Professional Development Specialist

Job Description:

Professional Development Specialist

Role Description: As a Professional Development Specialist at MagicSchool, you’ll empower educators to confidently use AI in their classrooms through engaging onsite and virtual trainings. You’ll create impactful learning content and build trusted relationships with schools and districts. This highly collaborative, educator-facing role includes frequent (50-75%) travel and close work with Customer Success, Sales, and other teams to deliver high-impact professional development.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be responsible for driving to the following outcomes:

• Deliver onsite and virtual trainings based on customer needs.

• Develop and maintain content to support training delivery, including course materials and asynchronous video modules.

• Follow up with customers post-training to monitor progress and ensure successful implementation.

• Collaborate closely with MagicSchool teams, including Customer Success and Sales, to understand and meet customer needs.

• Create engaging, high-impact presentations to support training sessions.

• Identify opportunities for additional training or support based on feedback and usage data.

Experience & Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring the following experience and qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in education, instructional coaching, or EdTech training

• Strong public speaking and presentation skills, with a background in leading professional development

• Experience supporting the implementation of technology-based learning tools in schools or districts

• Familiarity with instructional technology and the application of AI in education

• Proven ability to build strong relationships and support educators through technology adoption

• Proficiency in web conferencing tools and platforms (e.g., Zoom, Google Meet) and digital productivity tools (e.g., Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar)

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Direct classroom teaching experience

• Experience in educator engagement, training, or customer success roles

• Demonstrated ability to design and iterate on professional development programs using participant feedback and data

• Experience working cross-functionally to align training with customer needs and business goals

Travel Expectations

A passion for travel is essential. To be successful in this role, you must be comfortable spending significant time in schools and districts conducting in-person trainings. This includes both local, same-day trips by car and longer-distance travel requiring air travel and overnight stays. Travel demands will vary, with up to 75% travel during peak seasons and up to 50% throughout the rest of the year.

Application Notice:

Notice: Priority Deadline and Review Start Date

Please note that applications for this position will be accepted until 5/11/25 - applications received after this date will be reviewed on an intermittent basis. While we encourage early submissions, all applications received by the priority deadline will receive equal consideration.

Why Join Us?

• Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.

• Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.

• Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team.

• Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance.

• Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans.

• Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.

• Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend

Our Values:

• Educators are Magic: Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change.

• Joy and Magic: Bring joy into every learning experience with AI.

• Community: Foster a supportive community during rapid technological change.

• Innovation: AI brings equity and access to serve students' individual needs.

• Responsibility: Prioritize safety in technological change.

• Diversity: Embrace diverse thoughts and backgrounds to serve a wide audience.

• Excellence: Strive for the highest quality in everything we do.