PenPal Schools connects over a quarter million students from 150 countries to learn together! Students read and write about topics ranging from human rights and environmental sustainability to robotics and literature, all while practicing digital citizenship and social & emotional skills. PenPal Schools was recognized by President Obama as one of the world's leading social enterprises. Learn more at penpalschools.com
CURRENT OPENINGS
Account Manager
Our team is currently seeking to hire two Account Managers. Our freemium model is generating hundreds of warm leads per week! Thousands of delighted teachers are sharing PenPal Schools with their administrators to discuss a school-wide license with our team. These enthusiastic endorsements have dramatically shortened our sales cycle from months to weeks. In this role you will convert these warm leads into paying customers.
Responsibilities:
Requirements
Our team is currently seeking to hire two Account Managers. Our freemium model is generating hundreds of warm leads per week! Thousands of delighted teachers are sharing PenPal Schools with their administrators to discuss a school-wide license with our team. These enthusiastic endorsements have dramatically shortened our sales cycle from months to weeks. In this role you will convert these warm leads into paying customers.
Responsibilities:
- Conducting introductory calls/demos with school and district administrators (dozens of appointments per week are set up for you through our automated scheduling system!)
- Following up with administrators and teachers to ensure successful pilots
- Facilitating purchases through invoicing and purchase orders
- Working with our team to make our already super-efficient system even smoother as we quickly scale our global operations
Requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organization skills
- Great attention to detail
- Nice to have: Experience in sales, education, or education technology
Marketing & Community Engagement Intern
Our team is currently seeking a marketing intern. This is a paid part-time internship (10 hours per week). In this role you will help coordinate marketing efforts that highlight teachers and students in our global learning community. Responsibilities include:
REQUIREMENTS
BENEFITS
To apply please email a cover-letter and resume to jobs@penpalschools.com. Please include the job title in the subject line.
Our team is currently seeking a marketing intern. This is a paid part-time internship (10 hours per week). In this role you will help coordinate marketing efforts that highlight teachers and students in our global learning community. Responsibilities include:
- Gathering teachers' stories, photos, videos, facts, quotes and other assets for content marketing
- Creating content for our blog and social media accounts
- Sharing content and communicating with teachers across multiple channels
REQUIREMENTS
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organization skills
- Great attention to detail
- Familiarity with Google product suite
- Nice to have: Experience in education or education technology
BENEFITS
- Gain marketing experience with one of the world's fastest-growing education technology companies
- Join a fun and high-performing team that is passionate about our work
- Experience work at a fast-paced startup with an awesome social mission
- Work in the beautiful Impact Hub space (large backyard and great location in South Austin)
- Earn a competitive stipend
To apply please email a cover-letter and resume to jobs@penpalschools.com. Please include the job title in the subject line.
