Education Manager

The American Booksellers Association (“ABA”) is excited to hire an Education Manager to join our team of passionate, collaborative committed individuals who work to support independent bookstores around the country and their work in their communities. This position reports directly to ABA’s Director of Education.

The essential functions of this job include the following:

• Develop, create, and coordinate education content and planning for ABA and regional conferences
• Create education materials including presentations and handouts
• Present education sessions
• Assist with event execution and logistics before, during, and after education conferences
• Participate in pre-event conference calls and video calls with presenters and panelists
• Create, host, manage and/or support general education initiatives
• Facilitate virtual education
• Contribute to overall departmental strategy to ensure members’ needs are met
• Implement member feedback mechanisms and use that feedback to inform education content
• Work collaboratively and independently on education team initiatives, manage multiple projects at once, and identify priorities based on individual, team, and organizational needs
• Maintain education resources for members
• Research, network, and liaise with booksellers, industry partners, and subject experts to ensure education deliverables are aligned with member needs
• Stay up to date with current trends in education
• Prioritize equity, access, representation and antiracism in all work.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Required experience and skills include:

• Strong collaboration skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to cold call members and vendors to discuss education needs/resources
• Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Express and Google suite skills
• Strong ability to work independently with minimal team interaction or supervision
• Strong organizational and follow through skills
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and access
• Project management experience
• Administrative experience
• Associate Degree or equivalent life learning/experience
• Education experience

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

• Close mental and visual attention required to perform work dealing primarily with preparing and analyzing data and figures, using a computer terminal, and/or extensive reading.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear. Must be able to do repetitive motion of hands or wrists, finger, grasp, handle, or feel; push and pull with arms; reach with arms and/or hands; crouch, bend, or kneel. Occasionally may need to climb.
• Must be able to occasionally lift up to 10 lbs.

Location:

Remote. This position requires domestic travel. 7-10 days twice a year; 3-5 days a few times a year; and occasional ad hoc meetings. This position may also require occasional work on nights and weekends as business needs dictate.

Compensation:

$60,000 a year, depending on experience

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid sick days, holidays, vacation, and personal days; and a 401k.

Equal Opportunity:

ABA believes diversity and diverse perspectives make our organization stronger and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age; ethnicity; color; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status; past or present military service; physical, mental, or sensory disability; national, social, or ethnic origin; neurodiversity; pregnancy; family or parental status; and/or genetic information (including family medical history).

Important Note: If you are passionate about ABA’s mission and think you have what it takes to be successful in this role even if you don’t check all the boxes, please apply. We’d appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

About ABA:

American Booksellers Association is a national trade association that supports and advocates for the success of independent bookstores. We provide members with education, networking opportunities, advocacy, resources, and technology. In turn our members support local schools through book fairs, donations and author visits; promote literacy; provide inclusive community centers; connect readers and books; add character to neighborhoods; champion and center diverse and new voices; and contribute to the local economy. We feel honored to support them in their work.

ABA’s values

To apply: Please email a cover letter (attach as a pdf with your name in the title) and resume (attach as a pdf with your name in the title) to jobs@bookweb.org with the subject line: “Education Manager.”