George Lucas Educational Foundation

Role Description Edutopia, the influential publisher of stories and videos about what works in education, is looking for a sharp, experienced editor to shape its emerging school leadership and AI Innovation beats. This is the kind of role where you’re not just covering the topic; you’re changing the way educators make leadership and technology decisions in schools—and the way kids learn. We’re looking for someone with a great nose for story angles, excellent writing/reporting/editing chops (with plenty of clips from respected publishers), and the ability to identify emerging trends around leadership and AI in K-12 education and turn them into compelling, deeply reported features, scripts, and social media stories. Bonus points if you’ve worked to develop podcasts—a leadership podcast is under consideration—video, newsletters, or other multimedia formats. You’ll be pitching and writing features that give educators something concrete to act on and spark real conversation; the kind of stories educators, parents, and edtech leaders can’t stop debating in comment sections and group chats. You’ll help shape editorial direction, build relationships with influential voices in leadership, education and AI, and cover everything from classroom tech, leadership and learning science to motivation, student development, and the future of education. This is a remote, full-time position with benefits, funded for two years with the possibility of extension. Qualifications - 7+ years of journalism/reporting with feature writing, feature editing, and feature assigning experience - Ability to identify trends and turn them into sharp, compelling story angles - Proven ability to develop sources, grow beats, and create razor-sharp editorial lineups - Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-driven digital media environments - Genuine interest in improving preK-12 education and curiosity about how leadership and AI are shaping it - Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with editorial, social, video, and community teams - Multimedia and multichannel writing, editing, and/or producing experience (Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, etc) - Ability to represent the organization at in-person conferences and online events, including facilitating panels - Working knowledge of foundational AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and more - Experience managing more junior staff members is a major plus - Experience contributing to or leading podcasts is a major plus Benefits - Real creative latitude covering leadership and AI innovation in K-12 education - Meaningful stability and excellent benefits - Collaborative and friendly team from established editorial brands - Remote workplace - Expected base salary range: $100,000-$125,000, depending on skill level and geographic location - Eligible for a discretionary performance bonus of up to 10% of base salary Company Description Edutopia is an initiative of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, which is dedicated to transforming prekindergarten through 12th grade (pre-K to 12) education so all students can acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to thrive in their studies, careers, and adult lives. Founded by innovative and award-winning filmmaker George Lucas in 1991, the Foundation advances this mission through Edutopia, which uses digital media and interactive technology to increase knowledge, sharing, and adoption of what works in education. A nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) private foundation that is operated for educational purposes, we welcome all who are devoted to improving education. The George Lucas Educational Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.

