Location: Flexible (Headquarters in Winnipeg, Canada)  | Work from Home

Reports to: Co-Founders

Hoot Reading is searching for a driven and creative “growth hacker” with strong communication and organizational skills to lead our customer acquisition marketing efforts and build our B2C growth channels. Working closely with both Co-founders, the Growth Specialist will use organic and paid campaigns across various platforms to consistently grow our top of funnel lead pipeline, while maintaining low cost per acquisition KPI targets.

The successful candidate must be self-motivated and prepared to work in an entrepreneurial, start up environment. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a small, yet experienced team and make a tangible contribution, within an award winning tech company that is disrupting the traditional tutoring industry.

THIS JOB IS PERFECT FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO:

• Develop, design and execute creative growth tactics to drive traffic to our website and mailing lists.
• Use proven strategies to design and execute campaigns to increase followers on Facebook and Instagram accounts.
• Develop creative, low-cost “growth hacking” initiatives and campaigns to drive qualified traffic.
• Manage and test paid marketing campaigns across various channels including Google Adwords, Facebook and Instagram.
• Push leads through our sales funnel by creating and executing on campaigns to convert visitors into paying customers.
• Develop referral relationships with other businesses and referral partners to drive new sales channel sources.
• Identify and work with social media influencers to increase Hoot’s brand awareness and presence.
• Report on specific campaign success, ad spend and cost per lead using the company CRM.
• Create work processes that can be routinely tested and measure results.
• Compile and manage weekly lead reporting and overall pipeline

AND WHO HAS/IS:

• 3+ years growth marketing and customer acquisition marketing.
• 2+ years experience in social media strategy.
• Post secondary undergraduate degree or equivalent.
• Excellent grammar, writing and proofreading skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and closely with small teams.
• Knowledge and proficiency using design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and Canva considered an asset. 
• Experience with Google AdWords (or AdWords certified) and social media ad campaigns. 
• Strong personal planning and work organization.

AND WHO CAN BE:

• A quick learner and a self starter. 
• Flexible and nimble.
• Maturity in working from home and on a flexible schedule.
• Ability to work independently and productively to meet internal deadlines.

HOW TO APPLY: Please send salary expectations (hourly rate), a resume, and a brief paragraph on why you would like to join our team to maya@hootreading.com. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Position: Contract/Part-time

Location: Work from Home

Start date: ASAP

THE OPPORTUNITY 

Are you a retired teacher or substitute teacher who is passionate about teaching guided reading skills and can commit to teaching 30 hours a week online? Do you want the opportunity to earn extra money from the comfort of your own home? We are seeking educators with elementary reading experience who can start work immediately. 

Hoot Reading is an online education company that connects emerging readers with experienced teachers to practice guided reading aloud over the award-winning Hoot Reading App. Our lessons are one to one and are personalized to the individual child. 

We are currently recruiting teachers across Canada and the United States to help young students boost their reading skills – phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency and comprehension. Our teachers will read online for 20 minutes with children from K to Gr.4 at a range of reading levels and struggling readers up to Gr. 9. Their job is to listen and provide constructive feedback in real time as the child reads out loud. 

THE OFFER 

• $18-20/hour based on experience 
• Flexibility with no commute 
• We are open 8 am – 8 pm and can schedule your hours based on your availability. 
• Sessions to be completed in your home. All you need is an Apple iPad 2 or higher and reliable internet service. 
• Additional income available for teacher referrals or assisting with special projects 
• The opportunity to participate in an innovation in educational technology that has great potential for scale. 

THE COMMITMENT 

• Be available 30+ hours a week from Monday – Friday 8 am to 8 pm and/or weekends 9 am – 3 pm. 
• Maintain a consistent schedule – Sessions are pre-scheduled 
• Keep notes and provide feedback – We ask for a quick 3 minute feedback report after each session. 
• Able to self motivate 

REQUIRED EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, or equivalent 
• Minimum 2 years of classroom experience with preference to PreK to Gr. 4 
• Passion for literacy and guided reading 
• Criminal records/child abuse registry check upon request 

Apply today! Please email cristina@hootreading.com with your resume and availability or apply on our website www.hootreading.com

Location: Flexible (Headquarters in Winnipeg, Canada)  | Work from Home

Reports to: Director of Operations 

Hoot Reading is one of Canada’s fastest growing EdTech startups! We connect emerging readers and real teachers to practice reading over our proprietary video chat App. We are expanding and are looking for a highly organized, self starter to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to make a tangible contribution within an entrepreneurial tech company that is disrupting the traditional tutoring industry.

Working directly with the Director of Operations, the Customer Experience Program Coordinator will play a critical role supporting the day-to-day operations of the business for a specific Client program such as client communications, parent on-boarding, managing schedules, user retention and assisting with marketing, sales and reporting. This role is a fit for someone who is customer service driven, highly organized, can work within multiple deadlines in multiple different areas, thrives in a fast paced start-up environment and isn’t afraid of learning on the fly! 

THIS JOB IS PERFECT FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO:

• Onboard new parents and students from the Client into to the Hoot program
• Manage the sales pripeline of converting prospective parents to active users
• Support parents with managing schedules, timelines, and teacher communication
• Support teachers with scheduling and communications
• Provide above and beyond customer experience to parents and teacher
• Monitor the program’s performance and prepare various reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data and trends as well as communicating those trends to the leadership team
• Help one of Canada’s hottest startups grow and win in the tutoring space
• Be on the ground floor of a growing business with lots of potential for growth
• Execute best practices in service industry operations
• Be part of something awesome and meaningful!

AND WHO HAS/IS:

• Post secondary degree – Business administration (minimum 3 years) or equivalent work experience
• 2 years work experience in an Account Manager or Customer Experience role
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Extremely organized, very organized and did we mention you must be organized?
• Experience with customer service, friendly and able to handle customer concerns
• Experience trouble-shooting and problem solving

AND WHO CAN BE:

• A quick learner
• A self starter 
• Flexible and nimble

HOW TO APPLY: Please send salary expectations (hourly rate), a resume, and a brief paragraph on why you would like to join our team to maya@hootreading.com. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.