Content Creator, Secondary Math (24 months fixed-term)

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free, high-quality supplemental learning content and practice that cover Pre-K - 12th grade and early college core academic subjects, focusing on math and science. We have over 155 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide, focusing on learners in historically under-resourced communities.

OUR COMMUNITY 

Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life, and so do we. Our team includes people from academia, traditional/non-traditional education, big tech companies, and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company stronger. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we serve. We know that transforming education starts in-house with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be world-class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.

THE ROLE

Khan Academy is seeking an experienced and versatile Math educator to serve as a Secondary Math Content Creator. This is a fixed-term position with an expected term of 24 months. By offering high quality standards-aligned Math lessons for free, we hope to empower millions of students to take charge of their futures and improve their lives.

As a Content Creator, you’ll leverage your intuition for what matters to deliver high quality learning content, robust coverage, and usage. You’ll own and drive content creation and curation on some courses, and contribute to similar efforts on courses driven by others. You won’t be working in isolation; you’ll be working closely with other members of the content team, other teams at KA, and external contributors.

Our content team includes content creators from around the world who make our videos, articles, and practice questions. Today, our courses include nearly every math topic from K-14, science and humanities content covering high school and early college, test prep for several national exams, and much more! In the years ahead, we want to double down on making our courses great in classrooms and help push online education to the next level.

What you’ll do:

• Work with the content team to expand our Math courses by leveraging market research, your subject matter expertise, and your intuition for learner needs

• Develop course scopes and sequences, including units, lessons, and content assets (articles, videos, and exercises)

• Create and curate high quality content on schedule, designing and developing new standards-aligned exercises and articles, leveraging pre-existing resources from Khan Academy and third parties, and scriptingengaging lesson videos 

• Be accountable for content from any contractors and 3rd parties used to build out the courses you’re working on

• Track the performance and usage of content in the courses in your purview

• Leverage analytics, community features, and campaigns to attract and retain learners

• Learn and use our content management system to improve existing courses and build new courses 

• Act as an editorial expert by reviewing new content, participating in the maintenance of existing content, and working with partners

• Contribute to the long-term strategic direction of Khan Academy’s content efforts by improving upon our processes around content sourcing, sharing insights with other members of the team, and advocating for learners

WHAT YOU BRING

• Proven ability to create high-impact learning content in your discipline (minimum of 2 years of content development experience in secondary Math subjects with a focus on Algebra 2, Precalculus, Calculus, and AP math courses. 

• Strong intuition for how students like to learn and insight into common misconceptions (minimum of 2 years of relevant teaching/tutoring experience)

• Previous edtech experience developing math content is a plus 

• Experience and aptitude working with multiple standards sets (e.g. CCSS, State Standards etc.) to ensure coverage and alignment during course development and curation.

• Desire to teach at scale, engage with a broad array of learners, and question your assumptions about what's most important for learners

• Desire to leverage online tools to publish quickly, gather user feedback, and iterate on content

• Highly analytical and able to make tough prioritization calls in service of most critical metrics

• An entrepreneurial mindset, including a high tolerance for ambiguity, a penchant for experimentation, and a bias toward action

• Strong interest in building replicable systems and minimizing reinvention of the wheel

• Experience leading collaborative work on time-sensitive projects

• Impeccable command of written communication; an energetic can-do attitude as a fluent and efficient content creator, a keen editorial eye for high quality text in exercises and articles, and a knack for empowering, supportive peer review.

• Meticulous attention to detail and time management skills

• Project management skills (e.g. fluent with Google docs and spreadsheets and other tools) and a willingness to learn new tools

• Motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere."

• Proven cross-cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of other, and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team extremely well! We offer:

• Competitive salaries

• Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority.

• Remote-first culture - that caters to your time zone, with open flexibility as needed, at times

• Generous parental leave

• An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best

• The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education

• Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups

• And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life

At Khan Academy we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, the well-being of our employees, and our Khan community. This belief is why we have built out a robust Total Rewards package that includes competitive base salaries, and extensive benefits and perks to support physical, mental, and financial well-being.

The target salary range for this position is $77,600 - $96,000 USD / $104,760 -  $130,815.14 CAD. The pay range for this position is a general guideline only. The salary offered will depend on internal pay equity and the candidate’s relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and job market data. Exceptional performers in this role who make an outsized contribution can make well in excess of this range.  Additional incentives are provided as part of the complete total rewards package in addition to comprehensive medical and other benefits.

MORE ABOUT US

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OUR COMPANY VALUES

Live & breathe learners

We deeply understand and empathize with our users. We leverage user insights, research, and experience to build content, products, services, and experiences that our users trust and love. Our success is defined by the success of our learners and educators.

Take a stand

As a company, we have conviction in our aspirational point of view of how education will evolve. The work we do is in service to moving towards that point of view. However, we also listen, learn and flex in the face of new data, and commit to evolving this point of view as the industry and our users evolve.

Embrace diverse perspectives

We are a diverse community. We seek out and embrace a diversity of voices, perspectives and life experiences leading to stronger, more inclusive teams and better outcomes. As individuals, we are committed to bringing up tough topics and leaning into different points of view with curiosity. We actively listen, learn and collaborate to gain a shared understanding. When a decision is made, we commit to moving forward as a united team.

Work responsibly and sustainably

We understand that achieving our audacious mission is a marathon, so we set realistic timelines and we focus on delivery that also links to the bigger picture. As a non-profit, we are supported by the generosity of donors as well as strategic partners, and understand our responsibility to our finite resources. We spend every dollar as though it were our own. We are responsible for the impact we have on the world and to each other. We ensure our team and company stay healthy and financially sustainable.

Bring out the joy

We are committed to making learning a joyful process. This informs what we build for our users and the culture we co-create with our teammates, partners and donors.

Cultivate learning mindset

We believe in the power of growth for learners and for ourselves. We constantly learn and teach to improve our offerings, ourselves, and our organization. We learn from our mistakes and aren’t afraid to fail. We don't let past failures or successes stop us from taking future bold action and achieving our goals.

Deliver wow

We insist on high standards and deliver delightful, effective end-to-end experiences that our users can rely on. We choose to focus on fewer things — each of which aligns to our ambitious vision — so we can deliver high-quality experiences that accelerate positive measurable learning with our strategic partners.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply.

As part of this commitment, Khan Academy will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed.