Preschool Scriptwriter

Summary

Join the Khan Academy Kids team as a Preschool Scriptwriter and craft engaging narratives for a new product. You will develop compelling characters and storylines for in-app learning activities, collaborating with design and product teams. This contract role offers $50-100/hour, depending on experience. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience writing for preschool audiences in games, interactive media, or TV, and a deep understanding of young children's attention spans. Strong collaboration skills and sensitivity to global audiences are essential. Bonus points for experience in early language learning or educational content development.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience writing for preschool audiences in games, interactive media or TV
• Sensitivity to and understanding of global audiences—how stories, humor, and characters resonate across cultures
• Deep understanding of what captures and holds a young child’s attention, with a knack for writing stories that are playful, funny, and emotionally resonant
• Expertise developing imaginative worlds, characters, and storylines that support learning through narrative
• Strong collaboration skills and openness to iterative, cross-disciplinary creative development

Responsibilities

• Craft the overarching narrative and imaginative world of a new product, designing an engaging, age-appropriate story that supports playful language learning
• Develop compelling characters in collaboration with the design team
• Write storylines and dialogue for in-app learning activities, ensuring they align with pedagogical goals and feel fun and natural to young children
• Collaborate closely with product and UX teams to bring learning moments to life through interactive storytelling
• Ensure consistency in tone, voice, and character behavior across all content
• Iterate on scripts based on feedback from testing, educators, and cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in early language learning or educational content development

Benefits

$50-100/hr, depending on experience