Careers at Novel Effect

We’re looking for a Content Marketing Manager with a can-do attitude and a passion for our product. This position is responsible for creating and marketing content that generates interest in Novel Effect. In this role, you’ll be an integral part of the marketing team, while collaborating closely across the organization. The ideal candidate brings a strong eye for design, an ability to write compelling copy, and knowledge of digital marketing best practices.

We value creativity, communication, collaboration, and an eagerness to learn. Experience in teaching, working in an elementary school environment, or knowledge about early childhood education is a bonus!

Required Qualifications

• A passion for Novel Effect and early childhood literacy
• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience managing digital marketing initiatives (web, social, email) and general knowledge of best practices and current trends
• A keen eye for design, as well as the ability to bring ideas to life using Canva or Adobe CC
• Strong writing skills and the ability to edit for others
• Knowledge of how to create video for engaging storytelling and efficient use of editing software
• Organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environmentSamples of your work (online portfolio, social media accounts, etc)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a school, for an educational program, or at an ed-tech company
• Knowledge of WordPress and email marketing platforms
• Hands-on experience with SEO and Google Analytics or other reporting tools
• Interest in leveraging AI to automate everyday tasks and create efficiencies where possible
• Knowledge of Novel Effect and understanding of how it improves read-aloud engagement

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and deliver high-quality visual and written content for use on web, email, social, & in-app
• Work collaboratively to conceptualize, create, execute, and analyze social media campaigns
• Contribute to the development of seasonal campaign planning and execution
• Assist in campaign reporting and make recommendations for improvement
• Stay on top of trends and market demands to offer the best creative solutions
• Receptive to feedback and a commitment to continual improvement
• Willingness to jump in and help where needed

Location: Remote


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Novel Effect is looking for film/game composers and sound designers to create soundscapes for our catalog and implement them into our books using our proprietary authoring tool. The ideal candidates will have the ability to create world class interactive music and audio that supports the story (such as ambience, sound effects, character voices, and musical underscore), while leaving sonic space for spoken narration. Candidates should be strong communicators, with the ability to take feedback. Experience with children’s content, adaptive music/audio, game audio middleware, and scoring to picture is helpful.

Location: Remote

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We’re looking for an individual who is creative, visionary, and organized. The Visual Designer brings a strong sense of design and conceptual ability, as well as excellent technical skills to creative projects across the business. This role will be working on both brand and content marketing campaigns, consumer products, strategic presentations, and brand partnerships.

Day to day your focus is on creating compelling designs from concept to production in partnership with the marketing, design, and product teams.

You Have:

• BFA or BA in Graphic Design or related field or 3-5 years experience in design
• An online portfolio with samples of your work and descriptions of your contributions to the project
• Expertise designing in Adobe creative suite, deck building in Google Slides, Figma, Sketch, etc.
• Organizational skills, attention to detail, and can manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment 
• A history of working in all forms of media; experience with email marketing platforms and web design is a plus but not required
• You seek out inspiration early and proactively ask for feedback as you develop your ideas. Openly receive feedback; find opportunities to make your work stronger.

Responsibilities:

• Have a thorough understanding of Novel Effect’s current products (soundscapes, mobile apps, company values, etc.)
• Concept, present, and execute high-quality creative solutions for a variety of campaigns and initiatives.
• Communicate the value and mission of Novel Effect in designs for seasonal campaigns, performance marketing, newsletters, social media, splash pages, etc.
• Bring a cohesive visual brand across customer touchpoints with attention to craft and detail.
• Collaborate on brand and design projects with internal and external partners, share learnings, offer creative feedback, and lean into Novel Effect’s mission.
• Partner with other team members to creatively scale brand consistency and engagement across our business in marketing, product, people, sales, web and beyond.
• Stay on top of trends and market demands to offer the best creative solutions.
• Deliver clever design solutions that are grounded and strategically sound. Make it beautiful.

Location: Remote

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You will be responsible for creating engaging, intuitive, and functional mobile experiences in a detail-oriented and fast paced environment.

•  Bachelor’s degree with a strong portfolio or minimum 3-5 years experience as a user experience or user interface designer
• Demonstrated understanding of user-centered design principles across various platforms, devices, and channels
• A demonstrated enthusiasm for learning services that support kids, families, and educators
  
• Proficiency with design software and prototyping tools
  
• Strong creative, organizational, and time management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, specifically in regards to articulating design concepts and decisions

You will be responsible for producing highly efficient and consistent Android experience across various hardware configurations. Although this position is initially focused on Android, it has potentials to involve more advanced technologies, like speech recognition, audio processing, AI/DL, etc.

• Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, MS or PhD is a plus.
• Minimum 1-2 years experience as a mobile developer, ideally on Android. Kotlin experience is a plus. Experience on other mobile platforms is also helpful.
• Proficient in creating high-performance and consistent UI/UX across a wide variety of Android devices.
• Familiar with Android’s latest architecture components. 
• Comfortable in diving into AOSP code if needed.
• Familiar with 3rd party open source Android frameworks is a plus.
• Experience in AR, speech recognition, audio processing or AI/DL is a big plus.
• Think out of box and be an active learner.

You will be responsible for producing highly efficient and consistent iOS experience across various hardware configurations. Although this position is initially focused on iOS, it has potentials to involve more advanced technologies, like speech recognition, audio processing, AI/DL, etc.

• Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, MS or PhD is a plus.
• Minimum 1-2 years experience as a mobile developer, ideally on iOS. Swift experience is required. Experience on other mobile platforms is also helpful.
• Proficient in creating high-performance and consistent UI/UX across a wide variety of Apple devices.
• Familiar with Apple OS’s latest architecture components. 
• Experience in AR, speech recognition, audio processing or AI/DL is a big plus.
• Think out of box and be an active learner.