Duolingo

• Set and uphold Duolingo’s high quality bar across all creative projects in this pipeline • Partner with Design Studio Creative Directors to define Duo's Japanese character profile — tone of voice, personality details, backstory — while staying true to his globally established character bible • Write your own plots and lead original story development when needed • Scout and brief manga artists and illustrators who match the look and feel we're going for • Build and manage relationships with publishers and editors to get manga projects off the ground • Select and manage anime production studios — handling contracts, budgets, schedules, and quality • Pitch to and build relationships with TV networks, with the goal of securing a morning show slot • Set visual quality standards appropriate to each format and platform (TV, streaming, short-form) • Keep global and local stakeholders aligned and get buy-in at the right moments

• Own the P&L and day-to-day operations of Duolingo's online store in Japan, including assortment, site performance, supply chain, and fulfillment, with a high bar for efficiency and quality • Own the store as a startup within Japan's marketing org, growing it with an eye toward revenue, ROI, and commercial performance across traffic, conversion, AOV, repeat purchase, and sell-through • Lead product planning, design direction, and production, from concept through launch, in partnership with Brand, Design, Social, and Operations • Identify, select, and manage external partners (vendors, manufacturers, agencies) and own those stakeholder relationships end-to-end • Build the Duolingo Store into an efficient, on-brand marketing channel that deepens fan engagement through product drops, storytelling, and localized execution • Develop and execute pop-up experiences and help explore future retail store opportunities that bring Duolingo to life in Japan • Build and test merchandising concepts, product drops, and launch formats in Japan first, with the goal of scaling the most successful ones globally over time • Work closely with the broader marketing team to connect store moments with campaigns, community buzz, and brand storytelling

Role Description Proctors are the frontline of the Duolingo English Test's security and integrity operation. As a Proctor, you are the first human to evaluate each test session after it is submitted. You review recorded video sessions asynchronously, analyzing test taker behavior, verifying identity compliance, and flagging violations so that each test is processed accurately and within the 48-hour SLA. This role operates within a structured review pipeline. Complex or borderline cases route to secondary review for final adjudication. Your role is to handle the full breadth of the standard queue with speed, consistency, and sound judgment. You will... - Review recorded DET sessions end-to-end, including the onboarding phase (room scan, ear scan, secondary camera) and the main exam. - Document where potential infractions appear within each session. - Make accurate, evidence-based validity decisions within the expected team review-time range. - Escalate sessions that require secondary review or internal hold according to protocol. - Complete monthly calibration sets used to measure decision accuracy against expert ground truth. - Participate in general and role-specific training modules as released. - Attend monthly remote calibration and team meetings, typically fewer than three per month. - Log time accurately against activity codes through a third-party platform. - Communicate blockers and issues to leads promptly. - Adapt quickly to process changes in a fast-paced remote environment. - Provide meaningful feedback on new and existing processes. Qualifications - Expert English fluency. - Experience in language evaluation, teaching, or test proctoring, including one or more of the following: - a TEFL, TESOL, or ESL certificate (120-hour minimum) plus 2+ years of applied ESL experience - a BA or MA in Linguistics, TESOL, or Education - a BA or MA in a related field with experience in assessment and teaching - Ability to read and interpret gestures, facial expressions, and behavioral cues from video. - Strong attention to detail and the ability to make consistent, evidence-based decisions. - Excellent critical thinking skills and comfort working through ambiguity and edge cases. - Ability to adapt quickly to process changes in a fast-paced remote environment. - A private and secure computer or laptop; tablets and mobile devices are not permitted for this work. - Reliable high-speed internet with at least 100 Mbps download and upload speeds. - Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and Slack. - Availability to work weekends. Exceptional candidates will have... - Experience with ticketing tools such as Zendesk, Jira, or Clearfeed. - Fluency in Mandarin, Arabic, or an Indian language. - Prior experience with asynchronous or remote proctoring platforms. - Experience with online test security or fraud detection. Company Description Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do 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. By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.

• Write scripts and work through feedback for up to 15 ads per month about a range of brand partners and their campaigns • Become an expert at writing in the voice of the Duolingo characters • Use enterprise technology to create videos featuring the ad copy • Represent the characters and the creative POV in partner kick-off calls alongside Duolingo Ads team members

