Jobs at Newsela
Newsela is a leading educational technology platform that delivers up-to-date news articles tailored for students and teachers. By leveraging AI to adjust reading levels and embedding analytics dashboards, the company has become a go-to tool for curriculum designers worldwide. Its focus on data‑driven instruction places it at the intersection of edtech and software innovation.
Roles at Newsela span software engineering, product management, data science, UX/UI design, marketing, sales, and operations. Engineers work on real‑time content recommendation engines and scalable cloud infrastructure. Product teams iterate on the adaptive learning experience, while data scientists mine usage metrics to improve student outcomes. Candidates can expect a hybrid work model, regular career development sessions, and a culture that rewards experimentation.
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Manager, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Apr 10, 2023
This is a high-level position in the Finance team, leading the Corporate FP&A team and gaining exposure to senior leadership. The role involves building out and maintaining revenue, cash, and long-range financial modeling activities, managing the FP&A close process, and supporting budgeting and forecasting for various functions. The successful candidate will have extensive FP&A experience, financial modeling skills, business partnership and communication experience, management and investor reporting skills, and Adaptive Insights administration skills. The role offers a competitive base compensation range, incentive stock options, and benefits.
Social Studies Standards Alignment Contributor, freelance
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Apr 01, 2023
The role of Standards Alignment Contributors at Newsela involves working with the content team to ensure Newsela content remains aligned to current standards. They are responsible for tagging newly created content with appropriate state and national standards and retroactively updating the archive with aligned standards. The role is compensated on a per-task basis and offers benefits to full-time employees. Newsela provides authentic, real-world content from trusted sources, accessible to every learner. The company values health and wellness, work-from-home options, supporting all families, time off, inclusive experiences, professional development, and making a difference in education.
Science Standards Alignment Contributor, freelance
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Apr 01, 2023
The role of Standards Alignment Contributors at Newsela involves working with the content team to ensure Newsela content remains aligned to current standards. They are responsible for tagging newly created content with appropriate state and national standards and retroactively updating the archive with aligned standards. The role is compensated on a per-task basis and offers benefits to full-time employees. Newsela provides authentic, real-world content from trusted sources, accessible to every learner. The company values health and wellness, work-from-home options, supporting all families, time off, inclusive experiences, professional development, and making a difference in education.
Senior Manager, Marketing Operations
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Mar 15, 2023
marketing operations will play an integral part in scaling our marketing organization. You will work cross - functional ly to increase the efficacy of the marketing technology stack. Your work will directly contribute to growing news ela's impact on the k - 12 market and helping make learning more accessible and engaging.
Assessment Contributor, Freelance
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Mar 19, 2023
Newsela is seeking Assessment Contributors with a passion for improving teachers' and students' lives. The role involves producing daily assessments, writing and editing quizzes for various subjects, and occasionally tagging standards. The ideal candidate has experience in assessment creation, strong writing skills, and understanding of English and Spanish assessments. Familiarity with educational publishers and formative assessment methods is a plus. Newsela offers remote work, health benefits, professional development, and opportunities to make a difference in education.
News Copy Editor, Freelance
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Mar 26, 2023
The role of a Copy Editor & Proofreader at Newsela involves proofing and editing Newsela content, ensuring correctness and adherence to style and quality guidelines. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in a printed/written media company, experience writing for textbooks, magazines, or websites, and the ability to work under deadline pressure. The role is compensated on a per-task basis and offers benefits to full-time employees. Newsela provides health and wellness resources, work-from-home options, support for all families, flexible PTO, and inclusive experiences. The company values professional development and making a difference in education.
Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Mar 16, 2023
The job posting is for a Manager or Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis role at Newsela. The role involves leading the Corporate FP&A team, building and maintaining financial models, and supporting budgeting and forecasting. The job offers a competitive salary range of $150,000 - $180,000, as well as benefits and incentive stock options.
Interactive Designer
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Mar 15, 2023
The Interactive Designer will create the design and experience our users interact with on a daily basis. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Brand & Creative Services, you’ll ideate on and conceive exciting new web treatments, ads, and emails. You'll hone and develop your skills in Canva, Motion graphics or animation, and video editing/formatting.
Manager, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Apr 10, 2023
The Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis will lead Newsela's Corporate FP&A team, managing the overall FP&A close process and supporting budgeting and forecasting for the G&A function. This role offers valuable exposure to senior leadership, significant impact on strategic decision-making, and the opportunity to work with Adaptive Insights. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of FP&A experience, extensive financial modeling skills, and experience in management & investor reporting, FP&A close process management, and Adaptive Insights administration. Newsela provides comprehensive benefits, including health & wellness, work from home options, family support, time off, inclusive experiences, professional development, and the opportunity to make a difference in education.
Senior Manager, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Mar 16, 2023
Senior manager, financial planning & analysis. You will build out and maintain news ela's revenue, cash, and long - range financial modeling activities. Your work will help ensure the growth of a business that is transforming the way students learn.
Enterprise Customer Success Manager
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Apr 10, 2023
The Role: As an Enterprise Customer Success Manager, you will be a vital member of Newsela's expanding Customer Success organization. You'll monitor the health of your portfolio and every step of the client life cycle, while working closely with internal teams to ensure clients are engaging with and getting the most out of Newsela's solutions. You'll manage customers as they go through the Newsela Customer Journey, ensuring they have the necessary support and resources at each step. You'll leverage data, Newsela's tech stack, and customer insights to drive company results in product adoption, renewal, and expansion. You'll have the opportunity to directly influence how administrators at school districts across the country engage with Newsela, enhance how districts and teachers engage students, and provide time-saving approaches that allow educators to design customized learning for different levels of learners. You'll have a direct impact on the expansion and adoption of Newsela products, which will ultimately scale Newsela's ability to bring engaging, culturally responsive learning content to K-12 classrooms nationwide. Why you're a great fit: You have a demonstrated history of hitting and exceeding company KPIs, quickly becoming a product expert, building meaningful relationships across customers, and effectively leading robust conversations that lead towards action and impact. You're a reliable and thoughtful teammate with an ability to consider multiple viewpoints but also advocate for your convictions. Base compensation range: $70,400 - $88,000. Total compensation for this role also includes variable, incentive stock options, and benefits.
Unit Contributor, Freelance
Company: Newsela
Location: Remote
Posted Mar 27, 2023
Newsela is a company that provides educational resources to K-12 classrooms. They are looking for contributors to create engaging and culturally responsive resources. The role involves creating units, reviewing and editing draft versions, and revisiting and refreshing content collections. The company offers a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, health and wellness programs, and professional development opportunities.