Lucas Learning, a small, focused division within the George Lucas Educational Foundation, is dedicated to developing production-quality, first-of-its-kind learning simulations that advance project-based learning in K–12 classrooms. The work is intentionally ambitious – designing state-of-the-art interactive learning experiences at the intersection of game design, emerging technology, and learning science to demonstrate what is possible when learning is more engaging, rigorous, student-centered, and relevant. These simulations are designed to accelerate innovation, support educator practice, and show what high-quality project-based learning can look, sound, and feel like. Lucas Learning does not operate as a direct distribution business; instead, its work is intended to influence the field and support future partnerships through credible, well-designed, interactive learning experiences. The Chief Product Officer (CPO) provides strategic, creative, and product leadership for Lucas Learning. The CPO oversees the prototyping of new simulations and ensures that promising concepts are strengthened into production-quality vertical slices – robust, well-documented exemplar experiences that demonstrate end-to-end quality and can support partnership exploration. This role combines general management responsibilities with hands-on product and creative leadership. The CPO translates founder and executive vision into concrete product concepts, roadmaps, and prototypes, working directly with a cross-functional internal team and external partners to build, test, refine, and strengthen engaging project-based learning simulations that can be shared through future partnerships and serve as influential exemplars for the field. Role and Responsibilities Leadership Alignment, Strategy & Roadmap (25%) - Set and communicate the direction for Lucas Learning’s exemplar portfolio in close partnership with the executive committee and senior leadership. - Translate leadership vision into clear priorities, success measures, and roadmaps that guide day-to-day decisions and long-term planning. - Develop clear narratives and materials, such as concept briefs, demo walkthroughs, learning rationale, and evidence of impact, to support partnership exploration. Interactive Learning Design Leadership (25%) - Lead hands-on product and creative direction across game design, UX, narrative, learning design, and art direction. - Ensure simulations are engaging and grounded in sound learning principles. - Design experiences that build transferable skills such as inquiry, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication. - Maintain a high bar for quality and relevance for K–12 students and educators, starting with middle school. AI & Technology Leadership (15%) - Shape a sustainable technical approach for exemplar-quality work and long-term maintainability. - Innovate with AI in both development workflows and experience design using hands-on expertise. - Establish clear guardrails for responsible AI use in K–12 learning contexts. Build, Test & Deliver Exemplars (20%) - Lead cross-functional execution from early prototypes to production-quality vertical slices that are robust, well-documented, and ready to share externally. - Plan milestones and delivery rhythms. - Oversee playtesting and structured feedback with teachers and students to ensure the experience works in real classroom conditions. - Define readiness criteria for sharing work externally and exploring partnerships. Team Leadership & Stewardship (10%) - Lead and develop a high-performing team of approximately 3–4 direct reports, such as a technology lead, learning design lead, and art director. - Establish clear decision-making practices and ways of working. - Manage external vendors and specialist partners as needed. - Oversee an annual budget of approximately $4 million with transparency and accountability. Other Responsibilities (5%) - Prepare for and participate in board meetings, executive reviews, and special projects as needed.

Edutopia, the influential publisher of stories about what works in education, has built a distinctive place in education media by pairing high-quality, classroom-tested content with a community-first approach. Our work is powered by strong collaboration across editorial, marketing and community, and product, and we’re looking for a Social Media and Community Associate to help shape what comes next. In this role, you’ll help define how educators discover Edutopia, engage with our ideas, and connect across our social channels. You’ll blend social programming with thoughtful community care, amplifying our content, strengthening relationships, and creating an experience that’s welcoming, responsive, and aligned with our mission. You’ll do that by: - Keeping our feeds active, useful, and on-brand by creating, adapting, and scheduling content and monitoring comments and messages with care and consistency. - Creating a high-trust community experience by engaging with educators in a way that is warm, respectful, and grounded in Edutopia’s values. - Surfacing insights from the field by identifying recurring questions, emerging themes, and great ideas, and sharing them with our team to inform what we publish and promote next. What You'll Do Social Publishing & Content Creation (50%) - Support the day-to-day creation and scheduling of social content across Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and other emerging platforms. - Draft clear, engaging, on-brand copy for social posts, events, and other initiatives as needed. - Help adapt Edutopia articles, videos, and resources for social-friendly formats (e.g., quote cards, clips, carousels, and polls). - Maintain and update social content calendars, ensuring posts align with the school year, timely topics, and key campaigns. - Bring fresh, audience-first ideas to the table, proposing new formats and content concepts inspired by trends, insights, and what’s resonating with educators. Community Support & Engagement (35%) - Monitor comments, replies, and messages across social channels and help ensure educators feel welcomed and heard. - Proactively surface user-generated content (UGC) that highlights authentic educator voices, and pitch posts that showcase that content. - Track common questions, themes, and pain points you’re seeing in the community and share those insights with the marketing and editorial teams. Insights & Collaboration (15%) - Use analytics tools and platform insights to help understand what’s resonating and when our audience is most engaged. - Contribute observations and help craft weekly reports that help us refine our social programming and community approach over time. - Support teammates on special projects, events, and engagement initiatives (for example, live chats, AMAs, or conference coverage).