diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57823a8..2f6e0cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ A `pgcron.Update` is an update statement to be executed by pgcron.
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "0", "1", "1", "*"))
+@pgcron.job("0 0 1 1 *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.Update(NameTestModel.objects.all().filter(name="test"), name="test2")
 ```
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ A `pgcron.Delete` is a delete statement to be executed by pgcron.
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "0", "1", "1", "*"))
+@pgcron.job("0 0 1 1 *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.Delete(NameTestModel.objects.all().filter(name="test"))
 ```
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ A `pgcron.SQLExpression` is a simple SQL expression to be executed by pgcron.
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "0", "1", "1", "*"))
+@pgcron.job("0 0 1 1 *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.SQLExpression("INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('test');")
 ```
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 0506336..c0518e3 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ A `pgcron.Update` is an update statement to be executed by pgcron.
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "0", "1", "1", "*"))
+@pgcron.job("0 0 1 1 *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.Update(NameTestModel.objects.all().filter(name="test"), name="test2")
 ```
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ A `pgcron.Delete` is a delete statement to be executed by pgcron.
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "0", "1", "1", "*"))
+@pgcron.job("0 0 1 1 *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.Delete(NameTestModel.objects.all().filter(name="test"))
 ```
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ A `pgcron.SQLExpression` is a simple SQL expression to be executed by pgcron.
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "0", "1", "1", "*"))
+@pgcron.job("0 0 1 1 *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.SQLExpression("INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('test');")
 ```
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index c62957f..da991a7 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ A `pgcron.SQLExpression` is a simple SQL expression to be executed by pgcron.
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "0", "1", "1", "*"))
+@pgcron.job("0 0 1 1 *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.SQLExpression("INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('test');")
 ```
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ A `pgcron.Update` is an update statement to be executed by pgcron, with the abil
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "0", "1", "1", "*"))
+@pgcron.job("0 0 1 1 *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.Update(NameTestModel.objects.all().filter(name="test"), name="test2")
 ```
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ A `pgcron.Delete` is a delete statement to be executed by pgcron.
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "0", "1", "1", "*"))
+@pgcron.job("0 0 1 1 *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.Delete(NameTestModel.objects.all().filter(name="test"))
 ```
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ An example of a job that runs every minute, defined using a crontab expression:
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("* * *"))
+@pgcron.job("* * * * *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.SQLExpression("INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('test');")
 ```
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ An example of a job that runs every 5 seconds:
 ```python
 import pgcron
 
-@pgcron.job(pgcron.seconds(5))
+@pgcron.job("*/5 * * * *")
 def my_job():
     return pgcron.SQLExpression("INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('test');")
 ```
diff --git a/pgcron/core.py b/pgcron/core.py
index 8106ccc..333b783 100644
--- a/pgcron/core.py
+++ b/pgcron/core.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 from django.db import connections
 
-from pgcron import _config, _registry, expressions, schedule
+import pgcron.schedule
+from pgcron import _config, _registry, expressions
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class Job:
     """A registered pgcron job."""
 
     name: str
-    schedule: schedule.Schedule
+    schedule: pgcron.schedule.Schedule
     expression: expressions.Expression
     database: str
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ def run(self) -> None:
 
 
 def job(
-    schedule: schedule.Schedule,
+    schedule: pgcron.schedule.Schedule | str,
     *,
     name: str | None = None,
     database: str | None = None,
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def job(
     """Register a pgcron job that runs a SQL expression.
 
     Args:
-        schedule: The schedule for the job.
+        schedule: The schedule object or crontab expression for the job.
         name: The name of the job, if None, the name will be the function name.
         database: The database to run the job on.
             Defaults to the database set in `PGCRON_DATABASE` in settings,
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ def job(
         import pgcron
 
 
-        @pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("*", "*", "*", "*", "*"))
+        @pgcron.job("* * * * *")
         def delete_old_users() -> pgcron.SQLExpression:
             return pgcron.SQLExpression("DELETE FROM users WHERE age > 100")
         ```
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ def delete_old_users() -> pgcron.SQLExpression:
         import pgcron
 
 
-        @pgcron.job(pgcron.crontab("0", "9", "*", "*", "*"))
+        @pgcron.job("0 9 * * *")
         def vacuum_db() -> pgcron.SQLExpression:
             return pgcron.SQLExpression("VACUUM")
         ```
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ def call_stored_procedure() -> pgcron.SQLExpression:
         ```
     """
 
+    if isinstance(schedule, str):
+        schedule = pgcron.schedule.crontab.from_str(schedule)
+
     def decorator(func: Callable[[], expressions.Expression]) -> Job:
         app_label = func.__module__.split(".")[0]
         sql = func()
diff --git a/pgcron/schedule.py b/pgcron/schedule.py
index a8ebbd9..32b3dfc 100644
--- a/pgcron/schedule.py
+++ b/pgcron/schedule.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ def to_pgcron_expr(self) -> str:
             f"{self.minute} {self.hour} {self.day_of_month} {self.month_of_year} {self.day_of_week}"
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_str(cls, expr: str) -> crontab:
+        """Create a crontab from a string."""
+        minute, hour, day_of_month, month_of_year, day_of_week = expr.split(" ")
+        return cls(minute, hour, day_of_month, month_of_year, day_of_week)
+
 
 @final
 class seconds(Schedule):