The Lead Learning Designer will own the Korean-English curriculum at Speak, crafting high-impact, culturally relevant English-learning content for Korean adult learners. This role is central to shaping content strategy, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and advancing ESL/EFL innovation through AI-enabled tools and data-driven insights.
What You'll Do
- Own the Korean-English curriculum and high-priority content projects end-to-end — delivering high-quality learning experiences through clear planning, proactive communication, and strong execution.
- Use strong editorial and pedagogical judgment to consistently ship content that feels fresh, modern, culturally attuned, and effective for Korean EFL/ESL learners and is aligned with Speak’s brand philosophy.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Product, and Korea Market teams to shape a cohesive, hypothesis-driven Korean EFL/ESL content strategy that drives measurable outcomes.
- Serve as the internal trusted expert on Korean-English learning needs, influencing decisions across Content, Marketing, Brand, and New Bets.
- Maintain high velocity and rigorous timeline ownership across all assigned projects.
- Manage and elevate Korean contractors to improve quality, consistency, and throughput.
- Experiment with and adopt AI-enabled workflows to streamline production, prototype new ideas, and improve efficiency across the Korean-English curriculum.
What We're Looking For
- Native-level Korean proficiency with strong cultural intuition for what resonates in the Korean market for English learners.
- 4+ years in English curriculum or content design for Korean adult learners at an ed tech company.
- Exceptional user empathy. Deep understanding of Korean learner needs and English-learning challenges.
- Strong creative instincts and marketer’s intuition — able to understand brand philosophy and voice to craft engaging, culturally relevant content.
- Ability to ship high-quality curriculum independently and make sound decisions with minimal oversight.
- Track record of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, Engineering, Business Operations/Analytics, Marketing). Able to drive XFN discussion and guide decisions.
- Strong technical fluency with modern tools and ability to ramp quickly on new systems.
- Content analytics intuition: able to identify which engagement and learning metrics matter and translate insights into curriculum improvements.
- Operationally strong: clear communicator on scope/trade-offs and able to manage multiple workstreams.
- Based in the U.S. or Korea.
Nice to Have
- Experience managing contractors or junior team members.
- Extensive experience launching learner content in partnership with marketing.
- Willingness to work in-office in Seoul or San Francisco.
Technical Stack
- Modern content production tools
- AI-enabled workflows
- Content analytics platforms
Team & Environment
- Distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana
Benefits & Compensation
- Join a fast-growing company with product-market fit and significant investor backing.
- Opportunity to do life-changing work with a team of highly respected professionals.
- Work in a tight-knit, craft-focused environment that values growth and mutual respect.
- Global impact with presence in over 40 countries and dedicated offices in key cities.
- Regular interaction with users across different regions and opportunity for travel.
- Make a major impact on people's lives by helping them achieve language learning goals.
- Work at a leading AI company with backing from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, and Khosla Ventures.
Work Mode
Distributed team with option to work in-office in Seoul or San Francisco
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
