Children's Educational Content Writer
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Children’s content writer creating scripts, stories, and educational materials for PragerU Kids. Bringing history, civics, economics, and American values to life through edutainment.
Responsibilities:
- Write original scripts for animated series spanning 50 episodes with a solid understanding of meeting State Standards
- Help develop children's books and stories, including picture books, early readers, and middle-grade titles
- Apply an edutainment approach to every format, ensuring content is entertaining, engaging, and grounded in meaningful educational takeaways
- Draw on firsthand classroom teaching experience to create content reflecting how students think, learn, engage, and respond to new ideas
- Transform complex topics in history, civics, economics, character, and American values into accurate, compelling, age-appropriate stories and lessons
- Work closely with producers, animators, editors, educators, and the creative team from concept through final delivery
- Take notes well and revise efficiently
- Meet production deadlines while managing multiple projects in different formats at once
Requirements:
- At least 4-5+ years of direct classroom teaching experience at the middle school and/or high school level is REQUIRED
- Focus on history, civics, or social studies
- Portfolio demonstrating strong writing ability across multiple formats, ideally including scripts, books, educational materials, or children's digital content
- Strong understanding of child development and how attention, comprehension, and humor change across age groups
- Ability to write memorable characters, sharp dialogue, and entertaining stories
- Comfort writing structured educational content with clear learning objectives usable by teachers and parents
- Ability to quickly learn and consistently apply a house style and creative framework
- Alignment with PragerU’s mission and values
- Demonstrated ability to independently develop original ideas, stories, scripts, and educational content
- Ability to produce polished, original work without relying on generative AI to write, develop, or substantially produce content
Benefits:
- Per-script fee; compensation determined based on the scope, length, and complexity of each writing assignment and agreed upon in advance
- Best Place to Work in Los Angeles recognition (company accolade, not an individual benefit)
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