ATPE Job Opportunities

Overview

ATPE’s state office is located in Austin, Texas. We employ a paid staff to deliver members a wide range of support services, including professional liability insurance and employment rights protection, staff attorney services; lobbying in both Austin and Washington, D.C.; informative publications; professional learning opportunities; and exclusive discounts. All Texas public school employees are invited to join ATPE.

ATPE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in our workplace. We embrace five core values: Service, Teamwork, Communication, Professionalism and Excellence.

ATPE provides the following generous benefits for its employees:

Employer-paid Medical, Health Savings Account, Dental, LTD, Life and AD&D
Telehealth benefits
Generous Paid Time Off package
Seven paid holidays plus 10 paid winter holidays
401(k) with up to an 8% match
Section 125 (Cafeteria plan) with Dependent Care Reimbursement
Telecommuting and flexible schedules available
Casual attire Monday–Friday

Current Openings

Marketing & Engagement Specialist

Location: Austin, Texas (Hybrid)

Join the ATPE Team

ATPE is seeking a Marketing & Engagement Specialist to help connect, inform, and support our members through engaging communications, professional learning opportunities, and digital engagement platforms. This position plays a key role in enhancing the member experience by delivering timely communications, maintaining member-facing technology tools, and supporting programs that help Texas educators succeed.

This position offers the opportunity to work with a collaborative team while managing a variety of communications, technology, and member engagement projects. The ideal candidate is an organized, detail-oriented professional with excellent writing and editing skills who is excited about leveraging digital tools to create meaningful member experiences.

What You'll Do

As the Marketing & Engagement Specialist, you will play an important role in supporting ATPE's communications and engagement strategy. The ATPE Marketing & Engagement Specialist’s key responsibilities are to:

Write, edit, and coordinate member communications, including newsletters, announcements, emails, and marketing content.
Support ATPE's marketing efforts through email campaigns, social media content, basic graphic and video creation, and analytics reporting.
Maintain and support member engagement platforms, including an online community, learning management system, mobile app, and closed AI assistant.
Assist members by responding to inquiries and ensuring digital resources remain current, accessible, and valuable.
Promote and facilitate webinars, virtual learning experiences, and other member engagement opportunities.
Support project management and administrative functions within the Marketing & Engagement team.
Represent ATPE at member events, educator orientations, and association activities as needed.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Marketing, English, or a related field.
Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and organizational skills.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, content management systems, HTML, Zoom, and Canva.
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
Passion for serving members and delivering exceptional customer service.

Work Environment

This hybrid position requires residency within the surrounding Austin, area. Some travel may be required for meetings, events, and member activities.

Why ATPE?

At ATPE, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of Texas educators while working with a mission-driven team dedicated to supporting public education. If you're passionate about communications, member engagement, technology, and lifelong learning, we'd love to hear from you.

Our association offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefit package and a pleasant work environment. No relocation assistance is provided. To apply, submit a resume with a cover letter and your salary requirements to hr@atpe.org. EOE

Apply today and help us create exceptional experiences for educators across Texas.

Lobbyist

The largest professional association for public school employees in Texas seeks a dynamic individual to join our Governmental Relations team and support key advocacy objectives for the association. The Lobbyist must be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities. The Lobbyist will report directly to the Governmental Relations Director.

ATPE seeks an individual who is enthusiastic about public education and will be dedicated to supporting our members. They should have the ability to represent ATPE’s philosophy in all aspects of work assignments. To be considered, a candidate must have excellent analytical and critical thinking skills and be able to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing to varied audiences. Knowledge of the Texas legislative process is required. Prior lobbying or legislative staff experience preferred. The ideal candidate has experience and/or relationships with one or more of the following: public education policy, the state appropriations process, public pensions (particularly the Teacher Retirement System), the Senate Education Committee, Senate Finance Committee and/or House Appropriations Committee. Campaign experience will also be valued.

The successful candidate should be able to operate most standard office equipment; be proficient in Microsoft Office products; and have experience using Internet browsers, teleconferencing tools, and databases. Experience with legislative tracking services such as Telicon or USLege preferred. A bachelor’s degree in communication, public relations, political science, or a related field or commensurate work experience is required. The position requires the employee to be located in the greater Austin metro and work in a hybrid environment within the state of Texas. There will be up to 15% travel, with 75% consisting of overnight stays.