Senior Content Creator, Chemistry

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY Khan Academy is a nonprofit on a mission to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. We already reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of high-quality instructional and practice resources that empowers learners and the teachers who support them. Whether they’re studying metaphors, mitosis, Marbury v. Madison, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything. WE ARE DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life and so do we. We are fun, diverse, quirky people that come from a variety of backgrounds. Our team includes people from academia and from high tech companies and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion is necessary for us to actualize our mission and truly impact the communities we serve. We believe that the best way to provide impactful education is to create a diverse team of people from different backgrounds, races, religions, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and experiences. We're a hardworking team that's passionate about helping learners and teachers around the globe! We strive to be world class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional. THE ROLE We are looking for an experienced and versatile Chemistry educator to serve as a Senior Content Creator. By offering high quality standards-aligned STEM 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 expertise 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 the 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 STEM courses by leveraging market research, your subject matter expertise, and your understanding of 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 scripting (and possibly recording) engaging 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 (5+ years of content development experience in high school level Chemistry).
• Strong understanding of how students like to learn and insight into common misconceptions (5+ years of relevant teaching/tutoring experience).
• Experience and aptitude working with multiple standards sets (e.g. NGSS, CCSS, State Standards) 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
• A passion for education and a desire to change the world

PERKS AND BENEFITS We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team extremely well!

• Competitive salaries
• Ample paid time off as needed – we are about getting things done, not face time
• Generous parental leave
• A fun, high-caliber team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to be brilliant
• The ability 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
• Affinity groups where Parents, Black, Hispanic/Latino, Women and Gender Minorities, and LGBTQIA+ identified folks come together
• And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life

HOW TO APPLY In addition to submitting a resume, please include a brief cover letter highlighting your most relevant experience and why you’re interested in this job. MORE ABOUT US

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