Fast Facts

Join the PebbleGo Customer Experience team as a Community Engagement and Education Specialist to enhance educator support and promote Capstone's digital products. Ideal candidates are K-5 educators who excel in relationship-building and community engagement.

Responsibilities: Coordinate learning initiatives, facilitate webinars, create educational materials, and gather educator feedback to improve products.

Skills: Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with experience in K-5 education and digital tool integration.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 4-7+ years in K-5 education; experience in edtech, program coordination, or marketing is a plus.

Location: Remote/Hybrid; based out of Edina, MN or North Mankato, MN.

Compensation: $60000 - $70000 / Annually

Description

The Role

The PebbleGo Customer Experience team is on a mission to transform learning in new, exciting, and innovative ways! We lead with a teacher- and student-first mindset, and we are seeking a Community Engagement and Education Specialistto join us and help bring our community’s voice into everything we build at Capstone.

The Community Engagement and Education Specialist is a key member of the Customer Experience team, playing a critical role in how we connect with and support educators as they adopt Capstone’s PebbleGo digital products and tools while contributing to broader customer experience initiatives. The ideal candidate is a current or former K–5 educator who is passionate about building authentic relationships and helping teachers feel supported, empowered, and inspired.

In this role, you will serve as a trusted resource and advocate for educators, connecting with them through email, social media, and virtual meetings to provide timely updates, support, and inspiration for using PebbleGo. You will nurture our existing community while also helping it grow by engaging new educators and highlighting the value of joining.

You will coordinate learning initiatives, facilitate webinars and community events, and create relevant classroom materials that empower teachers to integrate PebbleGo effectively. By gathering and sharing educator feedback, you will ensure their voices inform product improvements and play a key role in shaping the future of PebbleGo.

Our preference is for this role to be hybrid, based out of either our Edina, MN or North Mankato, MN locations. 

Why You’ll Want to Join Capstone

We support teaching and learning with amazing content that engages students, inspires teachers, and connects families and communities to move literacy forward. Capstone is a fast-paced growth company committed to cultivating a love of reading and learning. We know that Learning is for Everyone.

For over 30 years, Capstone has been a national leader in K-5 educational content including digital products (PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next, PebbleGo Create, Capstone Interactive, Capstone Connect) and award-winning books. We combine a passion for helping foster a powerful love of reading and learning with the talent to create amazing content. 

We are a mission-driven company that provides opportunities for professional learning and development and a culture of inclusion and belonging.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Customer Experience & Program Coordination 

• Coordinate programs and learning activities that help teachers, media specialists, and tech integrators use Capstone’s products effectively.
• Support cross-team projects that enhance the educator experience with PebbleGo.
• Develop resources, guides, and campaigns that make it easier for teachers to integrate PebbleGo into daily instruction.
• Partner with internal teams to connect classroom needs with product engagement opportunities.

Product Feedback & Data Insights

• Gather, organize, and share educator feedback with internal teams to inform product enhancements.
• Conduct lightweight research and outreach to better understand classroom needs.
• Apply strong technical and analytical skills to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data, offering actionable insights.
• Participate in cross-functional discussions to help represent the educator's perspectives.

Educator & Community Engagement

• Leverage firsthand K–5 classroom or school/district experience to ensure programs and initiatives reflect authentic educator needs.
• Build and nurture the PebbleGo educator community by facilitating conversations, maintaining relationships with key advocates, and celebrating contributors.
• Plan and facilitate virtual or in-person events that foster educator connection and product engagement.
• Write and schedule outreach (emails, social media, communications) to promote programs and build community awareness.

Innovation & Strategic Growth

• Bring an entrepreneurial mindset to launch and scale new initiatives, experiment with fresh approaches, and adapt quickly to evolving educator and organizational needs.
• Generate creative ideas while balancing practical considerations to align initiatives with organizational goals.
• Collaborate across product, marketing, and other teams to ensure community and program strategies support broader company objectives.

Education, Experience, and Skills desired: 

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
• 4 – 7+ years of prior classroom experience in grades K–5 or adjacent roles such as tech coach, curriculum coordinator, or instructional coach is required. Experience in edtech, customer engagement, program coordination, or marketing is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience creating engaging lessons and activities aligned with K–5 curriculum and standards.
• Understanding instructional best practices and how they apply to digital tools and classroom integration is vital.
• Ability to work independently as a self-starter and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a comfort level with virtual tools like Zoom.
• Great organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with graphic or media design is a plus but not required.
• A positive, curious mindset with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Suite, Teams, and tools like Salesforce, AEM, Clipchamp, Calendly, Aha!, Jira, and Pendo is a plus, but not required.

Travel Requirements

10-15% travel may be required.

Inclusion & Belonging

Capstone embraces equal opportunity, and belonging for all employees and applicants. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidate information will be kept private according to EEO guidelines. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected]. 

The pay range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are surrounding compensation including but not limited to: skill sets, experience and training, work location, and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $60,000-$70,000. 

Capstone strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our employees and their families. Click here to see our benefits. 

Pre-Employment Background Check Required.

California Applicants: 

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Employment Authorization: 

At this time Capstone unfortunately cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa. To be considered for one of our roles, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.