Senior Product Designer - Khan Academy Kids (Contract)

Salary: $80/hr Employment Type: Contract (40 hours/week for 12 months, potential for full-time conversion) Location Type: Remote (Implied by contract nature and company culture)

About Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Our learning platform offers high-quality, free supplemental learning content and practice for Pre-K through 12th grade and early college, with a strong focus on math and science. We have over 181 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes, particularly for students in historically under-resourced communities.

Our Community

We foster a diverse and inclusive team, bringing together individuals from academia, traditional and non-traditional education, big tech, and startups. We believe that a variety of backgrounds and experiences strengthens our company and is essential to achieving our mission. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and are committed to investing in our people's professional development.

About Khan Academy Kids

Khan Academy Kids is a free and engaging learning program for children aged two to eight. Featuring characters like Kodi Bear, it offers a personalized educational journey with fun, standards-aligned activities in early literacy, math, executive functioning, and social-emotional skills. Developed by a dedicated team, it's used by millions of children worldwide in homes and classrooms.

The Role

The Khan Academy Kids team is seeking a passionate, driven, and tech-savvy Senior Product Designer to make a significant impact on young children and their families. This is a 12-month contract position with the possibility of converting to full-time based on business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to all stages of design projects, from conceptualization to implementation, creating production-ready artwork.
• Translate user research insights into wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity visual designs for mobile and web products.
• Craft engaging visuals and joyful user experiences for young children, parents, and teachers.
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of shared design patterns and systems.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, artists, animators, and developers to refine product features.

What You Bring:

• Experience:
  • 6+ years of relevant experience on an in-house product design team.
  • Proven experience designing mobile and web consumer products at scale.
  • Strong preference for prior experience designing for e-learning/edtech products, including reports for educators, schools, and district administrators.
  • Experience driving your own design process from problem definition to solution delivery.
• Skills:
  • Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma.
  • Proficiency in interaction design, prototyping, and information architecture.
  • Outstanding visual design and UI/UX skills.
  • Adaptability and ability to manage multiple design projects in a changing environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bonus Points:
  • Prior experience conducting user research (focus groups, interviews, usability testing, etc.).
  • Web development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
  • Illustration, animation, and/or video production skills.
• Motivation:
  • Passion for early childhood education and children's media.
  • Attentiveness to what kids and families find fun and effective.
  • Motivated by Khan Academy's mission to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

Application Requirement: Please submit a portfolio showcasing your work.