Curriculum Associates

Learning and Development

• Become an expert on Curriculum Associates’ online Diagnostic and Instruction program and core and supplemental products, emphasizing Mathematics and ELA
• Support districts in selecting and implementing products with lasting impact on learning
• Work with multiple stakeholders across large audiences
• Support district-wide adoptions of Curriculum Associates’ products
• Deliver professional learning to teachers, coaches, and leaders on effectively implementing Ready and i-Ready
• Provide tailored on-site support, including lesson planning and pacing support, data analysis for instruction, and implementation success/challenge identification
• Collaborate with district and site leaders to develop and revise annual professional learning plans and schedules
• Provide targeted professional development, ongoing in-classroom support, data analysis, daily project management, and communication with district and site leaders
• Serve as a thought leader representing Curriculum Associates’ mission-driven approach
• Attend company-provided educational conferences and participate in team-provided development
• Travel throughout Louisiana and potentially out of state to support educator-facing work

Professional Learning Specialist, ELA, Reading

General

• Create and maintain digital products, including Teacher Toolbox and/or Bookshelf products
• Create new and updated Toolbox experiences using digital-only and digital-from-print assets
• Oversee creation of ePub3 files for Bookshelf
• Implement errata corrections to files as needed
• Upload and maintain digital files and metadata in internal Content Management Systems
• Support metadata collection and file structure for content repurposing
• Investigate reported problems with digital products and implement timely fixes
• Serve as a contact and consultant for digital solutions
• Collaborate with Production, QA, Platform, Project Management, supervisors, vendors, and other stakeholders
• Coordinate with Editorial QA and implement corrections during production
• Coordinate with vendors to create and update products
• Attend project and team meetings
• Communicate with supervisors, vendors, internal, and external teams to meet project goals and deadlines
• Ensure projects follow best practices and documentation is maintained

Digital Production Specialist

Consultant

• Become an expert on the company’s online diagnostic and instruction program and Common Core product, focusing on ELA or Reading
• Coordinate on-site product training and professional learning courses for teachers and school administrators
• Adjust professional learning workshops within specified parameters to fit participant needs
• Deliver professional learning courses to teachers, coaches, and leaders on implementing Ready and i-Ready
• Provide tailored on-site support, including lesson planning and pacing support, data analysis, instructional application, and implementation analysis with leaders
• Participate in an internal cycle of professional improvement and development, including observation, feedback, and coaching
• Track and submit detailed training notes and complete assignments promptly
• Present a professional image to customers and prospects
• Support districts throughout the Midwest, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
• Work with the Associate Manager or Manager of Professional Learning, sales team, and other Curriculum Associates professionals

Educational Consultant, ELA or Reading

Customer Success Manager

• Serve as the central point of contact for educators using Curriculum Associates’ products and services
• Provide proactive implementation support for assigned implementations using efficiency tools and planned outreach
• Provide responsive service to educators needing assistance with program implementation
• Use account support plans, efficiency tools, and processes to provide educator support and ongoing communication
• Set up assigned educator accounts for successful implementation and onboard accounts within expected timeframes
• Partner with internal team members to establish implementation plans
• Use implementation health data to identify and address areas of concern with internal team members and educators
• Guide educators in analyzing student performance and growth data in the i-Ready platform
• Manipulate i-Ready Assessment and Instruction data in Excel to help educators understand implementation success
• Fulfill ad hoc reporting needs based on territory requirements
• Help secure account renewals through relationships with key decision makers and high-quality educator service
• Identify product expansion opportunities and partner with sales team members to expand existing accounts
• Support territory pilot strategy with new and existing users to achieve strong conversion rates
• Incorporate company Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion messaging in internal and educator-facing conversations
• Travel periodically for school visits, educator events, and company national and regional meetings

Partner Success Specialist

Account Manager

• Manage a dedicated team of Partner Success Managers
• Oversee product implementations, including setup and support
• Drive annual license renewals, upsell, cross-sell, and territory growth
• Ensure best-in-class educator support through implementation planning, ongoing support, data reviews, and timely responsiveness
• Build relationships with champions and partners in key districts
• Review assigned accounts to understand usage and performance trends and determine appropriate actions
• Mentor staff and ensure educator concerns are resolved promptly
• Partner with Sales and Professional Development Leaders across implementation service teams
• Ensure Partner Success Managers lead and collaborate effectively with Implementation Service Teams
• Collaborate with staff across Curriculum Associates on implementation initiatives
• Plan and execute systems and strategies to monitor and support implementations
• Ensure proper account setup by gathering necessary information from new, prospective, and existing accounts
• Support cross-team projects improving the Partner Success Manager role and implementations
• Implement renewal strategies to drive retention and revenue opportunities
• Drive successful use of Ready within blended implementations
• Report to the Associate Vice President, Partner Success for the territory
• Travel for school visits, educator events, and company, national, and regional meetings

Regional Manager, Partner Success

Business Development Rep

• Manage inbound leads using defined processes and engagement models
• Prospectively reach out to decision makers
• Generate and advance pipeline opportunities through the sales cycle
• Conduct exploratory conversations to understand educator needs
• Deliver virtual product demonstrations
• Meet or exceed activity and sales goals
• Build product expertise and understanding of K-8 classroom challenges and trends
• Maintain accurate opportunity and customer data in Salesforce CRM
• Partner with territory Educational Sales Consultants and cross-functional teams
• Represent the company at in-person conferences and school visits
• Gather competitive information and share market insights with internal teams
• Grow partnerships with K-12 schools and districts
• Help educators discover and adopt high-quality instructional materials

