The Role

The Talent Acquisition Coordinator will be a key point person ensuring an engaging candidate experience from start to finish. You’ll manage all coordination logistics of our complex interview schedules across our departments. You’ll also take the lead in updating and maintaining data in our applicant tracking system, and will help ensure a timely, effective communication and feedback between recruiters, candidates, and hiring managers. You’ll be a reliable support resource for our recruiting team, and will proactively help create content to attract candidates for top priority roles. As part of the People team, you’ll also work closely with your colleagues to support internal initiatives, including enhancing employer branding.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Newsela has been on a hyper-growth trajectory, and is continuing to grow in the coming year. As part of our People team, you’ll be at the forefront of bringing on new talent who are as excited and committed to our mission as we are. You’ll get to expand your coordination skills as you manage the hiring process and build relationships with leaders across our organization. As you do all this, you’ll be directly contributing to our team’s ability to build and deliver the most engaging, accessible, inclusive education products that are reshaping K-12 education.

Why We’ll Love You

You’re excited to build on your previous experience in administration and/or coordination, and want to contribute to a growing, fast-paced team. You’re a fanatic for details, and know how to build, manage, and streamline processes to ensure goals are met. You’re a clear, concise communicator who can seamlessly juggle multiple projects and stakeholders while ensuring everyone is appropriately communicated with. You are committed to building a diverse team, and proactively research new ways to engage candidates and attract top talent through content. You are driven by process and understand the importance of data quality and integrity. You may have experience with employer branding, writing, and/or editing. You are excited to create content that attracts the right people to Newsela.

About Newsela  

One of the fastest growing tech companies in K-12 education, Newsela was founded on the principle that while every child may have unique learning preferences, they all deserve a rich learning experience that ignites a love of learning. We built our platform based on learning science research to deliver the most engaging, authentic content to modernize how teaching happens in the classroom. Along with interactive assessments and tools, we provide teachers with digital content at five reading levels -- from +100 of the best sources -- that is relevant to the diverse backgrounds and interests of their students. Since we started in 2013, we’ve established a presence in 90% of U.S. K-12 schools and over 2.5M teachers and 37M students have registered with Newsela.