(Senior) Spanish Learning Designer
About Palteca
Palteca is a Spanish learning app that embraces the complexities of the learning process and backs every lesson, course and decision on the neuroscience behind language acquisition. We don't make fake promises about becoming fluent fast and effortlessly, instead, we build effective, engaging and immersive Spanish lessons where every single step is carefully designed to move students toward communicating in Spanish in real life.
We're a fast-growing remote startup based in Spain. We use Comprehensible Input as our core methodology, teaching through guided exposure and carefully designed practice, without ever resorting to direct translation. We believe human interaction is at the heart of language acquisition, and so we deliver meaningful content through native speakers, video lessons, and conversation-driven activities.
Since launching in 2024, we've grown quickly: reaching over 100000 users, and achieved the 5th most downloaded education app in the US App Store and maintained in the top ten for several weeks. Throughout these years we’ve become a stable, growing company, shown by the ever-increasing community that we’ve built. Our users tell us they learned more with Palteca in a few days than with other apps in weeks. We take that seriously, and we want to keep earning it.
The Role
Location: This is a fully remote position, only applicable to candidates based in Spain.
We're looking for a (Senior) Learning Designer who believes, genuinely, methodologically, that language is acquired, not studied. You'll work alongside the Head of Learning Design, Product, Engineering, and Growth to build the courses, activities, and learning resources that will take us to the next level.
This is a creative, hands-on role. You’ll be turning your teaching expertise into immersive Spanish lessons in the app that encapsule complex linguistic rules into engaging, real-life scenarios, ensuring that language unfolds at a logical, effective pace, and it’s presented following the principles of second language acquisition and Comprehensible Input. If you've spent time thinking deeply about how people acquire language, and you want to put that into practice at scale, this is the role for you.
Your responsibilities will include:
Designing and creating Spanish courses grounded in immersion and Comprehensible Input, with zero translation
Capturing the natural progression of Spanish acquisition into short, self-contained units, linking them into larger courses with a coherent arc
Creating engaging lessons built around video and conversation: focusing on a word or a phrase, its natural response, in real-life context
Scouting, selecting, and directing native Spanish speakers to collaborate on lesson production
Designing activities that put Spanish into context, keeping always in mind effective acquisition, logical progression and reinforcement
Managing the production pipeline for courses, lessons, activities and other learning resources
Maintaining, improving, and keeping all existing content up to date
Appearing on camera as part of our lesson content and contributing to Palteca's brand identity
What We're Looking For
Required:
A genuine passion for language acquisition, the science behind it, and how technology can serve it
At least 3 years of experience teaching Spanish to native English learners
Deep knowledge of Spanish grammar and language systems, and strong command of the CEFR framework
Solid experience designing and producing your own teaching materials and lesson plans
Personal experience learning a foreign language, so you know what it feels like from the learner's side
High comfort with video-based and visual formats of teaching
Comfort with digital tools in general, and curiosity about how technology shapes learning
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams (product, marketing and engineering)
English proficiency at C1 level or above
This role is open to native Spanish speakers only
A bachelor's degree in Spanish, languages, linguistics, or education
Desired:
Experience working on an EdTech product, language learning app, or e-learning platform
Previous experience in a startup or fast-moving environment
A Master's in languages, linguistics, applied linguistics, or education
Working knowledge of editing and design tools (Premiere Pro, CapCut, Canva, or similar)
A content creation or teaching portfolio you can share
Deep knowledge of Spanish dialectal variation
Previous experience running and managing projects that involve defining and measuring deliverables, and working with internal and external stakeholders
Why Join Us
Work on some of the hardest challenges in EdTech
Collaborate with a small, passionate team who care deeply about learning
Full-time contract
Competitive salary: €35,000–€45,000, depending on background and experience
Flexible working hours
Fully remote (in Spain only)
Join an ambitious startup where your impact will be felt immediately
The Process
Application review: We'll read through every application with care and get back to you as soon as we can
Intro call: A conversation with our Head of Learning Design to hear about your experience, share more about the role, and see if there's a good fit on both sides
Take-home project: A 90-minute task that’s representative of the work you’ll be doing. This will give us a chance to understand how you think around solving problems
Meet the team: A chat with the wider Palteca team
Offer: If it’s a good fit, we’ll extend an offer
Palteca is a Spanish learning app that embraces the complexities of the learning process and backs every lesson, course and decision on the neuroscience behind language acquisition. We don't make fake promises about becoming fluent fast and effortlessly, instead, we build effective, engaging and immersive Spanish lessons where every single step is carefully designed to move students toward communicating in Spanish in real life.