Account Development Specialist

Project Manager

• Determine and define project scope and objectives
• Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources effectively and efficiently
• Prepare project budgets based on scope of work and resource requirements
• Track project costs to meet budget
• Develop and manage detailed project schedules and work plans
• Provide consistent project status updates to stakeholders
• Manage vendor and supplier contracts, assign tasks, and communicate expected deliverables
• Utilize project management best practices, techniques, and standards throughout project execution
• Develop and maintain required project artifacts
• Monitor project performance and adjust as needed
• Identify areas for future improvement
• Support Research & Development project budget processes, department-wide initiatives, and training
• Administer Workday and Smartsheet for product development, including troubleshooting, training, and liaison responsibilities

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Build financial models and business cases for new products, market opportunities, partnerships, and growth initiatives
• Quantify impacts on revenue, margin, and shareholder value
• Develop scenario and sensitivity models for growth initiatives and go-to-market changes
• Conduct market research, competitive intelligence, and top-line performance analysis
• Evaluate market entry, product bundling, and commercial partnership opportunities
• Analyze deal commercials and non-standard deal structures, including discounting, payment plans, and contract escalations
• Serve as Finance escalation point for complex contract terms and deal structuring
• Build data-driven presentations and materials for executive and Board audiences, QBRs, and leadership forums
• Prepare materials connecting financial results and commercial performance to business decisions
• Own the pricing model, including list prices, discount schedules, tiers, multi-year discounts, and bundles
• Lead the annual pricing and packaging review process
• Chair the Pricing Committee
• Build and maintain pricing, packaging, and deal analytics and KPI suite
• Manage and develop a small analytics team
• Partner cross-functionally as an analytical resource on evolving business priorities
• Report to the AVP of Finance and partner with senior leadership

Director, Finance Strategy – Analytics

• Advance core footprint alongside field teams through opportunity advisement and sales presentations
• Support core adoption and revenue growth through product knowledge and presentation skills
• Develop and deliver awareness experiences for educators around core literacy offerings
• Communicate features, advantages, and benefits of core offerings in sales settings
• Engage with leadership to understand state adoptions and open-territory opportunities
• Monitor and protect the health of core implementations with regional field teams
• Advise field teams on implementation challenges, instructional models, and program coherence
• Seek implementation health status with literacy and mathematics SME counterparts
• Stay informed about emerging trends, research, legislation, and best practices in education
• Disseminate clear, concise, and timely updates to stakeholders
• Maintain and leverage data to report on the health of key core implementations

Impact Specialist, Curriculum and Instruction – Literacy

• Become an expert on the company’s online diagnostic and instruction program and Common Core product for grades K–8
• Coordinate on-site product training and professional development courses for teachers and school administrators
• Adjust professional development workshops to fit participant needs within specified parameters
• Deliver professional development courses on Ready and i-Ready implementation to teachers, coaches, and leaders
• Provide tailored on-site support, including lesson planning and pacing support
• Help educators analyze data and apply it to instruction
• Work with leaders to identify evidence of implementation successes and challenges
• Participate in internal professional improvement and development, including observation, feedback, and coaching
• Track and submit detailed training notes and complete assignments promptly
• Present a professional image to customers and prospects
• Work with the Manager of Professional Learning, sales team, and other Curriculum Associates professionals
• Travel extensively to schools and districts, with travel up to 80% required
• Work on an as-needed, seasonal per diem schedule, usually during normal school hours

Educational Consultant – Per Diem

• Become an expert on the company’s online diagnostic and instruction program and Common Core product for grades K–8
• Coordinate on-site product training and professional development courses for teachers and school administrators
• Adjust professional development workshops to fit participant needs within specified parameters
• Deliver professional development on implementing Ready and i-Ready to teachers, coaches, and leaders
• Provide tailored on-site support, including lesson planning and pacing support, data analysis, instructional application, and implementation analysis
• Participate in internal professional improvement and development, including observation, feedback, and coaching
• Track and submit detailed training notes and complete assignments promptly
• Present a professional image to customers and prospects
• Travel across the assigned territory to deliver professional development and coaching

Bilingual

• Advance core footprint alongside field teams through opportunity advisement and sales presentations that drive success in core adoptions
• Strengthen key literacy core implementations, including pilots and efficacy work
• Collaborate with external and internal stakeholders to achieve company goals in the core literacy and mathematics market
• Develop and maintain product knowledge and presentation skills to support core adoption and revenue growth
• Develop and deliver awareness experiences for English- and Spanish-language curriculum
• Communicate features, advantages, and benefits of core offerings in sales settings, with attention to multilingual learners and dual language programs
• Serve as a knowledgeable partner to districts considering core curriculum within bilingual, biliteracy, and dual language instructional models
• Engage with leadership to understand state adoptions and open-territory opportunities
• Research trends and legislation affecting curriculum and instruction
• Monitor and protect the health of core implementations with regional field teams
• Support bilingual and dual language school and district implementations
• Assist field teams with implementation challenges involving cross-language implementation, biliteracy development, instructional models, and program coherence
• Partner with school and district leaders to understand how local models, language allocations, staffing structures, and instructional priorities influence implementation
• Maintain professional learning on curriculum research, trends, and best practices
• Disseminate clear, concise, and timely updates to stakeholders
• Maintain and leverage data to report on implementation health
• Surface patterns and insights to inform internal teams, product development, and future field support

Professional Learning Specialist, ELA, Reading

Digital Production Specialist

Educational Consultant, ELA or Reading

Partner Success Specialist

Regional Manager, Partner Success

Account Development Specialist

Project Manager

Director, Finance Strategy – Analytics

Impact Specialist, Curriculum and Instruction – Literacy

Educational Consultant – Per Diem

Educational Consultant – Per Diem

Impact Specialist, Curriculum and Instruction – Bilingual