Science Content Creator

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a fast-paced nonprofit on a mission to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether they’re studying matrices, mitosis, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything.

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY INDIA

Khan Academy India aims to deliver a world-class user experience to learners in India that is locally relevant and are enabled by a strong on-the-ground team and operations. Our learning system is mastery-based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that’s right for them before moving on to more challenging content. From serving under 500,000 learners in 2016, we are now serving almost 4 million learners a month across our websites, apps, and youtube channels. These learners include both independent learners accessing us at home, and teacher-directed learners in schools. Our focus is to reach the underserved by making our content accessible in local languages and by working with large public school systems. Khan Academy is already available in Assamese, Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, and Punjabi.

ABOUT THE INDIA CONTENT TEAM

Our content team in India includes content creators who make thousands of awesome videos, articles, and practice questions aligned with the Indian curriculum to help both teachers and students. We are actively working on content localization in other regional languages as well, which means the content we co-create reaches a wider number (both nationally and globally), thereby quintupling the impact.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a science content creator to lead our efforts of creating syllabus-aligned videos and practice questions primarily aligned for Grades 6-10th. This will be a 1-year full-time contract position (with a possibility of extension).

Sidenote: We understand that test-prep content is in high demand but we want to attract talent that thinks beyond JEE and NEET. This role suits creators who love talking about the subject more than flaunting their test scores.

In this role, you would:

Create syllabus-aligned content plans for Science 6th-10th, review existing content wherever necessary, create practice questions and videos.

Collaborate with state teachers to create project plans that align with their curriculum. This involves staying up-to-date with the state's academic plans and strategically incorporating ongoing needs during the academic year. (You are expected to travel with the team and conduct workshops where we gather feedback on our content)

Continuously iterate and improve content based on feedback received

Analyze content usage metrics to identify areas of improvement and optimize content strategy

Be willing to travel. (Usually about once in two months, for about 2 to 3 days)

Please note that this is 12-month contract role.

ABOUT YOU:

You would be a great fit for the role if

You have a combined 4+ years of experience in teaching and creating educational content for NCERT. Impeccable written communication skills are non-negotiable.

Nice to have: Familiarity with Odia Science curriculum.

You are a quick learner: As a small team, we are often pulled into different streams. Sometimes, you may have to work with the math lead or sometimes with the physics lead. Other times you may be pulled into middle school content creation. We seek fast learners who can support 6-12th STEM creation whenever necessary. (of course, your primary vertical will be 6th-10th Science)

You have the ability to timebox effortlessly. As a small team, our greatest strength is the ability to pace up whenever needed by timeboxing on content. This requires us to have the ‘shipping beats perfection’ mindset.

You don’t need to be managed: We lead with context, not control. We expect you to be proactive and ask clarifying questions, provide status updates, loop in your manager when things aren't going your way, etc.

You have an entrepreneurial mindset, including a high tolerance for ambiguity, a penchant for experimentation, and a bias toward action. You are willing to roll up your sleeves and help the team get work done as we grow.

You are passionate about education and strongly desire to change the world for the better.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team like a for-profit.

Remote-friendly workplace; Flexible schedules

Fun virtual events

LEARN MORE

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HOW TO APPLY

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