Customer Support Representative

Job Description

Why You’ll Love This Role:

As a Customer Support Representative, you will handle escalated and complex customer issues that require in-depth troubleshooting and cross-team collaboration. By working closely with internal teams like Tier 3 and Product to resolve high-level challenges, you will develop a deep mastery of the Newsela and Formative products and integrations. This is an opportunity to be at the center of technical problem-solving while supporting our fantastic customers.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Support our customers through live chat, email, and occasionally over live video calls.
• Resolve complex technical issues, from platform integrations to data syncing challenges, ensuring seamless user experiences as a go-to expert.
• Use analytical skills and creative problem-solving to make a real impact on customers’ day-to-day workflows.
• Actively listen and ask the right questions to clarify issues, pinpoint root causes, and provide effective solutions.
• Turn customer frustration into confidence by diagnosing problems and communicating solutions for every “new puzzle” you encounter.
• Stay up to date with Newsela and Formative product features, integrations, and platform updates through continuous training and hands-on experience.
• Grow your expertise at the forefront of evolving technology, sharing valuable insights with both customers and teammates.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams, contribute to training sessions, and provide insights on technical trends and customer pain points.
• Shape better processes and improve the customer journey, making an impact that goes beyond your daily support role.

About You:

• 2–3 years of experience in customer support, technical support, or a related role.
• Experience in EdTech (Education Technology), SaaS, or technical support environments preferred.
• Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, specifically with experience in API-based integrations, SSO, and data syncing issues.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical users.
• Comfortable meeting with customers over live video calls to troubleshoot in real-time as needed, in addition to live chat and email.
• Ability to analyze trends in customer issues and escalate them timely and appropriately.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with teams such as Product, Engineering, Quality, etc.
• Familiarity with LMS platforms like Google Classroom, Clever, Schoology, and Canvas.
• Understanding of K-12 education technology and classroom workflows is a plus.
• Experience or familiarity with data analysis and basic scripting for troubleshooting purposes is preferred, but not required.
• Experience working in systems such as Salesforce OneCRM, Slack, Google Workspace, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience with SSO and Identify Management Tools (Clever LMS, Google Workspace/SSO, Classlink LMS), and rostering and identity providers (for example, API & Data Integration platforms or OneRoster and SFTPs).
• KPIs for Success:
  • Case Resolution Efficiency
    • First Contact Resolution (FCR)
    • Average Handle Time (AHT)
    • Case Backlog Management maintained
  •  Customer Satisfaction and Experience
    • Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT)
    • Quality Assurance (QA) Score
    • Escalation Rate
  •  Productivity

Why you’ll love working at Newsela:

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as gym reimbursement, pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, Rocket Lawyer and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
• Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!
• Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more!
• Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO, paid sick time off, company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).
• Professional Development: Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.
• Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.

About Newsela:

Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner.

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Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s individual skills, qualifications, and experience. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits.

Base Compensation Range

$53,300—$61,250 USD