Newsela
The Strategic Account Executive is responsible for building relationships with key decision makers at the district level to drive new business and expansion for Newsela's suite of products, including assessment, data warehousing, and MTSS tools. This role involves owning the entire sales lifecycle, prospecting for net-new business, and leveraging insights on the K-12 landscape to develop strategic plans. The position requires significant autonomy, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and regular exposure to executive leadership to support district-specific initiatives.
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2013
Newsela is an education-technology company that provides a content and assessment platform for K–12 educators and districts, offering a large library of news and nonfiction texts rewritten at multiple reading levels. The platform pairs standards-aligned, leveled articles with lessons, formative assessments, quizzes, and teacher resources to support differentiated instruction and curriculum planning. Newsela also supplies analytics and classroom tools to track student progress, personalize learning, and integrate with school systems. Founded in 2013 by Matthew Gross and based in New York, the company emphasizes content aligned to national and state standards and timely, classroom-ready materials.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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