“We inspire individuals to fulfill their potential through the power of listening”
Listenwise is an award winning listening skills platform for students and teachers in middle and high schools. Listenwise, a proud partner of NPR, curates a growing collection of professionally produced podcasts, aligned to state standards in ELA, social studies, and science. We harness the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students by using podcasts as classroom texts, amplifying content and providing students practice in required listening skills. Listenwise has users in all 50 states and internationally. We are based in an EdTech co-working space (LearnLaunch) in Boston’s Seaport District and growing rapidly.
Partnership Development Associate
We have spent the last few years honing our product market fit and creating a repeatable sales model. We are now in a position to apply these lessons at scale. It will be your job to help us build relationships with schools and districts interested in improving student success through listening.
As a Partnership Development Associate, you are the first point of contact for our clients, responsible for qualifying all inbound opportunities. You will also engage decision makers in thoughtful conversations to drive revenue and improve student outcomes through outbound prospecting. Lastly, you will assist the team in sales operations as needed.
Equally important to the candidate’s skill-sets, is the candidate’s fit within our business. We are looking for someone who is equal parts mission driven, bright, curious, and coachable. You measure success not only on the number of meetings you book every week but by the number of at risk students you empower to become better listeners. You are also excited to share new insights about product market fit and accelerate the sales process for your Account Executives.
Interested applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter to monica@listenwise.com
We have spent the last few years honing our product market fit and creating a repeatable sales model. We are now in a position to apply these lessons at scale. It will be your job to help us accelerate this growth. You will need to embody all of the characteristics of a strong sales person- objection handling, empathy, and grit. Equally important is the way you work with others---collaboration with colleagues and a desire to serve customers is critical.
As an SMB Account Executive, you will be the first voice that our customers hear, listening to and understanding the needs of teachers and administrators. You will qualify opportunities through phone and email to move them through the funnel yourself or hand them off to the Director of Sales. This is an end to end revenue generating role. You will be responsible for a new business quota.
Equally important to the candidate’s skill-sets, is the candidate’s fit within our business. We are looking for someone who is entrepreneurial, fast paced, data-driven, a creative thinker who looks for opportunities within challenges, has a competitive drive to win, and values collaboration.
Interested applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter to monica@listenwise.com
We are looking for someone with passion and energy to be the lead writer and managing editor of content for the Listenwise platform. As lead curriculum writer, you will be responsible for managing the development, production, and publication of current events, lessons, and quizzes with high quality and timely execution. You will be the lead writer and editor of all instructional content and listening assessments, as well as blog posts and professional development materials. You will be responsible for managing a team of freelancers who write many of our lessons and quizzes and editing their work. You will also be responsible for managing relationships with public radio and content partners. You will work primarily with the Listenwise Director of Curriculum and collaborate with other team members on specific projects.
You are a leader and innovative thinker who believes in the power of auditory learning. You care about listening – to our teammates, our customers, and the data. You are a mission-driven, hardworking self-starter and lifelong learner, who can roll up your sleeves and get things done while also seeing the big picture. You bring K-12 classroom teaching experience as well as passion and commitment to the goal of empowering all students. You know the world of teachers and students and can translate that into instructional content designed for easy integration into the classroom. You have high standards, meticulous work habits, and strong writing, editing, and problem-solving skills. You enjoy listening to and learning from podcasts in your free time. You think about issues such a diversity, empathy, social justice, and balanced news reporting. You crave a fast-paced, high volume work environment where your work has tangible social impact.
Interested applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter to marielle@listenwise.com