BusuuVerified Job Source

Freelance Online Language Teacher - Remote

Australia, Canada, Ciudad de México, Mexico, India, Philippines, South Korea
Remote
Posted Sep 11, 2026
1 position

Opens an external site

Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Location requirements: Country, United Kingdom

Job summary

The teacher will plan and deliver 45-minute online lessons for corporate clients, including both 1:1 private coaching and group sessions. Responsibilities also include conducting needs analyses, assessing student levels, and creating bespoke learning paths to help students reach their goals.

Job details

About us Joining Busuu means being part of one of the top EdTech companies in the world, a multiple award-winner recognised for its innovation and impact in language learning. Busuu’s vision is to empower people through languages. We are the world’s largest online community for language learning, with 120+ million registered users. We make learning a language easy by combining AI-powered courses with feedback from our global community of native speakers and lesson content designed for real life. Busuu is part of the global Chegg family. Chegg is the leading student-first connected learning platform and a NYSE listed company. What does a Freelance Online Teacher do at Busuuu? As a Freelance Online Language Teacher at Busuu, you’ll play a key role in helping students learn effectively and confidently. On a day-to-day basis, your responsibilities will likely include: - Planning, preparing, and teaching online lessons (45 minutes each) for corporate clients. - 1:1 Lessons: Deliver private lessons that include both language teaching and personalised coaching - conducting needs analyses, assessing levels, creating bespoke learning paths, checking progress during lesson time, and setting clear goals. - Group Lessons: (up to 5 people in EN, ES, FR, DE, IT, NL) Teach online group classes that focus on active learning and communication. What we’re looking for in a Freelance Online Teacher: * C2 Level of teaching language * Valid teaching certificate such as TEFL/CELTA or related university degrees * Experience in online teaching and providing 1:1 coaching or personalised learning support * Fluency in additional languages: * B1 or above in English if your teaching language is not English * B1 or above in another language if English is your teaching language * Bonus: Speaking more than two languages * Comfortable teaching: presentation skills, negotiations, business email etiquette, meeting management, multicultural communication, etc. * Excellent communication skills to engage and teach students * High-Speed Internet, Modern Laptop / PC with a microphone and camera * Must comply with local freelance/contractor regulations What are the terms of this freelance role? * Paid per lesson taught * Remote position * Freedom to set your own schedule * Access to Busuu Premium, to continue your own language learning * Opportunity to interact with and teach students from around the world * Valuable teaching experience with one of the industry’s leading companies What happens next? IMPORTANT - This is an open application to register your interest in Busuu for any language and in the case that language specific positions become available, we will reach out directly based on your application. We will keep your application saved in our database until such time as your are considered for a language specific position. Please feel free to reach out to us to delete your information from our system if you are not happy with us storing it for future vacancies.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid teaching certificate such as TEFL or CELTA and possess a C2 level of proficiency in the language they intend to teach. Additionally, applicants need experience in online teaching and must be fluent in at least one other language at a B1 level or higher.