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Newsela

Senior Product Marketing Manager

🇺🇸 Remote - US

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $115K - $130K

💻 Marketing

🗓️ September 6th, 2025

SaaS K-12

Edtech.com's Summary

Newsela is hiring a Senior Product Marketing Manager to lead the go-to-market strategy, positioning, messaging, and cross-functional execution for their Core ELA product portfolio. The role drives product adoption and revenue growth by collaborating with Product, Sales, Content, and Marketing teams to develop compelling narratives and provide market insights throughout the product lifecycle.

Highlights
  • Lead go-to-market strategy for Core ELA product portfolio.
  • Develop differentiated positioning and messaging targeting educators and decision-makers.
  • Create sales enablement materials and deliver training to Sales and Customer Success teams.
  • Provide customer and market insights to inform product development and marketing campaigns.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers and Marketing on product roadmap and launch.
  • Support content strategy and campaign efforts including email marketing, webinars, and events.
  • Requires 5+ years of product marketing experience, preferably in EdTech, educational publishing, or SaaS.
  • Deep understanding of the K-12 education landscape and adoption market.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA or MA in Education/Marketing) preferred.
  • Base compensation ranges from $115,000 to $130,000 with additional stock options and benefits.

Senior Product Marketing Manager Full Description

The role: 

As Senior Product Marketing Manager – Core ELA, you’ll lead the go-to-market (GTM) strategy, positioning, messaging, and cross-functional execution for Newsela’s Core ELA product portfolio. This is a critical role responsible for driving product adoption, supporting revenue growth, and representing the voice of the educator throughout the product lifecycle.

You will collaborate closely with Product, Sales, Content, and Marketing teams to craft compelling narratives around Newsela’s Core ELA offering, inform product development with market insights, and develop product messaging that reaches and resonates with educators, administrators, and decision-makers.

Why you’ll love this role:

  • Lead Go-to-Market Strategy: Design and execute GTM plan for a new Core ELA product, ensuring alignment across Marketing, Product, and Sales.
  • Positioning & Messaging: Develop differentiated messaging and value propositions that resonate with district decision-makers, teachers, and curriculum leaders
  • Sales Enablement: Create high-impact sales collateral, pitch decks, training materials, and objection-handling guides. Deliver product training to Sales and Customer Success teams.
  • Customer & Market Insight: Serve as the voice of the customer and competitive research. Translate insights into actionable recommendations for product development and marketing campaigns.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers to influence roadmap prioritization. Support product launch in partnership with the marketing team.
  • Content Strategy & Campaign Support: Collaborate with the Marketing team to drive awareness and lead generation through content development, email marketing, webinars, and events.

Why you’re a great fit:

  • 5+ years of product marketing experience, preferably in EdTech, educational publishing, or SaaS.
  • Deep familiarity with K-12 education landscape and adoption market. 
  • Experience with ELA curriculum and instructional challenges is a bonus.
  • Proven track record of executing successful go-to-market strategies and product launches.
  • Exceptional communication skills—both written and verbal.
  • Experience creating sales tools and customer-facing content.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret market and customer data.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA or MA in Education/Marketing) a plus.

Base compensation: $115,000 - $130,000. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. This compensation range may be adjusted based on actual experience.