Part-Time
Amplify Virtual Tutor-Maryland
Part-Time, Contractor (Remote)
Posted on 2/21/2026
Amplify
1,001-5,000 employees
K-12 interactive curricula and tools provider
Compensation Overview
$18/hr
Maryland, USA
Remote
Must travel to Annapolis, MD for fingerprinting/background checks.
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- Minimum High School diploma or equivalent.
- Fluent English speaker.
- Comfortable and highly skilled with technology.
- Available a minimum of 90 minutes a day, 3 days a week (Monday-Friday) at consistent times during the school day between 8am-4pm Eastern Time, with a requirement to be available on Wednesdays.
- Must have access to a personal laptop or computer with a webcam and microphone (Chromebooks, iPads/tablets, and smartphones cannot be used for this role).
- Enjoys working with Kindergarten through Sixth Grade students.
- Willing to accept and implement ongoing coaching and feedback.
- Interested in participating in professional development and learning opportunities to help students meet their reading goals.
- Provide small-group tutoring for Kindergarten through Sixth Grade students during the 2025-2026 School Year.
- Plan and deliver tutoring lessons using Amplify's structured, research-based curriculum.
- Attend ongoing professional development and coaching sessions to improve tutoring effectiveness.
- Be willing to be trained and work with literacy-based lessons, with potential to obtain endorsements in math tutoring (grades 3-5), administering literacy assessments, and other special projects.
- Endorsements in math tutoring (grades 3-5), administering literacy assessments, and other special projects.
Amplify provides K-12 curricula that combine interactive lessons with digital tools. Its main offerings—Amplify CKLA, Amplify ELA, and Amplify Science—include hands-on activities, digital modeling, and structured classroom discussions to improve student engagement. The programs are sold directly to schools and districts, with an online store for individual components, and are used by public and private schools to modernize curricula. Unlike others that focus on a single subject or format, Amplify packages literacy, science, and broad learning experiences into integrated curricula designed to support teachers in guiding active classroom learning. The company's goal is to help students achieve better learning outcomes by providing accessible, well-structured curricula and supporting materials that fit school needs.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$1.2B
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2000
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- K-2 cohort returned to pre-pandemic literacy readiness levels by February 2025.
- Tutoring program delivers outsized gains for at-risk students in 30-minute sessions.
- Strong tutor satisfaction ratings of 4.0/5 work-life balance support program consistency.
What critics are saying
- Only 56 percent of K-2 students on track for reading despite curriculum adoption.
- Tutor job security rating of 2.8/5 drives retention crisis and inconsistent delivery.
- Common Interest's May 2025 acquisition redirects focus toward pop culture brand partnerships.
What makes Amplify unique
- Science of Reading foundation with dual-strand K-2 approach integrating phonics and content knowledge.
- Boost Reading adaptive program increases below-average readers' growth likelihood by 18 percent.
- Asset-based Math ANEX acquisition analyzes student thinking beyond binary pass-fail scoring.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 2%Gainsight makes triple hire to boost growth. March 25, 2026 Gainsight has announced the appointment of three senior leaders to its finance and go-to-market operations. Following the departure of Alka Tandian, after nearly seven years in the CFO role, Gainsight has appointed Paul Sheppard as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In addition, the firm has appointed Ozlem Yuksel as Executive Vice President of Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy & Operations and Emily Singer as Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing. The appointment comes six months after Chuck Ganapathi became CEO, and they are the first new leaders that Gainsight has announced. It is an exciting time for Gainsight as it looks to consolidate its recent acquisitions, including Skilljar, Update AI, and Moderate Kit. It has scaled its Agentic retention platform following the launch of Atlas, including multiple agents and further investment in Staircase AI. The company has also been recognised for its leadership in customer success from both Gartner and Forrester. With these go-to-market hires, it hopes to see the business grow further. Chuck Ganapthi, CEO at Gainsight, commented, "We are building the next chapter of Gainsight in a moment that demands both innovation and speed. Paul, Ozlem and Emily each bring a unique combination of domain expertise and enterprise execution, and represent the caliber of operators we need to succeed. We are excited to welcome them to the team." Who is Paul Sheppard? Sheppard will oversee global finance, strategic planning, investor relations, M&A, legal, human resources and IT operations. Sheppard joins from Amplify, where he was CFO and head of Corporate Development. He has held several CFO positions during his career, including at Entangled Group, Invoke, and ConnectEDU. He was also the Chief Operating Officer, Learning Science Platforms & Vice President, Strategy, at McGraw-Hill. During his career, he has worked in investment banking and Private equity, both in the UK and the US. Sheppard has an MA in Social and Political Science from Cambridge and an MBA from Wharton. He also volunteers as a mentor at the NYU Steinhardt Edtech Accelerator and is based in New York. Sheppard commented, "Gainsight has a proven ability to translate product innovation into tangible business outcomes for customers. I am joining an exceptional team of builders committed to helping Customer Success and Revenue leaders drive agentic transformation." Who is Ozlem Yuksel? Yuksel will be responsible for aligning Gainsight's GTM execution across sales, marketing and customer success. For the last couple of years, she has taken a career break, spending time with her family, travelling, and learning new skills. Before the Gainsight announcement, she posted about her recent experiences, "I reflected deeply on what kind of work and what kind of teams energize me. And I reconnected with curiosity, creativity and joy - things that I had lost in the daily grind. I'm incredibly excited and ready to bring this renewed perspective and focus into my professional life." Her last corporate role was at Google, where she was VP of Americas Operations. Before Google, she spent over 8 years at Salesforce in senior roles across Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing. Earlier