The Shared Environment is a curated multi-seller marketplace for Montessori materials and furnishings. Every product is selected by trained Montessori guides, so practitioners, guides, and families can shop confidently while preparing Montessori school environments and Montessori method-aligned homes. The marketplace exists to relieve professional stresses faced by Montessori practitioners, and to improve access to authentic Montessori materials for schools and families. The Shared Environment unifies the Montessori community, bringing Montessori practitioners, families, makers, and retailers together in one thoughtfully designed space.

Prepared Environments is a hybrid retail store, which will have both an online presence and a physical store in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Prepared Environments will also sell products in The Shared Environment. The physical store aims to serve as a community hub, with a maker space and a training space in the building. Prepared Environments will be the first and only Montessori materials store in the United States, offering Minnesota’s Montessori practitioners a kind of service and convenience entirely new to this professional sector. This store will spark a paradigm shift throughout the Montessori community.

The Organic Growth Marketing Specialist supports both The Shared Environment and Prepared Environments, with time split across both companies based on business needs. The Organic Growth Marketing Specialist’s goal is to help increase qualified traffic, improve conversion rates, strengthen brand awareness, and support consistent marketing execution across both companies.

This is a hands-on marketing role for someone who enjoys a mix of content, SEO, email marketing, campaign execution, website updates, organic social, and performance reporting. Because we’re a small, fast-moving team, the right person will be organized, adaptable, comfortable learning new tools, and able to move work forward across multiple priorities.

You’ll support and execute marketing initiatives that help practitioners, schools, and families discover, understand, and trust The Shared Environment and Prepared Environments. This role will support the day-to-day marketing work that helps both brands grow, including content creation, SEO-informed website updates, newsletters, campaign assets, reporting, and marketing support for events, sponsorships, and speaking opportunities.

You do not need to be a technical SEO expert, but you should understand SEO fundamentals and be comfortable applying them to content, website updates, and campaign work.

This role is ideal for someone with 2+ years of experience who is creative, organized, execution-oriented, and interested in growing as a marketer. Montessori training is not required, but the right person should be willing and eager to learn about the Montessori methodology and the community we serve.

This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer of The Shared Environment and to the Co-founder of Prepared Environments.

Content & SEO

Create, coordinate, update, and optimize content across both brands, including website pages, marketplace content, product highlights, seller stories, and Montessori-themed pieces. Apply SEO fundamentals such as keyword research, search intent, on-page optimization, internal linking, backlinking support, and content structure to help grow qualified organic traffic.

Website & marketplace

Update website and marketplace pages to improve clarity, accessibility, SEO, user experience, engagement, and conversion. Support ongoing content improvements and page updates based on business priorities and performance insights.

Email & organic social

Support email marketing campaigns, email templates, seller newsletters, customer newsletters, and related campaign assets. Plan, create, publish, repurpose, and optimize organic social content across priority platforms.

Campaigns & community marketing

Support campaign planning and execution across web, email, social, and community-facing channels. Create and coordinate marketing assets for sponsorships, conferences, speaking opportunities, and community-facing initiatives.

Reporting & insights

Track performance using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, social analytics, email analytics, and spreadsheets. Prepare regular reports, identify practical insights, and suggest improvements based on what is working.

Cross-company execution

Balance multiple projects across The Shared Environment and Prepared Environments, adapt as priorities evolve, and help move marketing work forward in a small, fast-moving team. Help maintain clear, consistent, and distinct brand voices across both companies.

What success looks like

• Growing qualified traffic to The Shared Environment and Prepared Environments properties
• Improving website engagement and conversion rates
• Strengthening brand awareness across both companies
• Creating useful, consistent, and brand-aligned marketing content
• Supporting effective campaigns across web, email, social, and community-facing channels
• Helping both companies show up more clearly and consistently across marketing channels
• Contributing measurable business impact through practical, well-executed marketing work

• 2+ years of experience in digital marketing, content marketing, SEO, email marketing, social media, or a related role
• A degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field is welcome but not required
• Strong writing, editing, and content judgment across web, email, and social formats
• Working knowledge of SEO fundamentals, including keyword research, on-page optimization, internal linking, search intent, and content structure
• Experience creating or coordinating content for websites, campaigns, email, or social media
• Familiarity with email marketing campaigns, newsletters, or email template development
• Comfort using marketing and analytics tools to track performance, prepare reports, and support decision-making
• Comfort learning and navigating multiple tech tools, systems, platforms, and workflows
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple moving pieces at once
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and maintain momentum without heavy oversight
• A proactive, thoughtful, and execution-oriented mindset
• Willingness and eagerness to learn about Montessori methodology, even if you do not have prior Montessori training

Nice to have

• Agency, startup, ecommerce, or multi-brand experience
• Experience working on a marketplace, ecommerce, retail, or user-generated content business
• Awareness of emerging AI-powered search and generative engine optimization trends.
• Experience with social scheduling, email marketing, CMS, or analytics tools
• Familiarity with Shopify or similar ecommerce platforms
• Basic understanding of landing-page optimization or conversion rate improvement

Compensation and benefits

• Location: Remote
• Salary range: $72,000 - $80,000
• Fully remote work environment with periodic, covered travel to conferences and team gatherings
• Baseline office equipment provided
• Benefits package with PTO, health plan reimbursement, and retirement matching

How to apply

Complete the form below with your contact details. Upload a cover letter in which you share why this role interests you. Share your resume and an example of organic growth work you're proud of.

Equal opportunity employer

The Shared Environment and Prepared Environments are equal opportunity employers. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Work authorization

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.