Searching for a Dynamite Social Media Manager!

At Reading Simplified, we are changing the lives of children, parents, and educators all over the world. At the center of it all is our Word-Class Team. Want to join the Reading Simplified Family? See below…

Could the next Reading Simplified Social Media Manager be you?

About Us: Reading Simplified offers training for teachers, parents, and grandparents to help teach beginning or struggling readers with ease and in record time. Our online membership services include a video course to learn the Reading Simplified System, 1,000+ pages of differentiated materials for students at the K-5 reading levels, and an online discussion board with help from the Founder and other highly trained reading coaches. We have nearly 90K email readers and have served 6000 members in our Reading Simplified Academy.
The Role: Social Media Manager This independent contractor position helps attract more teachers and parents desperate for a solution to the problem of complicated reading programs that leave many children behind.
Location: Work from wherever you enjoy--we are all virtual.
Hours: 10-15 hours per week with potential for growth

Reading Simplified is on the hunt for a social media whiz who also wants to make a difference. Could this be you? Our mission is life changing as we help teachers and parents quickly transform their reading instruction for accelerated achievement for all children. Please apply if you have A+ social media skills, have insight about how to communicate to teachers, and you’re excited about the possibility of sharing Reading Simplified with the world.

“Reading Simplified has it all - a visionary leader, an evidence-based program that is helping tens of thousands of struggling readers in new ways, a committed team of independent contractors who support one another, and a growing membership. Join us to be part of this business that makes a difference every day.”

Carol F.

Business Manager

What Kind Of Qualifications Are We Looking For?

Develop social media strategy in collaboration with CEO/Founder and a plan to execute the strategy.
Use social media marketing tools to create and maintain the Reading Simplified brand.
Work with marketing professionals contracted by Reading Simplified to develop social media marketing campaigns, such as video creators and editors, BeCreative, 99dollarsocial, and other contract services)
Interact with members through the Reading Simplified social accounts.
Analyze the company’s digital marketing plan and social media strategy to identify strategic weaknesses and making recommendations for improvements.
Research social media trends and inform CEO/Founder of changes, improvements, and new ideas that are relevant to Reading Simplified marketing activities.
Set key performance indicators (KPI) for social media campaigns, such as targets for engagement and measuring a campaign’s performance against the KPIs.

'Working for Reading Simplified allows me to effect change for teachers, students, and families around the world. I have the flexibility to schedule my work as best suits me while still working as part of a supportive team. The members we serve make a tremendous impact on students’ lives by teaching them to read using Reading Simplified’s streamlined and efficient system."

Jennifer Nowicki

M. Ed., CALT, C-SLDS

This Role Is For You If...

You know the Reading Simplified approach or you are eager to learn it on the job.
Your work and choices reflect excellence and integrity that shine through your interactions with team members as well as social content.
Your first response to difficulty or challenge is grace, as opposed to defensiveness. We are a team that gives each other, and our audience, the benefit of the doubt.
Others would consider you resourceful: When you don’t know an answer or how to solve a problem, you first search for and consider solutions before giving up or reaching out to a team member.
Sure, you’ve already demonstrated great chops with social media, but you are also learning and improving your craft and skills every day. Innovations don’t catch you off guard!
While you can creatively inspire others, you also demonstrate good analysis and strategy skills. You can study past performance to help plan improved future content.
You dream of working towards something for the greater good.

“My hope is that you’ll love this work and collaborating with us! Our team is passionate about transforming the lives of stressed out teachers and parents by giving them a simple system that builds readers faster than most imagine.

We look forward to collaborating with you and having your talent and drive make us even better.”

Dr. Marnie Ginsberg

Founder

Some of Your Role Responsibilities

Develop social media strategy in collaboration with CEO/Founder and a plan to execute the strategy.
Use social media marketing tools to create and maintain the Reading Simplified brand.
Work with marketing professionals contracted by Reading Simplified to develop social media marketing campaigns, such as video creators and editors, BeCreative, 99dollarsocial, and other contract services).
Interact with members through the Reading Simplified social accounts.
Analyze the company’s digital marketing plan and social media strategy to identify strategic weaknesses and making recommendations for improvements.
Research social media trends and inform CEO/Founder of changes, improvements, and new ideas that are relevant to Reading Simplified marketing activities.
Set key performance indicators (KPI) for social media campaigns, such as targets for engagement and measuring a campaign’s performance against the KPIs.

How to Apply for the Social Media Manager Position

Please submit a cover letter and resume to admin@readingsimplified.com. Put “Reading Simplified Position Application” at the beginning of your email subject line. In the cover letter, please include a link to a video (2-3 minutes) of you sharing briefly about yourself, what you’ve done, and why you’d like to work with Reading Simplified. If we move further in the process, we will also want to see samples of your social media work.