How to
Know What You Want in Life
Imagine a world where anyone can learn how to do anything.
Where access to comprehensive step-by-step instructions in multiple languages enables billions of people to improve their lives, in ordinary and extraordinary ways.
That's the world we want to create.
We’re looking for a few talented, collaborative, delightful employees with an interest in education to join our cause. Are you in?
Steps
Fast Facts
- wikiHow is the only company in the Comscore top 150 that has under 30 employees.
- wikiHow helps 100 million people every month, in 19 languages. We have ambitions to push our mission much further.
- wikiHow is completely remote friendly. We have people working from Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and beyond, but we love having a homey office to work in when we can. You can find our office, the wikiHaus, in downtown Palo Alto, California. Bonus: we’re just 3 blocks from the Palo Alto Caltrain Station!
- wikiHow is considered one of the Internet’s most influential websites.
What sets us apart?
- We value our mission over short-term goals: We take our mission very seriously.
- Our team consists of a rare breed: humble, high-performers.
- Each of us is insanely productive. Our small team of 29 people is competing with mega corporations with hundreds of employees. And beating them!
- Huge number of users + Small team = Your work will make an immediate, noticeable impact on millions of people.
“Well, wikiHow about that?”
-- The Big Bang Theory
Company Culture
- We love coming to work every day. Working with intelligent people to accomplish something globally ambitious is intrinsically satisfying.
- We are profitable and growing. We are self-funded. We refuse VC money on a regular basis. Investors don’t make our decisions, we do.
- Our small, cohesive team is gender balanced.
- We’re often wrong (and that’s OK). Making mistakes show that we are innovating. We love to innovate.
- We like walking. We even have a few treadmill desks.
- Find us working outside on a sunny California day overlooking our own organic garden, with fresh seasonal vegetables ready to be picked or taken home.
- We don't think working long start-up hours is healthy. We work hard and productively, then go enjoy rich lives outside of work.
- We pay top performers well.
- We are better in person than on TV. We're delightfully quirky (but you probably figured that out already).
- Just because we’re remote doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy team bonding! We love taking time for online games, the occasional virtual ice cream tasting, and live team meetups.
One Thing to Keep In Mind
wikiHow is not hoping to be acquired or looking for a quick financial exit. We're already profitable, financially stable, and we all love working here, so we aren't in a rush to sell out. Selling might mean the end to a product that we all love working on. It is an amazing feeling to work on such a popular, high-impact product! That amazing feeling makes us smile when we wake up every day. If all of this sounds appealing to you, we encourage you to apply. If this is a bummer, then that’s okay too, we probably aren't the best fit for you right now, and that’s totally fine!
Benefits
• Competitive Compensation
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match*
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Continuing Education Reimbursement
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match*
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Continuing Education Reimbursement
• Remote Work Friendly
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Downtown Palo Alto
• Transportation Plan
• Gender-Balanced Team
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Downtown Palo Alto
• Transportation Plan
• Gender-Balanced Team
* employees qualify after one year of service
Open Positions
Content Management
Project Management
Engineering
If you’re applying for the Staff Writer position, please send a brief introductory email with the subject line “Staff Writer - City you live in - Topic area (Lifestyle/Tech/Both)” to writing@wikihow.com (e.g., Staff Writer - San Francisco - Lifestyle).
The email should include your resume, a short cover letter, one writing sample, (if you have an example of published work intended for a broad audience, please share that), and a brief (4-5 sentences) sample introduction for one of the topics below. Please use this as an opportunity to show us your unique voice and style. We look for introductions that are friendly, engaging, targeted to the query, and use SEO best practices.
- How to deal with a crush who ignores you
- How to make flavored sparkling water
- How to help someone with a personality disorder
- How to speed up your wifi
- How to create a photo album on an iPhone or iPad
Other jobs may be available. Apply by sharing your resume and cover letter over Google Drive to jobs@wikiHow.com.
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