Careers

We are passionate folks who are building a great company and have fun doing it. It’s lots of hard work but building something awesome always is.

Why Maker Fiesta may not be the right fit for you now?

  • If you are looking for a low risk opportunity
  • Looking for a cushy manager type job
  • Looking for directions from above
  • Used to working with lots of resources
  • Unfamiliar with Agile decision making
  • Unfamiliar with how startups work

Soft skills

  • Passionate and Fun
  • Creative thinking to smartly solve problems
  • Own the problem and manage the solution
  • Team player that brings positive energy
  • Awesome verbal, written and presentation skills
  • Leadership with great listening and negotiating skills
  • Ability to lead and follow
  • Used tools to scale smartly
  • Determination and perseverance to get the job done

Our goal is to build a company culture where you take ownership of your work and deliver on it.

Interview Process

Phone interview followed by In-Person/Skype/Facetime interview. If we both think it is a good fit to move ahead, you will be offered a paid part time project to evaluate the working relationship from both sides. We can move to a full time offer stage once both parties are ready to commit.  

We are currently looking for folks who can grow with the company for the following roles.

Roles

School District Sales Manager

Looking for an exceptional Sales Manager who will manage relationships with school districts and be responsible for the ‘sell’.

Qualifications

  • Develop strong relationships with your customers and help them realize the full potential of our platform.
  • Identify sales growth opportunities and bring them to close
  • Keep your customers up to date on new product developments and best practices that could help their teams
  • Act as liaison for all activities between customers and internal groups, including Engineering and Marketing
  • Experience in managing relationships with customers.
  • Identifying decisions makers and influencers and hustling to get the job done.
  • Used Analytics and other Social Media and Marketing tools to find opportunities.

To apply: Send us an email with the following information

  1. Link to your online profile/resume
  2. One paragraph (140 words or less) on how you will sell the our platform to customers and partners.

 

Community Guru

Looking for an awesome community builder to help build our customer and partner communities. Build our social media presence and engage potential customers over various touch points. Listen, Listen and have a constant conversation with our customers over email, social media and other channels.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience of building a community.
  • Track record of successful inbound marketing campaigns.
  • Experience in managing relationships.
  • Identifying decisions makers and influencers and hustling to get the job done.
  • Used Analytics and other Social Media and Marketing tools to find opportunities.

To apply: Send us an email with the following information

  1. Link to your online profile/resume
  2. One paragraph (140 words or less) on how you will create a community behind the Maker Fiesta platform that includes customers and partners.

 

Marketing and Public Relationship Manager

Looking for an enthusiastic Marketing and Public Relationship Manager to build creation and execution of a comprehensive marketing and public relations plan. Nurture a strong industry network, increase awareness and develop an enviable corporate image by developing and executing effective communication and media relations programs.

Qualifications

  • Coordinating all public relations activities
  • Developing a marketing communications plan including strategy, goals, budget and tactics
  • Developing a media relations strategy, seeking high-level placements in print, broadcast and online media
  • Create content for press releases, byline articles and keynote presentations
  • Identifying decisions makers and influencers and hustling to get the job done.
  • Used Analytics and other Social Media and Marketing tools to find opportunities.

To apply: Send us an email with the following information

  1. Link to your online profile/resume
  2. One paragraph (140 words or less) on how you will create a community behind the Maker  Fiesta platform that includes customers and partners.

 

Grant Writer

Looking for an experienced, innovative, and outgoing individual with a demonstrable record of consistent grant writing success. You will be responsible for identifying grant opportunities, managing the grant development and proposal process. Grants could range from funding to deploy Maker Fiesta 4C solutions in Title 1 schools to Developing innovative content for our Educational platform. 

Qualifications

  • Proven experience of successful grant writing.
  • Research and identify grant opportunities
  • Complete and submit grant applications to secure funding.
  • Experience with proposal writing and institutional donors
  • Knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies
  • Knowledge and familiarity with research techniques for fundraising prospect research

To apply: Send us an email with the following information

  1. Link to your online profile/resume
  2. One paragraph (140 words or less) on how you will approach developing a Grant Strategy for Maker Fiesta.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered for all positions, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition, or disability.