Jobs at Learning Resources

Conduct qualitative and quantitative market research, including surveys and focus groups, and translate consumer, retail, and competitive data into actionable insights. Build dashboards and visual reports in Power BI, manage research systems and roadmaps, support product innovation and business planning, and present findings to internal stakeholders. Create compelling visual materials such as product concepts, mockups, sell sheets, and packaging explorations.

Supports paid media campaign execution across retailer and direct-to-consumer channels, including setup, tracking, creative trafficking, QA, reporting, budget pacing, and optimization. Coordinates with agencies and platform partners, monitors performance and attribution, resolves campaign issues, maintains documentation, and researches emerging advertising channels and media technologies. The role requires 1–2 years of paid media experience and strong organizational, analytical, and relationship-management skills.

Develops, writes, edits, and proofreads educational product content across packaging, catalogs, teacher guides, landing pages, digital assets, and video scripts. The role establishes editorial standards, ensures brand consistency and accuracy, manages content workflows, supports freelance contributors, and collaborates with product managers, designers, and marketers. It also helps lead copy development for new consumer products and evaluates AI tools to improve editorial efficiency.

Manage educational product and toy lines from ideation through launch, overseeing 8–12 products annually. Coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, manufacturers, licensors, sales, marketing, design, and editorial partners. Track milestones, budgets, quality standards, market research, competitor analysis, product testing, pricing, delivery schedules, and launch materials. Maintain product data using Microsoft Dynamics 365 and spreadsheets while supporting product strategy and roadmap development.

Provides comprehensive executive and administrative support to the CEO, VP of HR, HR team, and leadership team. Responsibilities include calendar and travel management, meeting and event coordination, expense reporting through Concur, invoice tracking, office administration, spreadsheet maintenance, project support, and confidential information handling. The role also coordinates HR initiatives, manages logistics, resolves scheduling conflicts, and recommends process improvements. It is onsite in Vernon Hills four to five days per week.

Leads warehouse systems, analytics, automation, and continuous improvement across a distribution network. Owns the implementation and go-live of a 700,000-square-foot automated distribution center, including integrations, testing, commissioning, cutover, stabilization, and governance. Establishes KPI dashboards and operating reviews, owns the warehouse systems roadmap, leads a four-person analyst and engineer team, manages strategic vendors, and delivers cross-functional initiatives improving productivity, throughput, service, and cost.

Coordinates custom import projects from concept approval through shipment, tracking timelines, documentation, quotes, milestones, and stakeholder communication. Collaborates with overseas vendors, Sales, Creative, Supply Chain, QA, and Product Managers to develop customer-specific products. Maintains product catalogs, Microsoft Dynamics 365 records, SharePoint resources, templates, and project tracking systems. Supports competitive retail analysis and identifies process improvements that improve efficiency, data accuracy, and project execution.

Processes supplier invoices, vendor payments, employee expenses, credit card submissions, and Amazon reconciliations. Supports month-end close, bank and ledger reconciliations, financial controls, audit readiness, supplier relationships, and continuous improvement initiatives. Requires accurate, organized financial processing and effective stakeholder communication.

Drive educational product sales across Northern California by prospecting schools and districts, managing customer relationships, closing opportunities, and achieving territory quotas. Build pipelines, conduct sales presentations, provide product training, organize awareness events, attend conferences, maintain CRM records, and collaborate with marketing, product development, and sales teams. Develop territory and semiannual business plans while serving as the company liaison in the field. Travel may reach 70% of the time.

Design and develop 10–15 toy and pet products annually from concept through production. Create concepts, prototypes, and renderings; solve design, material, manufacturing, and assembly challenges; and ensure products are durable and manufacturable. Collaborate with creative, engineering, cross-functional teams, and vendors to meet milestones, incorporate feedback, support user testing, and improve product development processes.

Manage and coach industrial designers while overseeing the full product design process, including ideation, sketching, mockups, 3D CAD, renderings, safety, budgets, and resource planning. Collaborate with Product Development, Marketing, and Sales on product launches and revamps. Improve design workflows, prioritize projects, support continuous improvement and testing, and contribute to 25–40 new consumer products annually.

Build and grow an educational sales territory across Illinois and Wisconsin by prospecting schools and districts, developing trusted customer relationships, closing sales, managing pipelines, and achieving annual quotas. The role includes territory planning, sales events, CRM activity tracking, customer discovery, and collaboration with regional sales, marketing, and product teams. Teaching or school administration experience is helpful, and the employer is open to candidates transitioning from education into sales.

Supports social media, content, creator, affiliate, and discovery commerce marketing through integrated calendars, workflows, dashboards, reporting, performance analysis, communications, and process improvements. Collaborates with Marketing, Ecommerce, Sales, Creative Services, and agency partners to align priorities, monitor trends, improve execution, and provide actionable business insights.

Lead end-to-end design and development of children’s toys and pet products from concept through production. Create sketches, CAD models, renderings, specification documents, and functional prototypes; resolve engineering, material, assembly, durability, and manufacturability challenges. Collaborate with product, manufacturing, packaging, marketing, sales, and external vendors to meet milestones. Support user testing, incorporate feedback, manage projects independently, and mentor junior designers.