Learning Course Instructor (part-time)

About Reedsy

We’re here to give authors the tools and resources they need to create beautiful books. Our marketplace gathers the industry's best publishing professionals — the likes of Neil Gaiman's editor, Nora Roberts' book marketer, and GRRM’s cover designer.

We’ve grown to a community of 5,000,000 authors and over 4,000 professionals while picking up a number of industry awards along the way 🏆

Want to hop on board and help us get to our next destination? Cool, keep reading!

Responsibilities

Reedsy Learning is our online publishing school, with over 50 courses and over 200,000 students to date. More recently, we introduced How to Write a Novel, a masterclass to help authors complete their novel in just 3 months. We’re looking for a course instructor to host weekly webinars with guest authors, and to support students throughout the course by answering questions and offering guidance. 

You will:

• Host weekly live webinars for creative writing students and members of the Reedsy community, including: author interviews, deep dives on writing topics, and live editing sessions;
• Find and book guest speakers to interview for webinars; 
• Answer messages from students and/or host weekly office hours; and
• Create short marketing videos to help promote the course and our community membership.

Requirements

• Experience teaching creative writing and publishing courses at an MA level
• Worked with bestselling authors at a top publishing house
• Existing network of published authors and publishing professionals
• Available to work part-time (15-20 hours/week)
• Based in the US

Bonus points:

• Being an active writer, developing your profile as a recognised literary voice;
• Experience in content creation, especially video production and editing;
• Experience in online course creation or management;
• Experience in community management;
• Fluent in multiple languages. Reedsy welcomes applicants of all cultures and backgrounds;
• A good dose of ambition, a willingness to learn, and a great sense of humor.

Benefits

• Work from home

Salary range:

$30k - $60k