in her career, she held positions at Hewlett-Packard. She began her career at McKinsey and Company. With nearly twenty years of experience across various industries, she is a recognised leader in B2B GTM strategy. She has worked at leading SaaS vendors and brings a wealth of experience to the role. Yuksel has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, a Master's in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Stanford. She is also a member of the Chief Network. Yuksel commented, "Customer success has entered a new era where digital, agentic and human capabilities work seamlessly together to create lasting value," said Yuksel. I joined Gainsight because I believe we have the opportunity to redefine what that looks like at scale. I'm excited to help operationalize this next evolution by building a go-to-market engine that turns Customer Success into a measurable growth driver." Who is Emily Singer. Singer will lead corporate narrative, integrated marketing, brand strategy and global events. During her career, Singer built and scaled high performing terms at several B2B technology companies. She joins from Spring Health, where, as VP Marketing, she increased share of voice from sub-30% to 60-90% among key competitors, expanded press coverage by 50% YoY, and drove 10x web traffic during marquee campaigns. She joined Salesloft following its acquisition of Drift, retaining her VP of Marketing role. Singer led the GTM integration strategy for the acquisition. She aligned two high-performing marketing teams under a single vision while delivering on Drift-only marketing commitments and providing Sales support. Before Drift, she was the Director of Corporate Communications at Alteryx. Early in her career, she worked in PR at various agencies. She has a BSc in PR and Sociolog from the University of Oregon and an MBA from the University of Colorado. Singer commented, "Gainight has earned credibility, community and unrivalled leadership in Customer Success and is now uniquely positioned to disrupt the category it created. I deeply resonate with the company's mission to be human-first while winning in business, and I have long admired the brand's mastery of both AI innovation and human connection. I am excited to partner with this incredibly talented team to author our next chapter." Enterprise times: what does this mean. Gainsight has added three experienced leaders who can help it scale in a market that is growing more competitive. Despite being the leader, there are growing numbers of competitors in a market that is becoming crowded. Hiring Yuksel is an especially strong appointment. With time to reflect on her career to date, she will be eager to make a difference and continue her career where it left off. Singer brings deep experience and has led the integration at Salesloft. Drift will be valuable if Gainsight continues to make acquisitions as it did last year. In Sheppard, Gunapathi has found an experienced CFO who has experience in dealing with private equity and funding. Gunapathi is putting a new and exciting team together that he expects will deliver the growth he is seeking. March 19, 2026 March 11, 2026
Common Interest has acquired a 51% stake in Amplify, with plans to purchase the remaining 49% over five years. Amplify's leadership will become partners in Common Interest. Founded by Anthony Freedman in 2023, Common Interest focuses on connecting brands with audiences through popular culture. Amplify, known for its creative expertise, will collaborate with Common Interest to enhance brand engagement. Common Interest will move into Amplify's London office in May 2025.
Middle-of-year data from Amplify shows that schools across the country have made some progress increasing the number of K-2 students on track for learning to read, but broader trends remain a concernBROOKLYN, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, today released a research brief on the latest K-2 middle-of-school-year literacy data. Findings reveal that while this year's kindergarten cohort has returned to pre-pandemic literacy readiness levels, overall progress remains slow. Only 56 percent of students are on track for learning to read, and 29 percent of students are far behind."The return of our youngest students to pre-pandemic reading levels is encouraging—but that said, broad literacy trends in the United States are still concerning," said Susan Lambert, chief academic officer, elementary humanities, at Amplify. "This is a moment to celebrate, but also a call to action: To prepare students for life-long success, we need all students exceeding pre-pandemic early reading levels. By regularly monitoring student progress via tools like middle-of-year data, educators can respond earlier when their students need support."The research brief outlines how middle-of-year data is uniquely positioned to help schools plan for instructional changes and implement those changes before the following school year.Progress monitoring—identifying, supporting, and tracking outcomes—is one strategy schools can engage in when working with students who are the most at-risk for not learning to read
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Amplify CKLA students who started the school year at below-average reading levels and used Boost Reading were 18 percent more likely to achieve growth compared to students who did not.BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amplify , a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, today released the results of a study on the impact of using Boost Reading ™, an adaptive K–5 personalized learning program grounded in the Science of Reading. Designed to complement the Amplify Core Knowledge and Language Arts (CKLA) curriculum, Boost Reading provides both intervention and enrichment support, reinforcing Amplify CKLA's core instruction.Findings reveal that Boost Reading accelerates growth for K-5 students already using Amplify CKLA. On average across grades, Amplify CKLA students who began the year at below-average reading levels and used Boost Reading for 30 minutes a week or more were 18 percent more likely to exceed national benchmarks for reading growth relative to students who did not.Boost Reading is an adaptive and student-led program that tailors practice to each student's individual needs, reinforcing core knowledge topics while addressing critical skill gaps. It integrates into any classroom model, allowing for full independent practice and freeing teachers to work with other students."It's clear that Boost Reading and Amplify CKLA are powerful, research-backed tools that have the potential to help many K-5 students," said Melissa Ulan, executive vice president of the literacy suite at Amplify. "Because they share the same pedagogical foundation and sequencing of foundational skills, when you combine the two, you really start to see accelerated growth