Scholarships360 helps students pay for college with scholarships and industry-leading content. Our founders were two first-generation college students who worked in tech, education, and finance before starting Scholarships360.
Open positions:
Full Stack Engineer
The Scholarships360 platform matches students with vetted, expert information on scholarships and financial aid.
To make our platform even better, we’re hiring a full stack engineer to work directly with our co-founders, technical advisors, and dev team on new features. If you’re passionate about education and technology, keep on reading to learn more!
Here’s what the role will look like:
- Developing new user-facing features using React.js
- Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
- Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
- Optimizing components for maximum performance across a wide array of web-capable devices and browsers
Here’s what we’re looking for in an applicant:
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript
- Thorough understanding of React Material UI and core React principles
- Familiarity with TailwindCSS
- Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
- A knack for benchmarking and optimization
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with Git
Perks of this role include:
- Generous compensation package
- Experience working at a hyper-growth media company
- Flexible schedule to work anywhere in the world
How to apply:
Please send in the following to [email protected]:
- Resume
- A few sentences about why you would be a good fit for this position
- Bonus: What media company do you admire and why?
WordPress Developer
The Scholarships360 site helps millions of students each year discover expert information on scholarships and financial aid.
We are in need of a full-stack WordPress developer that is familiar with custom development of WordPress themes and plugins. Our current theme is a Genesis Framework child theme that will need ongoing development and maintenance. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of experience with custom WordPress development.
Here’s what the role will look like:
- Take ownership for site reliability, speed, and performance
- Develop and launch new landing pages and page types
- Develop user-facing tools and features
- QA the site and proactively handle bug fixes
- Work with a Sr. WordPress Developer, UX designer, and content experts on product-led SEO initiatives
Here’s what we’re looking for in an applicant:
- Expert knowledge of WordPress development standards
- Expert knowledge of Advanced Custom Fields
- Expert knowledge of CSS (particularly Tailwind CSS)
- Familiarity with PHP
- Familiarity with JavaScript (particularly jQuery)
- Familiarity with Git version control (particularly with branching and merging)
- Deep understanding of website performance and optimization
- An eye for cross-device and cross-browser compatibility
- Familiarity with Linux command line
Note that all code changes will be reviewed by a manager on a staging site before they are allowed to be merged into the main Git branch and pulled live.
Additionally, excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are a must. We are an agile team that communicates using Slack, so this is a key part to our success.
Perks of this role include:
- Generous compensation package
- Experience working at a hyper-growth media company
- Flexible schedule to work anywhere in the world
How to apply:
Please send in the following to [email protected]:
- Resume
- A few sentences about why you would be a good fit for this position
- Bonus: What media company do you admire and why?
Content Writer
This year we are on track to reach 2 million students through SEO-focused writing and are growing quickly.
To accelerate this growth, we’re hiring part-time content writers to work directly with our co-founders on new content initiatives. If you are passionate about education and writing, keep on reading to learn more!
Here’s what the role will look like:
- Write 3-4 new pieces of content per week on topics related to scholarships, financial aid, and college admissions
- Research and generate ideas for new content
- Help us hone and maintain an engaging, student-centric brand voice
Here’s what we’re looking for in an applicant:
- Recent college graduate or current graduate student
- Writing experience as a student blogger, intern, or writer for your college newspaper is preferred
- Understanding of the scholarship and financial aid process (either through personal experience or work study at your college)
- Self-starter who is able to meet deadlines and work in a remote work environment
- Growth mindset and willingness to take constructive criticism
Perks of this role include:
- Hourly pay
- Experience working at a hyper-growth media company
- SEO and content marketing training
- Flexible schedule to work anywhere
How to apply:
Please send in the following to [email protected]:
- Resume
- 2-3 writing samples
- A few sentences about why you would be a good fit for this position
- Bonus: What media company do you admire and why?
