Chief Operating Officer

PragerU; California; On-site; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

PragerU, a leading conservative media and educational organization, seeks a COO to partner with the CEO and scale its educational ecosystem across K–12, higher education, and lifelong learning. You will drive growth, governance, and cross-functional execution with urgency and ownership.

You will lead strategic distribution, build operational dashboards, and manage executive communications to accelerate impact while maintaining PragerU’s mission-driven focus and high standards under pressure.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in BizOps, strategy, or operator roles at high-velocity media/EdTech organizations.
• Experience building distributed teams and driving cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven judgment handling confidential information and executive relationships.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a 3-year growth strategy and expand educational ecosystem.
• Lead operating cadence: leadership meetings, board meetings, weekly updates.
• Own governance dashboards, KPI tracking, and action-oriented reporting.
• Coordinate with CEO and stakeholders to route inquiries and drive follow-through.

Skills

BizOps

Strategy

Leadership

Educational content

Education

Educational background

Job description

PragerU is the most-watched conservative media organization in the world. Our mission is to promote American values—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—through creative, high-quality digital media. We believe that 70% of minds can be changed on at least one topic when people encounter honest, well-produced content. That belief drives everything we do.

We’re not just a media company. We’re an educational institution without walls. PragerU content is now an approved resource in over 10 states, with curriculum spanning American history, civics, financial literacy, character development, and entrepreneurship—reaching students K–12 and adults alike.

With $70M+ in annual revenue, a team of passionate builders in Los Angeles, and a growing national footprint, PragerU is scaling fast—and the CEO needs a right hand who can keep up.

Why This Role Exists

The COO is the CEO’s thought partner and force multiplier. You will thrive with a background that will allow you to help expand PragerU's curriculum and learning resources into a comprehensive educational ecosystem spanning K–12, higher education, professional development, and lifelong learning. You must understand the mind of a child and the educational landscape alike.

You make the CEO’s time worth 3x, give the leadership team clarity and accountability, and keep PragerU’s long-term mission from getting eaten by short-term noise.

This is a high-intensity seat. We move fast, give direct feedback without ego, and value those who take ownership over outcomes. If you want a title, this is the wrong place. If you want to be in the room where PragerU gets built—keep reading.

What You’ll Own

Educational Distribution and Advisory

• Partner with the CEO and executive team to define and execute PragerU's 3–year growth strategy, positioning the organization as the leading digital education platform and trusted educational resource for students, parents, and educators.
• Shape PragerU's expansion from a digital media company into a comprehensive educational ecosystem spanning curriculum, licensing, AI-powered learning tools, educator resources, and lifelong learning.
• Develop and scale strategic distribution channels, partnerships, and institutional relationships that accelerate adoption across schools, homeschool networks, families, and lifelong learners.
• Ensure PragerU is operationally positioned to become the premier alternative to traditional educational publishers and learning platforms, with the reach, influence, and scale of organizations such as Scholastic, Coursera, and Udemy.

Operating Rhythm & Planning

• Build and run the cadence for team leadership meetings, board meetings, and recurring weeklies—including structuring and helping deliver company-wide communications
• Drive quarterly planning cycles, KPI’s, leadership reviews, and major business updates
• Own the organization’s operating dashboard: define the metrics, instrument them, track them weekly, and flag what’s slipping before anyone has to ask. Nobody should know the state of PragerU better than you

Cross-Functional Execution

• Act as an extension of the CEO with internal and external stakeholders: assess incoming inquiries, determine priority and proper course of action, and route or handle accordingly
• Stand in for the CEO in selected meetings, challenge team ideas, offer perspective, and drive follow-through on action items
• Lead initiatives that don’t neatly fit within the org chart. From “here’s a messy problem” to “it’s done, here’s the result”
• Proactively track high-priority initiatives, blockers and dependencies early, and follow up with owners when goals aren’t being met—with actionable recommendations, not just status updates
• Promote team integration, cross-functional communication, and collaboration across the organization as PragerU continues to scale its content, education, and distribution arms - easily work across Content Marketing, Education, Production, Web Distribution and Fundraising teams alike

Who You Are

• 15+ years of demonstrated slope in BizOps, strategy, or operator roles—at high-velocity media companies, educational /EdTech institutions, nonprofits, mission-driven organizations. We index on what you owned and created, not just your résumé
• Educational background and ability to manage creation and distribution of educational content
• You understand media and content at scale—distribution economics, audience growth, platform dynamics. You don’t need it explained to you
• Superb judgment with confidential information, competing priorities, and executive-level relationships—internally and externally
• Proven track record leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from ambiguous start to clean finish
• High floor under pressure. You hold the line when things are on fire
• Ability to evangelize and work across operational teams for buy-in and solution-oriented paths forward to obstacles
• Low ego, high ownership—you don’t need credit, you need things to get done
• Deep understanding of educational publishing, curriculum distribution, digital learning platforms, subscription businesses, or marketplace ecosystems.
• Strong educational background and appreciation for Western Civilization, Judeo-Christian values, and lifelong learning within PragerU’s mission.