Learning Partner - New York City

About Playlab

Playlab is a tech non-profit dedicated to helping educators and students become critical consumers and creators of AI.

We believe that an open-source, community-driven approach is key to harnessing the potential of AI in education. We equip communities with AI tools and hands-on professional development that empowers educators & students to build custom AI apps for their unique context. Over 60,000 educators have published apps on Playlab – and the impact is growing every day.

At Playlab, we believe that AI is a new design material - one that should be shaped by many to bring their ideas about learning to life. If you're passionate about building creative, equitable futures for students and teachers, we hope you’ll join us.

The Role

Playlab seeks a Learning Partner to join our growing Partnerships & Learning team. This role supports schools and districts across the NYC area as they use Playlab to bring AI-powered teaching, learning, and operational tools into their classrooms and systems.

As NYC’s go-to expert for Playlab, you will be responsible for building deep, trusted relationships with school and district leaders; designing and facilitating high-impact professional learning experiences; and coaching educators as they integrate AI into their daily practice. You’ll serve as a strategic partner—helping schools move from curiosity to capacity, from experimentation to systemwide innovation.

This work spans across AI literacy (for both educators and students), strategic AI adoption, and partner-defined success. Whether a school is focused on building student agency with AI, accelerating educator fluency, or transforming systems through custom tools, you’ll help them navigate the journey—and ensure Playlab’s support is meaningful, flexible, and high impact.

You’ll also bring insights from the field back to our team—shaping how we improve our platform, learning materials, and partnership models to better serve schools. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone excited to help define the future of AI in NYC education.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Playlab implementation across NYC schools and districts—ensuring partners have the support they need to meet their unique goals, whether focused on AI literacy, instructional transformation, or operational innovation.

• Design and deliver high-quality professional learning—including school-based trainings, PLCs, and coaching experiences that build educator capacity in both AI literacy and app-building with Playlab.

• Support AI literacy for both educators and students by guiding partners in planning, deploying, and refining learning experiences aligned to emerging standards and school priorities.

• Coach and co-design with educators and school teams, helping them create AI tools and learning experiences that align with their pedagogy, curricula, and school context.

• Support strategic AI adoption at the system level, working with school and district leaders to identify high-leverage entry points for AI across teaching, learning, and operations.

• Serve as a trusted partner to school and district leaders—facilitating goal setting, success planning, and change management as they scale their work with Playlab.

• Bring insights from the field back to the Playlab team to help improve learning resources, platform features, and partnership strategy.

You Might Be a Fit If You...

• Have experience working in or with K–12 schools—especially in NYC—and care deeply about equity, innovation, and educator empowerment.

• Are a skilled facilitator who knows how to lead engaging, inclusive, and outcomes-driven adult learning experiences.

• Are passionate about helping educators and students not only use AI—but understand it, critique it, and create with it.

• Have coached educators or supported school teams in implementing new instructional tools or practices.

• Are a relationship-builder who can navigate complex school systems and build trust across diverse contexts.

• Are flexible, strategic, and thrive in fast-paced, mission-driven work.

• Are confident using and explaining AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or other LLM-powered applications—and understand how to align them with instructional values.

Bonus Points For...

• Former NYC educator, coach, or school/district leader

• Experience leading large-scale instructional technology or PD initiatives

• Familiarity with Playlab or similar AI literacy tools and platforms

• Experience supporting both student- and adult-facing AI initiatives

• Bilingual (especially Spanish/English)

• Strong network across NYC schools, districts, or education nonprofits

Why Join Us?

• Real Impact: Lead the charge to integrate AI literacy and innovation into schools across New York City.

• Creative Leadership: Co-create and execute a regional strategy for transformative professional learning and implementation.

• Mission-Aligned Team: Join a small, passionate group committed to equity, creativity, and joyful learning.

• Flexible Work: Enjoy a remote-first environment with autonomy and a strong culture of collaboration.

• Competitive Pay & Benefits: Includes salary, healthcare, retirement, generous time off, and opportunities for professional growth.