Learning Designer — Language Learning Specialist Internship
At Ello, our mission is simple and urgent: to maximize the potential of every child, everywhere.
We are building an AI teacher for children ages 4–9—one that makes learning feel magical, intuitive, and deeply engaging. Through games, conversations, playful challenges, and stories, children learn by exploring—not through traditional lessons or drills. The experience is designed to be joyful, rooted in learning science, and accessible even for children who are still learning English.
We have a beta cohort using the app and are beginning to scale content to shape the platform's future. We're looking for creative and thoughtful Learning Design interns who can help craft meaningful educational experiences and bring them to life through our activity-building platform. This is a part-time internship (10-20 hours per week) for graduate students that pays $30/hour.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Design engaging language learning activities for children ages 4–9 that balance learning, play, and exploration
Create interactive experiences that support English language development through stories, games, and playful challenges
Design activities targeting listening comprehension, speaking, vocabulary acquisition, grammar in context, and conversational fluency
Use AI prompting tools to implement lessons, test interactions, and refine experiences based on learner behavior and feedback
Collaborate with language learning specialists and creative teams to shape activities
Generate or curate visual assets that make learning intuitive and engaging
Help create experiences that feel immersive, magical, and emotionally engaging for children
Iterate quickly in a fast-moving product environment
WHO YOU ARE
You have experience teaching English or another language to children, or designing language learning experiences
You can translate learning science into practice
You understand how children acquire language and how to make language instruction accessible, intuitive, and joyful
You have a strong understanding of second language acquisition and evidence-based language teaching methods
You have a portfolio showcasing curriculum design, learning activities, interactive lessons, or child-centered educational experiences
You enjoy using AI tools like ChatGPT and are excited about the future of AI in education
You're comfortable learning new tools and workflows (no coding experience required)
You're self-directed, collaborative, curious, and creative
NICE TO HAVE
Background in language education, TESOL/ESL, applied linguistics, or second language acquisition
Experience with early childhood education
Familiarity with prompting, conversational design, or educational AI tools
Experience with interactive storytelling, games-based learning, or children's media
Experience with visual, video, or audio creation tools (Sora, Suno, etc.)
WHY JOIN US?
Help shape a product that could transform how children learn reading, math, and English around the world
Work with a creative, mission-driven team building entirely new kinds of educational experiences
Flexible remote work with async collaboration
Opportunity to work at the frontier of AI and child-centered learning design
About Ello
Ello is a public benefit corporation on a mission to maximize the potential of all children. We’re currently around 45 people, headquartered in San Francisco with another office in Nairobi, Kenya.
Our team has deep expertise in artificial intelligence, K-12 education, and child development across institutions such as Stanford, Berkeley, Google, Apple, and more. We were part of Y Combinator’s W20 batch and are funded by world-class investors, including Goodwater Capital, Homebrew, Reed Hastings, Common Sense Growth, Ravensburger, Project A Ventures, Reach Capital, Khosla Ventures, WndrCo, Visible Ventures, and K9 Ventures.
We’re a small, collaborative team that takes each other’s voices seriously. Because our mission is to support all children, our team must be representative of the communities we work in; we place significant emphasis on ensuring diversity in our team and inclusion in our culture.
We feel enormously privileged to be one of the few companies with the opportunity to take a shot at truly revolutionizing education with AI at this inflection point in technology. We don’t take it for granted, so we work urgently to turn that vision into reality. We want to create an environment where we can all be our best selves, use our strengths to take Ello forward, and develop our skills. We want to have fun while working hard to do impactful things we’re proud of – and we believe it’s possible to do both.