Children's Educational Content Writer

Prager University; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

PragerU seeks a talented Children’s Educational/Content Writer to develop engaging content for pre-K through 12th grade. You will create scripts, stories and educational materials that teach history, civics, economics, character, and American values.

The role blends entertainment and education, requiring classroom experience at middle/high school levels and a portfolio across formats. This contract position offers per-script compensation and collaboration with a creative team.

Qualifications

• Direct classroom teaching experience at middle/high school REQUIRED.
• Portfolio showing scripts, books or educational content.
• Understanding of child development across ages.
• Ability to create memorable characters and dialogue.
• Write structured educational content with clear objectives.
• Learn and apply house style quickly.
• Align with PragerU's mission and values.
• Develop original ideas independently.
• Produce original content without relying on AI.

Responsibilities

• Write original scripts for a 50-episode animated series meeting State Standards.
• Develop children’s books and stories across formats (picture books, early readers, middle-grade).
• Apply edutainment approach across formats with meaningful takeaways.
• Use teaching experience to reflect how students think and learn.
• Translate history, civics, economics, values into age-appropriate lessons.
• Collaborate with producers, animators, editors, educators, and the team from concept to delivery.
• Meet deadlines while managing multiple projects concurrently.

Skills

Storytelling

Educational writing

Curriculum understanding

Character development

Humor and rhythm

Edutainment writing

Education

MS/HS teaching experience

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.

PragerU is seeking a talented, creative, and versatile Children's Educational/Content Writer to develop engaging, educational, and entertaining content for children and students from pre-K through 12th grade. This writer will create original scripts, stories, books, and educational materials that bring history, civics, economics, character, and American values to life.

The ideal candidate is both an accomplished storyteller and an experienced educator, with a strong understanding of classroom dynamics, child development, and the unique ways students learn at different ages. Candidates must have direct classroom teaching experience at the middle school and/or high school level with a focus on history, civics, social studies.

This role requires someone who can move seamlessly between entertainment and education—creating content that makes children laugh, think, ask questions, and develop a deeper understanding of the world around them.

This is a contract position.

Contract terms, duration, compensation, and expected availability will be discussed during the hiring process.

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

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.

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.

Please note that we constantly have ideas and concepts pitched to us which we appreciate. Most ideas and concepts are not protectable and are freely available for the public and PragerU to use or modify and use. From time to time where they are not, you agree that by presenting these ideas and concept, and in consideration of PragerU reviewing these ideas and concepts, you hereby grant to PragerU an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, modify and exploit for any purpose any ideas and concepts and any expressions of those ideas and concepts. Nothing herein precludes you from using any ideas or concepts presented.

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