Title: Staff Program Manager Brand Campaigns Location: New York, NY Hybrid Full-time Job Description: Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in! At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun. Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. About the role... We’re hiring a Staff Program Manager to lead complex, multi-quarter programs that cut across teams and functions at Duolingo. You’ll operate with significant autonomy to turn strategy into clear, scalable execution, align senior stakeholders, and build the systems that help teams ship impactful work on time. You will design plans, manage dependencies, surface and resolve risks early, and continuously improve our processes so we can move fast without sacrificing quality. This role is ideal for a program leader who brings crisp structure to ambiguity and elevates how cross-functional work gets done at scale. This position will be based in New York City, with 10–15% travel for shoots, partner meetings, and company events. You will also manage and develop a bench of freelance program managers who can help scale your impact. You will... - Lead end-to-end planning and execution of multiple complex, cross-functional programs from inception through launch, reporting and retro. You’ll help define scope, milestones, owners, success metrics, and decision logs. - Build and maintain integrated program plans and timelines; proactively identify risks, manage dependencies, and drive mitigation plans to protect delivery and quality. - Run effective operating rituals (kickoffs, status, reviews, exec updates, retros) that drive decisions, surface blockers, and create clear next steps for all partners. - Align stakeholders across internal teams (e.g., Product, Engineering, Creative, Design, Analytics, Legal, and external partners and agencies) around goals, scope, and trade‑offs; communicate crisp status and recommendations to leadership. - Create and improve lightweight processes, templates, and tools that teams actually adopt—raising the bar on documentation, visibility, and execution at scale. - Track performance against program goals; partner with analytics/insights to synthesize learnings and feed them into future planning and operating models. - Coach teams on program management best practices and uplevel execution across adjacent workstreams, even when not directly owning them. - Manage and hire a bench of freelance program managers—scoping work, setting standards, and ensuring seamless integration with internal teams. - Partner closely with Brand/Marketing to orchestrate multi‑workstream campaign operations without dulling creativity—coordinating cross‑channel deliverables and external partners to hit dates and quality bars. You have... - 10+ years of experience in program/project management leading high-impact, cross-functional programs end-to-end in consumer tech or a comparable fast-paced environment, including multi-workstream initiatives with senior stakeholders. - Proven mastery of integrated campaign planning and timelining; strong ability to manage multiple concurrent programs, dependencies, and change with clarity and calm. - Excellent communication and facilitation skills; you simplify complexity, drive decisions, and influence across levels without authority. - Demonstrated strength creating structure in ambiguity and designing systems/rituals that scale execution without unnecessary overhead. - Data‑informed mindset; you define success metrics and use results to shape next steps and recommendations. - Deep proficiency with project/task management and tools (e.g., Asana, Jira, Google Workspace) and a documentation‑first approach. - Experience orchestrating cross-channel marketing or product launch workflows in partnership with Brand/Creative and external partners; comfort navigating trade-offs to protect quality and timelines. - Ability to work from New York City, with willingness to travel 10–15% for shoots and partner meetings. - Experience leading contractors or freelancers and holding external partners to clear scopes, timelines, budgets, and quality bars. Exceptional candidates will have... - People management experience, including hiring, developing, and performance-managing program managers (FTE or blended FTE/freelance teams) and building team-wide standards and career growth. - Experience coordinating multi-market or multi-team launches with localization and/or external partner coordination. - A track record building lightweight decision frameworks, retro processes, and operating cadences that stick across teams. - Background working across multiple tracks of program management (e.g., Product, Design, Content/Localization, or Marketing) and connecting them into a coherent portfolio. - Depth managing agencies and a freelance bench for integrated brand campaigns. - Experience upleveling adjacent workstreams through coaching, templates, and tooling—improving execution beyond directly owned programs. Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here. We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact accommodations@duolingo.com. Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do 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. By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice. Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information. The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role! Salary Range: $152,000—$228,000 USD

• Develop and execute a growth plan to scale the public group • Partner with Performance Marketing as the primary acquisition engine • Program a content calendar for community engagement • Recruit, train, and manage volunteer parent moderators • Build recruitment funnel for Inner Circle members • Program Inner Circle for high-signal feedback

• Make Duolingo a culturally relevant and loved brand among Nigerian audiences • Drive awareness and growth in Nigeria • Use skills including social media, influencer marketing, and high-impact local partnerships to drive awareness and bring new users to Duolingo • Hire the right agency to handle content execution • Define agency brief, run selection process, onboard agency, set strategic direction, review and approve content, oversee launch of @DuolingoNigeria • Expand scope to develop and execute a wider brand awareness strategy for Nigeria

• Operationalize how Product Marketing runs at Duolingo • Build the company-wide product marketing calendar • Manage day-to-day calendar operations • Produce weekly calendar reports for the Product Marketing team • Proactively flag risks and escalation paths • Support PMMs by tracking cross-functional dependencies

• Localize all marketing and product copies, ensuring they are accurate, charismatic, and reflect Duolingo’s style guide and requirements • Attend meetings/consult with fellow team members to discuss translations and align on style, tone, and vocabulary • Contribute to the development of in-house style guides for Traditional Chinese • Conduct QA on the live app to ensure that original content is not only correct and understandable for the Traditional Chinese audience, but also engaging and compelling

Role Description We are seeking a creative Social Media Content Manager to create video content for Duolingo's social media presence on YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. As a core member of our growing marketing team, you are someone who lives on the For You Page and loves creating content that engages, entertains, and inspires. The ideal candidate is highly creative and self-motivated, has excellent communication skills, and collaborates well with others. - Create entertaining, iconic content for Duolingo's social media that people want to share. - Work on crafting fun, educational content that helps further our mission of developing the best education in the world and making it accessible. - Conceptualize, script, produce, and shoot short-form video content for our social channels, primarily TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube. - Work on large-scale content campaigns ranging from content with creators to scripted content with our animated characters. - Work cross-functionally to help promote different product features, launches, and initiatives like podcasts, course updates, and HR initiatives. - Evolve our short-form video strategy with an eye towards quantitative analysis: run lots of content experiments and iterate on the ones that work. Qualifications - 2-3 years social media experience at a major brand or organization. - A strong eye for craft and a high creative bar; you know what makes content great, not just good, from concept to execution. - Strong production experience; you can take a concept from an idea through storyboarding to execution. - Intimately familiar with in-app creator tools across social platforms and know your way around editing software like Adobe suite. - Deep in the weeds of data; you eat numbers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, looking to beat whatever last metric you set. - In-tune with social trends, even before they hit; ability to respond ASAP to trends/memes to capitalize on those opportunities. - Solid interpersonal skills and passion for engaging with our social media communities. Requirements - Exceptional candidates are proficient in multiple languages. - Can dance in a mascot suit. Company Description Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do 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. By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.