Senior Product Designer, Khan Academy

Khan Kids, 12 Month Contract

Salary not provided

Compensation (USD): $80/hour. Salary based in the US and may vary in further locations

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

Nonprofit online education platform

Be an early applicant

Nonprofit online education platform

1001+ employees

B2CEducationLearningCharity

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

Compensation (USD): $80/hour. Salary based in the US and may vary in further locations

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

1001+ employees

B2CEducationLearningCharity

Company mission

Khan Academy's mission is to provide a free, world‑class education for anyone, anywhere.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

6+ years of relevant experience on an in-house product design teamProficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma
Proficiency in interaction design, prototyping, and information architecture, with outstanding visual design and UI/UX chops
Experience designing mobile and web consumer products at scale
Strong preference for prior experience designing for e-learning/edtech products, specifically reports for educators, schools and district administrators
Experience driving your own design process, starting with problem definition and ending with delivering solutions
Adaptability and the ability to balance multiple design projects at various stages in a changing environment
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for technical and non-technical collaborators
Bonus points for prior experience conducting user research (focus groups, interviews, usability testing, etc.)
Bonus points for web development skills: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Bonus points for illustration, animation, and/or video production skills
Passion for early childhood education and children’s media and an attentiveness to what kids and families find fun and efficacious
Motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere."

What the job involves

40 hours/week
The Khan Academy Kids team is looking for a passionate Senior Product Designer who is driven, tech savvy, and enthusiastic about making an impact on young children and their families
This is a contract role of 40 hours/week for 12 months at $80/hr
Depending on business need, there is potential for this role to convert to a full-time position down the line
Contribute to various stages of design projects from conceptualization through implementation and create production-ready artwork
Translate insights from user research into wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity visual designs for mobile and web products
Float between crafting visuals and joyful user experiences for young children, parents, and teachers audiences
Participate in the creation and maintenance of shared design patterns and systems
Collaborate with product managers, designers, artists, animators, and developers to shape and refine product features

Our take

Khan Academy is a non-profit that provides free online education materials, including teacher tools, instruction videos, and practice exercises to support users of all ages. It has over 10 million users a month and covers subjects all the way up to college level.

With nearly a quarter of American adults unable to use mathematics in daily life, Khan Academy’s interactive quizzes, instructional videos, and teacher tools are timely. Khan Academy started life as a series of educational YouTube videos, before building a full-scale platform after receiving an influx of donations from Silicon Valley philanthropists. This background has led it to embrace rather than reject the educational possibilities of new tech such as AI, with the founder regarding traditional institution's banning of tools like ChatGPT as a mistake.

The company offers its tools completely for free, instead relying on donations and volunteers. A key focus is tackling wealth inequality in education. A partnership with the College Board (who produce entrance examinations for higher education) has made access to SAT test prep materials free for millions. 2024 saw a partnership with Microsoft for Khan Academy's Khanmigo product, now free to use for Microsoft customers.

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Insights

Led by a woman

23% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.9)

Trustpilot (3.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Jul 2020

$3m

GRANT

Oct 2017

$3m

GRANT

Total funding: $16.2m

Company benefits

Flexible spending account (FSA)
Dental insurance
Optical insurance
Life insurance
Performance bonus
401K plan
Family medical leave
Diversity program
Pet friendly workplace
Work from home opportunities
Health insurance
Affinity groups where Parents, Black, Hispanic/Latino, Women and Gender Minorities, and LGBTQIA+ identified folks come together

Company HQ

Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Caroline Hu Flexer

(CEO)

Holds a BA and MArch in Architecture from Stanford and Harvard University. They also have an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and formerly co-founded Duck Duck Moose, a mobile educational platform for children.

Salman Khan

(Executive Director)

They graduated from Harvard Business School and have previously worked in Finance.

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