[Hiring] Korean-Japanese Curriculum Designer @Speak

Role Description

We are looking for a full-time contractor (6-month contract), a Curriculum Designer/Content Writer to join Speak’s Content team and help create high-quality language learning in-app content. This role focuses on planning curricula and developing materials for Korean speakers learning Japanese.

• Own the Korean-Japanese curriculum and high-priority content projects end-to-end, delivering high-quality learning experiences through clear planning, proactive communication, and strong execution.
• Manage or facilitate content projects, either having end-to-end ownership or participating in content projects from content planning to writing, production, and launch content that feels fresh, modern, culturally attuned, and effective for Korean Japanese learners and is aligned with Speak’s brand philosophy.
• Content maintenance and iteration: Iterate and polish content based on QA, user testing, user feedback, and/or peer review.
• Adopt AI-enabled workflows to streamline production, prototype new ideas, and improve efficiency across the Korean-Japanese curriculum.

Qualifications

• Native-level Korean proficiency with strong cultural intuition for what resonates in the Korean market for Japanese learners.
• Native or near-native proficiency in Japanese (both spoken and written).
• Experience in Japanese education content planning, development, or instructional design.
• Exceptional user empathy.
• Deep understanding of Korean learner needs and Japanese-learning challenges.
• Ability to ship high-quality curriculum independently and make sound decisions with minimal oversight.
• Strong technical fluency with modern tools and ability to ramp quickly on new systems.
• Operationally strong: clear communicator on scope/trade-offs and able to manage multiple workstreams.
• Based in Korea and willing to commit to 6 months full-time, with possibility of extension based on performance & business need.

Requirements

• Able to communicate in English with the global teams based in the US.
• Content analytics intuition: able to identify which engagement and learning metrics matter and translate insights into curriculum improvements.
• Experience using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generators, internal tools) to create instructionally sound, pedagogically aligned, and scalable learning materials—beyond simply asking ChatGPT for ideas or drafts.
• Worked directly with EdTech or language-learning apps in roles involving curriculum design, content production, learning experience design, or pedagogical strategy.

Benefits

• Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets.
• Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day.
• Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon.
• Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn.