Educational Content Developer, Intern (Masters)

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. But we’ve got more left to do — and that's where you come in!

Duolingo is the most popular language-learning application in the world, with over 500 million users and over half a billion exercises completed daily. Beyond our core learning product, we have also entered into literacy with Duolingo ABC, English proficiency testing with the Duolingo English Test, and even Math.

We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with world-class minds. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more!

We are looking for an M.A. candidate specializing in teaching English as an additional language who has creative instincts and a passion for developing educational content. At Duolingo, you will have an opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, where you see the immediate impact of your work on millions of learners worldwide. This is a 12-week internship for summer 2023 (exact dates flexible).

More information on our University Programs can be found at university.duolingo.com

You Will...

• Work side by side with talented content developers, curriculum designers, project managers, and engineers to deliver high-quality content for teaching English as an additional language
• Review, edit, and proofread learning materials for our English courses
• Develop educational content that is fun, accessible, and targets English learners at specific proficiency levels

You Have...

• Progress toward an M.A. You are currently pursuing a Master's degree in TESOL, linguistics, applied linguistics, creative writing, or a related field. Your planned graduation date must be between December 2023 and May 2024.
• Teaching experience. You have some experience teaching English as an additional language, and you understand the difficulties of English learners with different language backgrounds.
• Creative writing skills. You have excellent creative instincts and the ability to write within pedagogical constraints to develop content that is engaging to a wide range of learners.
• Language expertise. You have full professional proficiency in American English and intermediate proficiency or higher in one other language.
• Excellent collaboration skills. You have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. You give and receive feedback well, and you build and maintain strong professional relationships with colleagues.
• Operational focus. You are organized and efficient, and strive to continuously improve your workflow and processes.

Exceptional Candidates Will Have...

• Multilingual language background
• Experience developing pedagogical content or curriculum

Why you’ll love working here…

• Language-learning opportunities
• In-house breakfast and lunch options
• Company-wide Hackathon
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Frequent team dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more!
• Dedicated mentorship and colleagues who are both competent and caring
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• EEOC + Reasonable accommodation info automatically included in all Greenhouse job postings

We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

At Because Duolingo requires all employees to return to work from an office, all employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain employed unless they have an exemption to vaccination pursuant to a required reasonable accommodation. This is so that our employees feel safe in the office.Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.

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