The chief marketing officer of Newsela has been identified as Jason Ediger, Senior Vice President of Solution Marketing & Brand Experience and Interim CMO.

With almost three decades of experience in the field of education technology, Ediger is a leader in the areas of curriculum and product development, marketing, and teaching and learning. He spent 15 years at Apple working on the development and direction of Apple Education’s marketing strategy before joining Newsela earlier this year from Discovery Education where he was CMO. Beyond his considerable computer background, Jason spent nine years as an eighth-grade teacher, where he was named “Teacher of the Year” and created the first district-wide education technology plan.

The founder and CEO of Newsela, Matthew Gross, said of Jason, “Jason has effectively led our marketing activities in his tenure as Interim CMO and we are anxious to see how his creative leadership will improve Newsela’s products in the years to come.” He is the ideal candidate to head our marketing strategy because of his experience leading education projects at leading IT businesses and teaching in classrooms.

Source: Prnewswire