Thai & Asian Languages Content Lead

About Ling

Ling is a fast-growing language learning app laser-focused on the languages the world's biggest edtech companies ignore — Thai, Lao, Khmer, Burmese, and beyond. We're a tech company first: everything we build lives inside a mobile app with real product constraints, and we move fast. Thai is our flagship language, and we're building a curriculum that will set the standard for how our entire Asian language family is taught. If you've ever wished there was a genuinely good app for learning Thai — and its neighboring languages — this is your chance to build it.

About the Role

We're looking for a Thai & Asian Languages Content Lead to own our Thai course end-to-end and drive curriculum design across our broader Asian language portfolio. Thai is the starting point, but the framework you build will be localized across related languages in the region — this is a high-leverage role with real scope to grow.

Responsibilities

• Own the Thai course entirely: quality, consistency, scope, and roadmap
• Design a best-in-class Thai curriculum that is built to scale — structured so it can be adapted and localized across related Asian languages (Lao, Khmer, Burmese, and others in the Thai language family)
• Establish curriculum design principles and content standards that the broader language team can work from
• Write and review conversations, vocabulary sets, grammar notes, and cultural insights that are natural, engaging, and beginner-appropriate
• Ensure grammar concepts are accurately represented and scaffolded within app constraints (short lessons, max 10 new words, one sentence structure per lesson)
• Manage audio production workflows using tools like Narakeet
• Manage content in Firebase and Lokalise
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and other language specialists to ship on time

Requirements

Must-haves:

• Native Thai speaker with deep intuition for natural, contemporary usage
• English at C2 or near-native level — you'll write, communicate, and collaborate entirely in English
• Experience in edtech, curriculum development, instructional design, or language teaching
• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup where priorities shift and autonomy is expected
• Understanding that Ling is a tech product — content lives inside strict structural and UX constraints, not a textbook
• An eye for systems: you think about how to build things that scale, not just solve the problem in front of you

Strong pluses:

• Knowledge of or genuine interest in related Asian languages (Lao, Khmer, Burmese, or others in the region)
• Hands-on experience with Narakeet, Firebase, or Lokalise (or comparable tools)
• Familiarity with CEFR frameworks (A1–B1 range is our primary target)
• Background teaching Thai to foreigners or designing materials for adult learners
• Knowledge of tonal language pedagogy and the specific challenges non-native learners face
• Prior experience coordinating or mentoring a small content or language team

You'll Thrive Here If You…

• Take ownership instinctively — no one will micromanage this content
• Can zoom out to curriculum strategy and zoom in to fix a single awkward sentence
• Think in systems: you want to build frameworks others can follow, not just produce content
• Get energized by constraints rather than frustrated by them
• Want your work to reach a global audience of real learners, not sit in a Google Doc

How To Apply

Upload a short note about your background, any relevant samples (curriculum work, lesson materials, teaching experience), and your preferred engagement type (freelance or full-time) in the "Portfolio Link" field. Please also include a 2 min introduction video where you briefly tell us about who you are and why you think this is the right fit for you.