Khan Academy - Digital Marketer

Khan Academy is a fast-paced, nonprofit startup driven by the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We already provide education to millions of students every month, and we're growing quickly.



Over the next few months we will be launching a campaign to change the way the world thinks about learning and we’re looking for a digital marketer to help make it epic. Think ‘Hour of Code’ but bigger.  In this role you will create the online campaigns that will drive this movement using social media and email. Your mission, put simply, is to change minds -- to empower people to think about learning in a new way and enable them to use Khan Academy in their lives and classrooms. Please see here: https://www.khanacademy.org/youcanlearnanything

As the engine of this movement you’re someone who thrives in a fast-moving startup environment. You’re a creative and organizational powerhouse who can not only generate great content yourself but can also build coalitions and processes to unlock the power of the rest of Khan Academy.

Responsibilities may include:

• Creating new online campaigns to encourage retention and growth
• Executing and tracking email and social media campaigns
• Working with the community team to develop strategy
• Establishing processes for email and social media campaigning
• Providing quantitative and qualitative analysis to support team decision-making

 You need:

• A passion for Khan Academy’s vision and a desire to change the world
• Operational experience with online campaigning inside a leading campaigning organization (e.g. leading political campaigns, Change.org, Avaaz, Purpose) or similar, 1+ years preferred
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others and be a strong team player
• Strong process management skills. You enjoy detail, structure, lists and timelines
• Strong quantitative skills. You can analyze and synthesize data to draw actionable conclusions
• An undergraduate degree (or equivalent), 2+ years of work experience
• A great sense of humor and/or unique talents
• Knowledge of and strong interest in the latest online tools and emerging technologies
• Ability to write HTML/CSS preferred

Location: Our office in Mountain View, California, USA.

We offer the following benefits:

• Competitive salaries and annual bonuses
• 10 office holidays + paid time off as needed
• 401(k) + 4% matching
• Comprehensive insurance (medical, dental, vision, life)
• Awesome team events and weekly board game nights
• A fun, high-caliber team that trusts you, and gives you the freedom to be brilliant

Due to volume, applications that do not address these questions will not be considered.