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Growth-minded partnerships strategist returning to work

I focus on partnership strategy and growth initiatives, coming back to the workforce after a planned break and capped by a Khan Academy externship.

Work samples

Portfolio items show partnership strategy, growth planning, and project work completed during the Khan Academy externship and prior professional experience.

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    Khan Academy Strategic Partnerships & Growth Externship

    100M people a year learn for free on Khan Academy. Someone pays for that. Use AI to source and pitch the deals that fund it next.

    Partnership AnalysisComparable AnalysisStrategic JudgmentExecutive Communication

About me

I focus on partnership strategy and growth initiatives, coming back to the workforce after a planned break and capped by a Khan Academy externship.

I am Ariana Catherine. I am an established professional reentering the workforce after a career break. Recently I completed the Khan Academy Strategic Partnerships & Growth externship, where I worked on partnership and growth-focused project work.

Externships

Khan Academy Strategic Partnerships & Growth Externship

In progress

Experience

Founder & Multimedia Producer

Visually Noted · March 2016- Present

Trust & Safety Content Moderator

Vaco @ TikTok · October 2023- January 2024

Office Technician

California Department of Insurance · Nov 2015- July 2021

Business Services Assistant

California Department of Insurance · July 2021 6 November 2022

Education

San Francisco State University

Bachelor of the Arts in Cinema; Minor in Africana Studies · Class of 2020

Academy of Arts University

Master of Arts in Communication and Media Technologies · Class of 2024

Skills

Partnership strategyGrowth strategyProject-based externship workStakeholder collaboration

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Khan Academy Strategic Partnerships & Growth Externship

100M people a year learn for free on Khan Academy. Someone pays for that. Use AI to source and pitch the deals that fund it next.

Partnership AnalysisComparable AnalysisStrategic JudgmentExecutive Communication

Overview

This externship explored partnership and growth opportunities for Khan Academy, using AI tools to surface potential funders and structure outreach. The work combined market research, partner mapping, and pitch development to produce targeted deal proposals.

Khan Academy Strategic Partnerships & Growth Externship

What I've accomplished

I mapped potential partners, used AI to generate outreach angles, and turned those findings into concise pitch materials and partner briefs.

Project breakdown

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