Math Exercise Creator (Grades 1-5), Freelancer, India

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 Math content creator to support our efforts of creating practice questions aligned for grades 1-5. This will be a work from home freelance position where you will be given an initial onboarding on our content principles and then you will be paid per exercise created. Important: We are looking for folks who can provide conceptual understanding and write crisp and clear questions and hints and create images as needed.

In this role, you would:

• Create exercises for Khan Academy.
• Continuously iterate and improve content based on feedback received.

About You

You would be a great fit for the role if:

• 4+ years of experience: Creating educational content for NCERT or State Board Math.
• Exceptional Communication: Impeccable communication skills are non-negotiable.
• High Ownership & Agility: You're a fast learner who can swiftly support 1st–5th grade Math content. You timebox effectively, prioritize shipping over perfection, and are proactive - communicating clearly, flagging blockers early, and staying self-directed. Your passion for education fuels your drive to make a real impact.

Note: This role is open only to Indian citizens living in India.

How to Apply

Attach your resume or Linkedin URL in the space provided below. Please address the below-mentioned task and attach your response (google Docs/pdf/etc.) in the space provided below.

Task

Create four Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with hints for each concept below to test students’ understanding of the following two skills:

• Multiplication of 3 digit numbers with 2 digit numbers
• Sort 3D shapes

So, eight questions in total. Keep the following guidelines in mind: On the questions:

• Each of the four questions, they should each target the skill/concept in a unique way
• Don’t cue other questions in the set, each question should be independent and not require a solution of previous questions to be able to solve them.
• Avoid trick questions, focus on questions that truly test students’ understanding of the skill
• Use an appropriate level of vocabulary
• Create questions that address student pain points based on your teaching or educational experience
• Word the question positively, avoid negative