Children's Educational Content Writer

PragerU; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

PragerU seeks a contract writer with 4-5+ years of classroom teaching experience to craft original scripts for animated series and develop children’s books. You will apply an edutainment approach, creating engaging, age-appropriate content that reflects how students think and learn.

Collaborating with producers, educators, and the creative team from concept to delivery, you will meet deadlines while producing polished, original work without relying on AI tools. This role is based in Los Angeles.

Qualifications

• 4-5+ years of direct classroom teaching experience at middle school and/or high school levels.
• Portfolio demonstrating writing across scripts, books, educational materials or children’s digital content
• Strong understanding of child development and how attention, comprehension, and humor change with age
• Ability to write entertaining content with clear learning objectives for teachers and parents
• Ability to learn and apply house style and creative framework quickly and consistently
• Alignment with PragerU’s mission and values and enthusiasm for content that promotes American ideas
• Ability to generate original ideas, stories, scripts, and educational content independently
• Ability to produce polished work without relying on generative AI

Responsibilities

• Write original scripts for animated series spanning 50 episodes and align with State Standards.
• Help develop children’s books and stories including picture books and early readers.
• Apply edutainment approach to all formats to ensure entertaining, engaging content with educational takeaways.
• Draw on classroom teaching experience to reflect how students think and learn.
• Transform complex topics into accurate, compelling age-appropriate stories and lessons.
• Collaborate with producers, editors, educators, and creatives from concept to final delivery, taking notes and revising efficiently.
• Meet production deadlines while managing multiple projects across formats.

Skills

Scriptwriting

Creative writing

Storytelling

Educational content

Child development understanding

Humor and pacing

Job description

Our mission is to promote American values through the creative use of digital media, technology and edu-tainment. We’re proud to be voted among the "Best Place to Work in Los Angeles" by the LA Business Journal 4 years in a row.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Write original scripts for animated series spanning 50-episodes with a solid understanding of meeting State Standards
• Eventually, 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 that reflects how students think, learn, engage, and respond to new ideas
• Transform complex topics in history, civics, economics, character, and American values into accurate, compelling, and age-appropriate stories and lessons
• Work closely with producers, animators, editors, educators, and the creative team from concept through final delivery, taking notes well and revising efficiently
• Meet production deadlines while managing multiple projects in different formats at once

Successful Candidates Will Possess

• At least 4-5+ years of direct classroom teaching experience at the middle school and/or high school level is REQUIRED
• A portfolio demonstrating strong writing ability across multiple formats, ideally including scripts, books, educational materials, or children's digital content
• A strong understanding of child development and how attention, comprehension, and humor change across age groups
• The ability to write with real comedic and storytelling chops: memorable characters, sharp dialogue, and a natural sense of rhythm and fun
• Comfort writing structured educational content with clear learning objectives that teachers and parents can pick up and use
• A quick study who can learn a house style and creative framework fast and apply it consistently
• Alignment with PragerU’s mission and values, and enthusiasm for creating content that helps kids love America and understand the ideas that built it
• 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

This is a contract position. Contract terms, duration, compensation, and expected availability will be discussed during the hiring process.

Compensation

Per-script fee. Compensation will be determined based on the scope, length, and complexity of each writing assignment and agreed upon in advance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

What We Do

We promote American values through educational videos for people of all ages. People come to PragerU for a variety of reasons, but they all have one thing in common: They want to grow—intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. To learn more about PragerU, visit http://prageru.com.