ELA Assessment Content Creator, Elementary Grades 3-5 (24 month Fixed Term)

About the role

Khan Academy is seeking an experienced and versatile assessment content creator to serve as an Elementary ELA Content Creator on the Assessments team. This is a fixed-term position with an expected term of 24 months.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the creation of K-12 assessments, leveraging your subject matter expertise to execute on blueprints to create high-quality assessment content
• Use and contribute to improvements in our content and item management systems
• Ensure alignment of items with state standards and item development best practices
• Collaborate with teammates and cross-functional teams - product, design, and engineering - to create more engaging, interactive, and informative assessments for our students
• Innovate with new item types made possible by AI technologies

Requirements

• You are motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere."
• Experience in grades 3-5 ELA assessment development.
• 2+ years classroom experience teaching elementary school ELA.
• Deep pedagogical expertise and expertise in state and national standards.
• A focus on assessment as a positive experience integrated with learning.
• Experience with collaborative work on time-sensitive projects.
• Interest in using new AI tools as assistants in content creation.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written), as well as an eye for detail.
• Excellent time management skills.
• 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 growth mindset that is curious and energized to innovate and create something new for our students.
• Project management skills (e.g. fluent with Google docs and spreadsheets and other tools) and a willingness to learn new tools
• A bias to action.
• A passion for education and a desire to change the world

Qualifications

• Nice to have: middle school assessment experience
• Candidates with significantly more experience may be considered for hire at the Senior level.

Benefits and perks

• Competitive salaries
• Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority
• 8 pre-scheduled Wellness Days in 2026 occurring on a Monday or a Friday for a 3-day weekend boost
• 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

Pay

The compensation band for this role is $77,600 - $94,090 USD annually for candidates based in the United States and $104,892 - $127,145 CAD annually for candidates based in Canada.

Schedule

This is a fixed-term position with an expected term of 24 months.