Location: USA, 100% remote / work from home position (Must be permanently based & have the right to work in the USA to apply for this role)

Hourly Pay Rate: $15 USD per hour

Contract: International Self Employed 6 month Contract - You will be responsible for your own taxes & time off etc - This is highly likely to be extended

Hours: 15 hours per week

Hiring Manager: Susie Pavolka

Recruiter: Sarah Jane Dalzell

First things first! What is Twinkl? What is Twinkl’s mission?

Twinkl is here to “help those who teach.” It's what brings us to work every day. We're proud to create

educational resources that can be used at each step of a child's learning journey.

Our award-winning resource collection - created by teachers for teachers - provides unlimited supplementary digital and printable teaching resources at an unbeatable value.

We have over 800,000 resources, and new content is added every day. Don’t see what you need? Just ask! We make bespoke resources for our members as part of our world-class customer service promise to help those who teach.

We support educators and children across the United States and around the world, and we’re committed to transforming lives through education.

Whoever you are, whatever you teach, Twinkl is here for you!

The Role:

Here at Twinkl we are currently looking for a USA-based ELL & Spanish Content Writer to create engaging educational resources for U.S. educators, homeschoolers, and parents. You will create innovative printable and digital teaching resources that address the key needs of:

• English language learners in K-12 settings.
• Spanish learners in K-5 settings.

The content you write will be turned into professional Twinkl products by our highly skilled design and illustration team.

You will be part of an agile team that communicates via email, messaging, and video meetings. To fulfill this role, you will need to provide your own technology and have reliable high-speed internet access.

You will need to complete 15 hours per week, every week. The hours can be worked flexibly Monday-Sunday.

Ongoing projects/how you’ll spend your day:

• Writing resources for educators and students.
• Researching educational resource trends to make sure your resources will be instant hits with our millions of global members.

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you will:

• Show a creative, innovative, and tech-driven approach to teaching and learning.
• Take pride in your excellent spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills.
• Demonstrate excellent time management, organization, and technology skills.

In this role, you will learn:

• Content creation.
• SEO optimization.

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Certified/licensed ELL educator (state-issued certification/license must be current and in good standing).
• Fluent in both English & Spanish (written & verbally)
• At least two years of recent classroom experience in a public school setting, using USA Curriculum.

You’ll work with:

• Susie Pavolka - Product Manager
• Kylie Shrum - Production Trainer
• Content Team Leader
• Content Editors, Content Writers, Designers, Illustrators

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business with plenty of career opportunities.

Here are some of the things that make Twinkl a great place to work:

• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun, and we always put people before process.
• Flexible work-from-home positions.
• Diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ, People of Color, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech, and Working Parents.
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Our ever-evolving program includes monthly progression reviews, Twinkl’s Management Scheme, commercial awareness training, leadership coaching quads, career chats, and mentoring.
• Collaboration across continents! You’ll plug into a global team working to help improve the lives of educators around the world.

Twinkl is proud to be an Equal Opportunities company:

We celebrate diversity within all of our teams and are committed to continuing to build an inclusive workplace for all. If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application/selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements please include this at the foot of your covering letter. This will help us understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process.