Fast Facts
The National Literacy Consultant will support Lexia's sales team by providing instructional and technical expertise in promoting literacy solutions for PK–12 education, focusing on the Science of Reading.
Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include staying informed on literacy standards, partnering with sales executives, delivering tailored presentations, building internal team capacity in literacy concepts, and representing Lexia at educational events.
Skills: Required skills include strong communication abilities, knowledge of the Science of Reading, technical product understanding, and collaboration within cross-functional teams.
Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in a relevant field, 7+ years in PK-12 education with leadership experience, and expertise in literacy education and curriculum alignment.
Location: This is a remote position based in the USA, requiring extensive domestic travel (50%+).
Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $80,000 - $130,000.
Job Overview:
The National Literacy Consultant will join the Education Partnerships department to support the sales team as an expert in Lexia’s professional learning and curriculum solutions. This role helps districts address PK–12 literacy challenges by leveraging the Science of Reading.
This team member will operate with a deep understanding of Lexia’s entire portfolio—including design history, adaptive blended learning, professional learning, and efficacy—to support the efforts of Lexia’s sales professionals in driving business opportunities.
Working closely with account executives, the consultant provides instructional and technical expertise to district leaders—particularly ELA/literacy decision-makers. You will create and deliver customized, engaging presentations based on Lexia’s solutions, diving deep into customer needs, articulating the value of our offerings within the context of research-based reading instruction, and helping differentiate our products in a competitive market.
This is a remote, home-office position that can be located anywhere in the U.S. and requires extensive domestic travel.
Location:USA, Remote
Job Responsibilities:
- Stay current on literacy standards, state adoption cycles, and district trends to advise sales strategy.
- Partner with account executives during the sales process to engage district leaders.
- Make connections between Lexia’s curriculum and professional learning products to demonstrate a comprehensive K-12 solution for districts.
- Identify and articulate unique customer needs and align our solutions to those needs.
- Deliver compelling product demonstrations and presentations tailored to ELA/literacy priorities.
- Serve as a trusted advisor by connecting customer challenges to our product’s ability to improve literacy outcomes.
- Build capacity of internal sales teams on ELA and literacy concepts, ensuring reps can confidently position the solutions.
- Collaborate with marketing and product teams to refine messaging and demo materials based on field insights.
- Provide feedback to product and customer success teams on feature requests and implementation needs heard during pre-sales.
- Support RFPs and proposals with expert input on instructional alignment, pedagogy, and evidence of efficacy.
- Represent Lexia at conferences and partner events as a literacy expert.
Job Requirements:
- Minimum of a Master's degree in Education, Literacy, Curriculum & Instruction, or related field; Advanced degree strongly preferred.
- 7+ years PK-12, including 3+ years in leadership at a large district or education agency.
- A strong grasp of the principles of Science of Reading in education and conversant in all areas of literacy.
- Ability to translate technical product functionality into instructional impact language.
- Lexia portfolio knowledge is strongly preferred and versatile enough to demo all products.
- Exceptional level of communication skills, including public speaking/presenting, writing, and presentation preparation.
- Ability to listen to customers’ needs to improve product positioning.
- Capacity to adapt quickly and adjust presentations to meet the needs of the customer.
- Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with cross functional team members.
- Capacity for extensive domestic travel (50%+).
Success Profile
- Instructional credibility: Can “speak the language” of curriculum directors, literacy leaders, and superintendents.
- Sales partnership: Viewed as an extension of the sales team; helps move deals forward by removing instructional credibility barriers.
- Clear communicator: Skilled at tailoring complex information to diverse audiences.
- Mission-driven: Passionate about creating opportunity for every student through the power of literacy education.
To learn more about our organization and the exciting work we do, visit https://www.lexialearning.com/.
Remote First Work Environment
Our Remote First approach gives employees the flexibility and trust they need to effectively balance work with life. It creates a culture in which all employees are valued and where success is measured in results. It allows us to work collaboratively, inclusively and for greater positive impact, regardless of our individual locations.
If you will be working remotely, either occasionally or on a permanent basis, you must have a reliable internet connection through a cable or fiber-optic broadband service with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
The successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in video-based interviews during the recruiting process and ongoing virtual meetings with their camera on, as part of their role. To maintain confidentiality and ensure a fair evaluation process, the use of note-taking tools, reference materials, or AI-powered tools (including generative AI, language models, or similar technologies) during interviews or other selection activities is prohibited unless prior written approval has been obtained from the People Experience team. If you require an exception for medical, accessibility, or other reasons, please contact your Talent Acquisition team member to discuss accommodations in advance.
As part of our Remote-First benefits, Cambium offers reimbursement to help cover the cost of setting up your home or remote office.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation), national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or genetic information (including family medical history).
We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. You may request an accommodation during the recruiting process with your Talent Acquisition team member.
