech, and Working Parents.
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Our ever-evolving program includes monthly progression reviews, Twinkl’s Management Scheme, commercial awareness training, leadership coaching quads, career chats, and mentoring.
• Collaboration across continents! You’ll plug into a global team working to help improve the lives of educators around the world.

Our Recruitment Process: