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
We are looking for an experienced and versatile Financial Literacy educator to serve as a Content Associate. By offering high-quality, standards-aligned Financial Literacy lessons for free, we aim to empower millions of learners to take charge of their futures and build brighter financial lives.
The majority of the Financial Literacy course is already created. As a Content Associate, you’ll play a critical role in helping bring it across the finish line—ensuring it is comprehensive, engaging, and aligned with our educational goals. Working under the vision and direction of a Senior Content Designer, and alongside another Content Associate, you’ll contribute to the final stages of course development by creating and refining articles, exercises, and other instructional materials. You’ll use Khan Academy’s content tools and existing resources, along with your own subject matter knowledge and learner-centered thinking, to deliver polished, accessible, and impactful content.
This is a highly collaborative role: you’ll be part of a mission-driven team that values feedback, iteration, and shared ownership. A strong candidate will bring enthusiasm for financial literacy, attention to detail, and a deep belief in the power of education to change lives.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Collaborate with the Financial Literacy content team—including the Senior Content Creator and another Content Associate—to support the development of engaging, standards-aligned Financial Literacy assets.
- Create and curate high-quality learning materials, including interactive exercises and informative articles, using both original work and trusted resources from Khan Academy and external partners.
- Use our content management tools to maintain, improve, and expand course offerings, ensuring they are relevant, accurate, and learner-centered.
- Apply your subject matter expertise, research insights, and learner empathy to shape content that supports skill mastery and practical understanding.
WHAT YOU BRING:
- Proven ability to create high-impact learning content in your discipline (minimum of 3 years of content development experience in Financial Literacy)
- Strong intuition for how students like to learn and insight into common misconceptions (minimum of 3 years of relevant teaching/tutoring experience)
- Experience and aptitude working with appropriate standards sets 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
- 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
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience working in personal finance or personal banking
HOW TO APPLY
In addition to submitting a resume, please include a brief cover letter highlighting your most relevant experience and explaining why you’re interested in this job.
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, improving 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 ** Redacted **