Jobs in Joliet, United States

Location: Remote, Flexible (USA based). Occasional travel up to 20% may be required.

Start Date: Flexible, ASAP
Role Type: Full‑Time
Applications due by: Friday, 12/05/25 at 5 PM ET

The Modern Classrooms Project (MCP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers educators to build classrooms that respond to every student’s needs. Founded by two award‑winning teachers, we lead a movement of educators in implementing a self‑paced, mastery‑based instructional model that leverages technology to foster human connection, authentic learning, and social‑emotional growth.

To date, we have reached over 70,000 teachers through our free online course and 20,000 teachers through our Virtual Mentorship Program from over 200 school, district, and state partners.

The Partner Engagement Coordinator will play a vital role in driving new business growth by identifying, researching, and qualifying prospective education partners. Reporting to the Senior Director of Partner Engagement, this position focuses on building and maintaining a robust pipeline of qualified leads through strategic outreach and data management, and providing operational support to Partner Engagement Managers.

Lead Research & Data Management

• Conduct comprehensive research on school districts in target states, including scraping websites for curriculum usage and district contact information.
• Make outbound calls to district offices to confirm curriculum information and obtain accurate contact details.
• Maintain data integrity by accurately entering and updating all lead information in Salesforce in accordance with established guidelines.
• Perform deep research to support personalized outreach efforts by the broader team.
• Create and manage contacts and opportunities within the CRM system.

Outbound Lead Generation & Qualification

• Design, launch, and manage cold outreach sequences that include both email and calls to generate new leads.
• Receive, clean, qualify, and route all inbound leads across systems in a timely, professional manner.
• Conduct discovery conversations to assess customer fit.

Partner Engagement Team Support

• Maintain and coordinate the use of operational tools for the Partner Engagement team, such as MixMax, Gong, Asana, Salesforce, Calendly, etc.
• Coordinate channel partnerships, conference logistics, and follow‑up activities to maximize event ROI.
• Support team members with administrative tasks related to partner engagement initiatives.

• Self‑starter who can work independently and think on their feet.
• Passionate about making the world a better place, particularly through education.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Customer‑service driven with a high degree of responsiveness.
• Willing to learn new processes and systems.
• Experienced with productivity tools like Asana, Slack, and Google Workspace.
• Strong phone presence and comfort making high volumes of outbound calls to education stakeholders.
• Proven ability to conduct thorough online research and synthesize findings efficiently.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a commitment to data accuracy and quality.
• Experience creating and managing multi‑touch email sequences or marketing automation workflows.
• Experience using AI tools to increase productivity, process data, and streamline processes.
• Experience with new business development.
• Experience with Salesforce or a similar customer‑relationship‑management system.
• Familiarity with business development in the K‑12 education sector.
• Comfortable creating presentations.

• Salary: $60,000 – $70,000 per year (gross) with potential for growth.
• Employer‑sponsored health insurance through CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.
• Participation in Vanguard 403(b) deferred‑compensation plan with 3% employer match.
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation/PTO plus paid holidays, paid parental leave, sick and safe paid time off, “Me Days,” and paid comp time.
• Annual budget for MCP‑funded Continuous Learning for the program(s) you request (available after 6 months of continuous full‑time employment).
• FSA and Dependent Care FSA access.
• Salary Life Insurance company‑paid coverage.
• Wishbone Pet Insurance Benefit.
• Remote work flexibility and ability to set own hours within reason.