Careers at ACT
Your Work Makes a Difference at ACT
ACT team members are part of an organization dedicated to an important mission: Helping people achieve education and workplace success. We offer career opportunities at every experience level and are looking for people to join our team who are passionate about making a difference!
Life at ACT
Help us create a world where everyone can discover and fulfill their potential.Our mission is to help people achieve education and workplace success, and that includes you.
We believe that equity in education and learning can deliver success on an unlimited scale. The enthusiasm for this challenging, rewarding, and essential work is unwavering among our team members. As a purpose-led, nonprofit organization with an important mission, we are big enough to effect real change - yet small and flexible enough for you to personally have an impact.
We are evolving our organization while staying true to the strong foundations on which we were built over 60 years ago. Our research informs and inspires us, and we apply it to real world issues, using technology and ingenuity to unlock opportunities to meet the changing needs of those we serve.
“With the ACT Marketing Team, you never feel alone or like you’re working on an island by yourself. True collaboration lives here, and that’s from brainstorming to getting the job done.
Every single person brings the latest knowledge and expertise to their area and is so committed to impacting the lives of students and their champions. This team strives to give our audiences the best experience possible and to let students know that we genuinely care about them and want to see them succeed!
Working with this group is awe-inspiring every single day and so much fun!”
-Nicole Wolfe
Benefits & Well-Being
ACT is proud to offer our a comprehensive, competitive, and flexible suite of benefits that are market competitive. We work closely with our various plan providers to ensure team members have access to the best resources available when it comes to taking care of themselves and their families. Our guiding principles for team member benefits include providing market-competitive core programs alongside offerings designed to create benefits that are specific to ACT and its mission. Our package includes some of the benefits listed below. Read more details here.
Comprehensive Health Plans
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts
Career Development
Unlimited and free access to LinkedIn Learning and curated career development resources
Well-Being Programs
Life assistance program, caregiving program, wellness center, health & nutrition
Education Assistance
Free ACT, tuition reimbursement
Retirement Savings
401(k) with company match plus a non-elective contribution
Flexible Work Arrangements
Opportunity to work on campus, hybrid, or remote
Options to work part-time or full-time
Generous Time Off
Up to 6 weeks PTO per year, separate leave time for parental leave, family caregiver leave, and
bereavement leave
Financial & Legal
Financial wellness program, legal insurance and identity theft protection
Our Culture
Our values are a clear statement of who we are and how we show up.
The driving force behind everything at ACT is care.
Champion
Equity
Together, deliver on ACT’s mission and North Star. Open doors to increase equity, access, and success.
Understand, then
Act Quickly
Listen to those you serve, learn about their needs and how we can help. Be nimble. Take the lead and seek to be led. Build and maintain their trust. Delight our customers.
Strive for
Better
Use data and insight to continuously improve, innovate, and create sustainable value. Move swiftly with a relentless sense of urgency. Create confidence in our solutions and success in our delivery. Be accountable, trust others, and know when to step back and cheer them on.
Be All in to
Help Others
Embrace your own power to create opportunities for others to thrive. Be passionate and persevere, come with solutions, and hold up the bridge to get it done.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
ACT team members are located across the U.S. and bring invaluable multiculturalism and thought diversity that informs and enriches all that we do.
ACT is as much a champion for equity, access, and success for our team members as we are for education and the workforce. We aim to provide an environment where team members are appreciated for their work and contributions. We are advocates for each other and are actively exploring more ways to capture diverse perspectives and experiences.
We are continually seeking to create a more diverse and inclusive set of voices internally, to ensure that we are better able to understand and address the needs of all students, educators, and the wider workforce – particularly the underserved. This is how our team members have real world impact.
Student Programs at ACT
Our mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success aligns perfectly to our internship opportunities. We believe our internship program is a great opportunity to help students gain the knowledge and experience they will need when entering the workforce for the first time because it is dedicated to projects that align the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for work in their field of study.
Learn more about our Summer Intern program as well as other opportunities, including non-traditional internships on our Student Programs page:
Freelance Development Opportunities
ACT, Inc. works closely with educators and practitioners on development, delivery, and review projects spanning a range of disciplines and a continuum of customers (e.g., 6–12, postsecondary, workforce). External experts support multiple dimensions of ACT assessment and learning products and services, including content, fairness, and universal design/accessibility consulting.
Join the ACT Talent Community
We are always looking for great talent. Stay connected by signing up – just upload your resume, tell us about your interests and create a profile.
We will keep you updated on new opportunities as they become available.
ACT Diversity and Inclusion Policies, Notices and Other Information
ACT’s managers actively recruit, hire, train, retain, and promote employees on the basis of their qualifications and without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
ACT is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.
- Notice of Availability of Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)(PDF)
- Pay Transparency Notice (PDF)
- State of Ohio Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement (PDF)
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (PDF)
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Know Your Rights (PDF)
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) (PDF)