BookBreak K-12 School Author Talk Series is hiring: Marketing Manager for K-12 V

Job: Marketing Associate (Remote/Part-time) – 25-30 hours a week, $22/hour.

About BookBreak

BookBreak is a startup based in Maryland, just outside Washington DC. We have more than 2000 member schools that share our high-quality online author talk programs with their students. BookBreak was launched in 2023 with an author talk series geared to elementary schools, featuring 2-3 K-5 author events each month, along with resources for educators. We expanded to middle schools in 2024 and are adding a high school program for 2025-26. We are committed to excellence and diversity and encourage candidates who will enrich a culturally inclusive environment. Learn more at bookbreaks.org.

Marketing Associate Job Description

The Marketing Associate will be the dedicated marketer for the BookBreak brand, one of Perpetual Learning’s service lines.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day content calendar for email marketing, social media and blog posts
• Collaborate with marketing team and cross-department teams on marketing content
• Write blog posts, social media content, and email campaigns
• Analyze performance results of all content and iterate as needed
• Create graphics for marketing content
• Manage online ads including: A/B testing with content and audiences, analyzing results, and iterating.
• Gather positive feedback from clients to create content pieces such as testimonials, case studies, and thought leadership pieces
• Develop impactful marketing partnerships through outreach and meeting with potential partners
• Edit photos, logos and videos, as needed
• Assist with conference efforts, as needed
• Send email campaigns, as needed
• Write press releases and coordinate submissions to media
• Organize educational webinars and virtual events geared towards librarians
• Attend 2 to 4 conferences/education events per year (if able)

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of demonstrated experience in marketing
• Creative writing skills with the ability to capture customer voice for K-12 schools
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Highly detail-oriented
• Aptitude for learning new programs and tools quickly and efficiently
• Exceptional and professional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Adaptability and strong problem solving skills
• Ability to build rapport and collaborate with others within the company and externally
• Experience successfully working remote
• G-Suite
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Writing long and short-form content for email campaigns, blog posts, and social media posts in the B2B space
• Managing or contributing to content calendars
• Pulling and synthesizing social media analytics for reporting

Preferred Skills:

• 3+ years experience as a school librarian or teacher in an elementary, middle, and/or high school
• Familiarity with children's, middle grade, and YA literature
• Experience working in a B2B environment
• Working with content management on websites
• Meta Business Suite/Ad Management
• LinkedIn Advertising
• BlueSky (familiarity preferred)
• TikTok (familiarity preferred)
• YouTube (familiarity preferred)
• Ability to understand SEO and GEO (AI) principles

Do Not Apply If:

• You are not able to stretch yourself for new challenges
• You dislike hard work
• Supporting a startup isn't exciting for you

Why Work For BookBreak:

• Chance to work in a fast paced and fast growing startup where you can expect to learn quickly and be challenged daily
• Opportunity to shape the direction of the BookBreak brand and positioning
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Completely virtual team so you can work from anywhere
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement savings with 4% company matching
• Health insurance
• Free books

Before You Apply:

The job application requires a resume, cover letter, three references and answers to six short answer questions. Applications accepted until November 15, 2025; interviews and hires are on a rolling basis.

How to Apply:

Please apply via our Google Form application here: https://forms.gle/5DbBKN89D57FQNpTA. Applications will only be considered through the Google Form.

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• Marketing and Sales

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