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Animation Instructor (Elementary School)

Heroes of Color, LLC
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Animation Instructors (Elementrary School)

 

Employment Type: Part Time (September - March)

Job Title: Animation Instructor

Start Date: September 3, 2024

Schedule: 16-20 hours a week

Location: San Diego

Pay: $30 Hourly
 

Our Objective

Heroes of Color, LLC is an education company promoting culture and entrepreneurship through art, animation, books, and creative programs. Our new initiative, “The Junior Animators,” is a pilot program designed to introduce digital animation to 5th graders in the National School District in San Diego. Students will learn how to animate on iPads, and create 15-30 second public service announcements that raise awareness of social justice issues based on the 17 SDG's of the United Nations.

 

Job Description

We are hiring animation instructors passionate about using art for activism. We will provide instructors with a curriculum to follow. You will use iMovie and an animation app called Rough Animator. Paid training will be provided. If chosen, you will be paired with another instructor for additional support in the classroom. The schedule is still being created but candidates will work (4 hours) a day, Monday-Friday during school hours between 9am and 3pm. Instructors will visit two schools each week. At the end of the program, we will celebrate the students' hard work with a student animation film festival at the UCSD Park & Market building to showcase their films. Please send your portfolio links, linkedin profiles and resumes to david@heroesofcolor.com  
 

Responsibilities

Lead 90-minute animation workshops 

Animate using Rough Animator app on iPads (using Apple Pencil)

When applicable, take photos, record short videos during class (for company blog)

Create storyboards, edit videos on iMovie

Upload pictures and videos to Discord group (for blog)

 

Qualifications

Outgoing, ability to excite, connect, and lead a classroom of students

Familiarity with iMovie a must, familiarity with Rough Animator is a bonus

Experience working with elementary school students in a classroom or after-school

Desire to inspire, motivate and empower students of color

A website or digital portfolio with animation samples

Pass criminal background check via fingerprinting before hiring

Have reliable means of transportation