We're a fast-growing remote startup based in Spain. We use Comprehensible Input as our core methodology, teaching through guided exposure and carefully designed practice, without ever resorting to direct translation. We believe human interaction is at the heart of language acquisition, and so we deliver meaningful content through native speakers, video lessons, and conversation-driven activities.
Since launching in 2024, we've grown quickly: reaching over 100000 users, and achieved the 5th most downloaded education app in the US App Store and maintained in the top ten for several weeks. Throughout these years we’ve become a stable, growing company, shown by the ever-increasing community that we’ve built. Our users tell us they learned more with Palteca in a few days than with other apps in weeks. We take that seriously, and we want to keep earning it.
The Role
Location: This is a fully remote position, only applicable to candidates based in Spain.
We're looking for a (Senior) Learning Designer who believes, genuinely, methodologically, that language is acquired, not studied. You'll work alongside the Head of Learning Design, Product, Engineering, and Growth to build the courses, activities, and learning resources that will take us to the next level.
This is a creative, hands-on role. You’ll be turning your teaching expertise into immersive Spanish lessons in the app that encapsule complex linguistic rules into engaging, real-life scenarios, ensuring that language unfolds at a logical, effective pace, and it’s presented following the principles of second language acquisition and Comprehensible Input. If you've spent time thinking deeply about how people acquire language, and you want to put that into practice at scale, this is the role for you.
Your responsibilities will include:
Designing and creating Spanish courses grounded in immersion and Comprehensible Input, with zero translation
Capturing the natural progression of Spanish acquisition into short, self-contained units, linking them into larger courses with a coherent arc
Creating engaging lessons built around video and conversation: focusing on a word or a phrase, its natural response, in real-life context
Scouting, selecting, and directing native Spanish speakers to collaborate on lesson production
Designing activities that put Spanish into context, keeping always in mind effective acquisition, logical progression and reinforcement
Managing the production pipeline for courses, lessons, activities and other learning resources
Maintaining, improving, and keeping all existing content up to date
Appearing on camera as part of our lesson content and contributing to Palteca's brand identity
What We're Looking For
Required:
A genuine passion for language acquisition, the science behind it, and how technology can serve it
At least 3 years of experience teaching Spanish to native English learners
Deep knowledge of Spanish grammar and language systems, and strong command of the CEFR framework
Solid experience designing and producing your own teaching materials and lesson plans
Personal experience learning a foreign language, so you know what it feels like from the learner's side
High comfort with video-based and visual formats of teaching
Comfort with digital tools in general, and curiosity about how technology shapes learning
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams (product, marketing and engineering)
English proficiency at C1 level or above
This role is open to native Spanish speakers only
A bachelor's degree in Spanish, languages, linguistics, or education
Desired:
Experience working on an EdTech product, language learning app, or e-learning platform
Previous experience in a startup or fast-moving environment
A Master's in languages, linguistics, applied linguistics, or education
Working knowledge of editing and design tools (Premiere Pro, CapCut, Canva, or similar)
A content creation or teaching portfolio you can share
Deep knowledge of Spanish dialectal variation
Previous experience running and managing projects that involve defining and measuring deliverables, and working with internal and external stakeholders
Why Join Us
Work on some of the hardest challenges in EdTech
Collaborate with a small, passionate team who care deeply about learning
Full-time contract
Competitive salary: €35,000–€45,000, depending on background and experience
Flexible working hours
Fully remote (in Spain only)
Join an ambitious startup where your impact will be felt immediately
The Process
Application review: We'll read through every application with care and get back to you as soon as we can
Intro call: A conversation with our Head of Learning Design to hear about your experience, share more about the role, and see if there's a good fit on both sides
Take-home project: A 90-minute task that’s representative of the work you’ll be doing. This will give us a chance to understand how you think around solving problems
Meet the team: A chat with the wider Palteca team
Offer: If it’s a good fit, we’ll extend an offer