Associate Educator, UX Designer
BrainStation
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Posted:
February 2, 2023
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Hybrid
About the position
BrainStation is seeking a UX professional to lead the delivery of their 12-week User Experience Design Diploma program through online and in-person teaching. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience as a User Experience Designer and a Bachelor’s degree/Diploma relevant to the subject matter OR 8+ years work experience in the vocation. They will be responsible for teaching, mentoring, and further developing their skills while teaching in a dynamic, project-based setting. The role requires someone with a deep understanding of design thinking and the frameworks used by organizations to design highly usable software solutions.
Responsibilities
- Teach the 12-week User Experience Design Diploma program
- Facilitate in-class activities, group discussions, demos, design challenges, and mentor the next wave of UX talent
- Co-create BrainStation’s full-time User Experience Design Program
- Actively work on writing and researching new content to teach the most up to date design skills to students
- Apply BrainStation’s “Agile Education” methodologies to continuously improve the educational experience for students
- Constantly improve own skills and apply these skills in collaboration with other BrainStation Educators
- Define the education experience of the future
Requirements
- 2+ years experience as a User Experience Designer and a Bachelor’s degree/Diploma relevant to the subject matter OR 8+ years work experience in the vocation
- Experience building and leading technical teams
- Expertise working with industry standard tools used to design and prototype software solutions, including Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and InVision.
- A deep understanding of design thinking and the frameworks used by organizations to design highly usable software solutions
- Experience teaching, mentoring, managing projects and/or leading teams.
- An empathetic, inclusive, enthusiastic personality, and is someone who enjoys helping others and facilitating learning
- A proven ability to work under pressure and meeting deadlines
- A strong work ethic with the utmost integrity and desire to excel and succeed
- A sincere passion for education and creating positive learning experiences for others