Job description
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 181 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
We are looking for an experienced Content Associate to help us create high-quality SAT practice test explanations for students using Khan Academy’s platform. This role will focus on creating clear, engaging, and informative explanations for Practice Tests of Official SAT® Prep. As a Content Creator, you will contribute to the development of content that enhances the SAT learning experience, helping students improve their performance by understanding the concepts tested in practice exams.
Our content team consists of creators from around the world who develop videos, articles, and practice questions. Your work will directly contribute to the educational mission of Khan Academy by providing free, accessible resources for learners everywhere.
What you’ll do:
- Write detailed, student-friendly explanations for SAT practice test questions, ensuring clarity and understanding
- Drafting net new SAT-aligned practice questions to deepen item banks
- Develop, revise, and expand articles that support explanations and strengthen student understanding and achievement
- Collaborate with the content team and other departments to ensure accuracy and alignment
- Use data and user feedback to continuously improve the quality of the test prep experience and related content
- Track the usage and performance of your content to improve engagement
- Drive the expansion of our practice test bank
WHAT YOU BRING
- Fluency with TeX (LaTeX, MathJax, etc.)
- Proven experience in content creation for educational materials (minimum 2 years of experience in writing or content development)
- Proven experience tutoring or teaching preparation for the SAT (minimum 2 years of experience)
- Strong understanding of SAT content and test-taking strategies
- Ability to break down complex concepts into clear, concise explanations
- Experience with educational technology platforms, content management systems, or a willingness to learn new tools
- Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment
- Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
- 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.
- A passion for education and helping students succeed on their SAT exams
- Motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere.”
MORE ABOUT US
- Sal’s TED talk from 2011
- Sal’s TED talk from 2015
- Sal’s TED talk from 2023
- Our team: http://www.khanacademy.org/about/the-team
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, please contact [email protected]