Writing Specialist

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About Us
At GoGuardian, we're helping share the future of digital learning by providing educators, students, and schools with tools to create engaging and equitable learning environments. Together, we build innovative solutions to empower students, deliver insights, and encourage experimentation. With employees around the globe, we're committed to building a culture of inclusivity, curiosity, and courage. GoGuardian's growth is fast and ever-evolving, and our teams are growing along with it - always ready to experiment and learn.
TutorMe is part of the GoGuardian suite of products helping to shape the future of digital learning by giving students access to the individualized support they need to unlock their full learning potential by partnering with schools across the country to provide high-impact, on-demand online tutoring to students whenever and wherever they need it. As the explosive demand for virtual learning draws more learners to TutorMe, we're expanding our fully remote team of talented individuals to help us democratize world-class academic support!
Our Culture
We're here for the cause but also for the culture. We celebrate our successes and wins together and make time to appreciate our teammates daily. Take a peek into your future at GoGuardian: our Slack channels include #gardenclub, #boardgametime, #bookrecs, and #petphotos. There's always something fun going on, including concerts, classes, book clubs, and more! From virtual trivia to local meet-ups, Guardians always find ways to connect.
The Team
The Customer Experience team is responsible for all things end-user, with the primary focus of ensuring students and tutors receive the support they need to be successful.
The Role
We're looking for our first Full-Time Writing Specialist to oversee all aspects of writing tutoring, including tutor recruitment, onboarding, continuous education, and improving our writing lab to ensure positive student outcomes.
What You'll Do

    • Recruit, onboard, and supervise independent contractor Writing tutors, vetting them with writing-specific assessments
    • Oversee and improve Writing Tutor orientation, policies and procedures, and any other issues to ensure positive student outcomes
    • Give exemplary support to tutors and students with issues brought to the department through various inbound avenues
    • Cultivate and grow an ongoing Writing Tutor education program to ensure Writing Tutors are up to date with all required knowledge to help students improve their writing skills
    • Facilitate quality assurance of asynchronous writing labs and live writing lessons
    • Maintain a deep understanding of the customer experience by identifying and resolving potential issues before they become larger problems
    • Collaborate with the Product team on enhancements to the Writing Lab functionality and processes
    • Monitor current research and trends in academic writing and writing center studies and apply that knowledge and research to improving and updating the Writing Lab experience and live Writing tutoring
    • Cultivate content in our resource library that helps Writing tutors keep up to speed with trends and research


Who You Are

    • Bachelor's degree in Composition, Writing Studies, English Education, or a related field
    • 3+ years working as a Tutor in a writing center or related academic support organization REQUIRED
    • 5+ years of experience as an educator in Writing, English, Literature (or related subject) at the K-12 level desired
    • Experience with program development and gathering and presenting data and information to stakeholders
    • Strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving abilities, initiative, and both written and spoken communication strategies
    • Superb writing skills across diverse fields and for variety of audiences, and experience with practical writing, personal statements, and resume writing
    • Experience working in writing centers, writing labs, or related academic support services, or helping with writing program outreach efforts
    • Experience providing writing support to multilingual or non-native English speaking students
    • Bonus: Master's degree in Composition, Writing Studies, English Education, or a related field


What We Offer

    • A varied and challenging role in a multinational and highly innovative company
    • A robust benefits package includes health insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, employee stock option plan, paid parental leave, 13 paid company holidays, and much more.
    • Development and further training opportunities for shaping and realizing your career goals
    • Exceptional colleagues with a passion for EdTech

    • P.S. - Share this with your friends or co-workers who may be interested in working at GoGuardian! We have multiple openings and are always looking for amazing people.


GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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