Assessment Content Creator - Middle School Math (6-8)

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

Khan Academy is seeking an experienced and versatile assessment content creator to serve as a Middle School Content Creator on the Assessments team. As an assessment content creator you will contribute to the development of new innovative K-12 assessments. The ideal candidates will possess deep knowledge of middle school mathematics common core and state standards and assessment development best practices and have a passion for teaching and learning.

Our math assessments content team of MS and HS math content creators work closely together as a team to optimize standards coherence and alignment and work cross-functionally with engineers designers and other teams at Khan Academy whose close collaboration is essential to delivering a high-quality equitable engaging assessment experience for all learners.

What you’ll do:

• 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 standards and  item development best practices

• Collaborate with 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

• Participate in ideation and review processes for all MS math assessment content

WHAT YOU BRING

• Experience in large-scale K-12 assessment development including blueprint creation and item development

• Deep pedagogical expertise and expertise in state and national standards

• 2+ years classroom experience teaching middle school mathematics

• 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

• A growth mindset that is curious and energized to innovate and create something new for our students

• A bias to action

• A passion for education and a desire to change the world

• 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

• You are motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone anywhere'

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a non-profit but we reward our talented team extremely well! We offer:

• 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

At Khan Academy we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices the well-being of our employees and our Khan community. This belief is why we have built out a robust Total Rewards package that includes competitive base salaries and extensive benefits and perks to support physical mental and financial well-being.

The target salary range for this position is $77600 - $87300 USD / $104862 - $117969 CAD. The pay range for this position is a general guideline only. The salary offered will depend on internal pay equity and the candidate’s relevant skills experience qualifications and job market data.

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]