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Discovery Education

Teaching & Learning Manager

🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Sales

🗓️ January 30th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Discovery Education is hiring a Teaching & Learning Manager. The role involves delivering compelling sales presentations, conducting pilots, and representing the company at various educational events to drive sales. Additionally, the manager will work closely with cross-functional teams to address district inquiries and support sales initiatives.

Highlights

  • Deliver competitive presentations to educational groups and committees.
  • Facilitate workshops and sessions at conferences and events.
  • Experience required with Microsoft, Google Suite, and Zoom.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience needed.
  • Travel up to 80% is required.
  • Offers comprehensive insurance and continuing education programs.
  • Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave and annual winter holiday break.
  • Position requires excellent communication and organizational skills.

Teaching & Learning Manager Full Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Teaching & Learning Manager to serve as a professional presenter supporting field-based Partnership Managers in a variety of roles, including but not limited to, delivering high-quality, compelling sales presentations, conducting pilots, representing Discovery Education at Publisher fairs and events, workshops, etc.

 The overall goal is to drive sales of Discovery Education’s full bookbag.

 In This Role You Will:

 • Deliver compelling, competitive, and informative presentations to district selection committees, administrators, and other influential groups of leaders
 • Conduct presentations, workshops, and sessions at conferences, sales events, exhibits, publishers fairs, etc
 • Facilitate and deliver high-quality individual and small group customer meetings demonstrating a strong understanding of Discovery’s programs and their place in the competitive landscape
 • Develop customized, dynamic presentations that best position Discovery for success as a digital leader in the market
 • Attend partnership meetings to understand market drivers and district goals and communicate Discovery Education’s capacity to support strategic priorities
 • Complete responses to committee rubrics and Q&A from districts, ensuring Discovery’s products are positioned for success and well-represented in the competitive landscape
 • Support other key projects needed to generate revenue and support campaign efforts
 • Work with cross-functional teams to respond to district inquiries and calls for specific requests
 
 Core Competencies for Success:

 • Attention to detail and organizational skills are essential
 • The position requires high flexibility and the ability to react quickly to changing needs
 • Proficiency with programs such as Microsoft, Google Suite, Zoom (and similar virtual presentation systems), and other related products/systems
 • Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
 • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with team and cross-functional teams
 • Strong sense of personal initiative & urgency to accomplish tasks
 • Expertise and experience in applying deep product mastery to delivering and supporting sales presentations in person and virtually
 • Have a demonstrated ability to understand, accept, and engage with people of diverse backgrounds
 • A sense of humor because we all need to laugh sometimes
 
 Credentials and Experience:

 • Bachelor’s degree and above or an equivalent combination of skills, training, and experience
 • Expertise and experience in presenting and delivering sales presentations as well as product pilot support presentations
 • Experience working in a sales environment and demonstrated a deep understanding of the role of supporting a sales team and building partner relationships
 • Must live in the Western Region of the United States
 • Travel up to 80% required
 • Legal right to work in the United States
 
 This role is designed to be hybrid/remote.
 
 At Discovery Education, we are fulfilling our mission of preparing learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today's world.

 Serving more than 4.5 million educators and 45 million students, available in approximately half of U.S. classrooms and primary schools in the UK, and more than 140 countries around the globe; we are on a journey to transform teaching and learning though innovative partnerships with school districts, states, ministries of education, and other like-minded organizations.

 We have built an award-winning and highly reputable organization because of talented and driven people who work together to accelerate student achievement by tapping into students' natural curiosity and desire to learn by capturing their minds and imagination through the fascination of Discovery.

 Why Join Discovery Education?

 Discovery Education believes empowering each team member is vital to cultivating high performing, highly engaged teams. Being a part of our team means we partner together to achieve mutual goals. To this end, Discovery Education offers a robust and comprehensive insurance package. You can find a complete listing on our Career Page.

 Along with traditional insurance offerings, our inclusive offerings center around:
 
 • Career Development Ownership - Be the driver of your success!
 • Continuing Education AND Tuition Reimbursement Programs
 • Mentorship program and collaboration with veteran leaders
 • Constant opportunities for cross-functional training and skill building
 • Uncapped career growth

 Team Member Wellness – When you feel great, you do great work!
 
 • Leave for life’s moments including 7 recognized holidays
 • Take PTO without the vacation guilt
 • Up to 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
 • Annual Winter Holiday Break (typically the last week of December)

 This opportunity is perfect for people interested in joining a high-performing, collaborative team, who enjoy a dynamic industry, and are excited about high-impact, project-based work.
 Inspired? We would love the opportunity to review your candidacy! Select the blue “Apply Now” button at the bottom left of the screen to begin your application.

 Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.