Digital Animation & Art Teaching Opportunities

Concorde Education • Palo Alto, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide digital animation enrichment services for K–12 students. This is a potential independent contractor assignment, not an employee position. Contractors may choose whether to apply for, accept, decline, or ignore available opportunities. Assignments vary by school, grade level, schedule, curriculum, available technology, and program objectives. The work is on-site at partner schools and is delivered in person to elementary, middle, or high school students, depending on the assignment. Schedules are typically 1–4 instructional service hours per week after school, and assignments commonly last approximately 10 weeks. Start dates become available throughout the school year.

Depending on the accepted assignment, contractors plan and facilitate age-appropriate animation sessions, introduce animation and visual storytelling through project-based learning, adapt activities to student experience and site requirements, and support students in developing projects such as animations, motion graphics, stop-motion projects, digital stories, and GIFs. Contractors help maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive learning environment, communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff as appropriate, complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session, and follow applicable site procedures.

Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, lesson-plan suggestions, project ideas, instructional resources, or program objectives. Contractors may use professional judgment to adapt instruction within the assignment scope and applicable site requirements. Specific content, software platforms, and curriculum requirements vary by assignment. Compensation varies by assignment and agreed contractor terms; many opportunities pay $50+ per completed instructional service hour with students. Contractors may propose their desired rate, subject to acceptance or counteroffer by Concorde. Unless otherwise approved in writing, compensation is based on completed instructional service hours with students. Payment is generally made by direct deposit on the fifteenth day of the month following the month services were completed, subject to assignment terms and applicable law. Selection and placement are not guaranteed and may depend on assignment fit, agreed compensation, onboarding, applicable clearance requirements, and final written confirmation.

Requirements

• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable.
• Follow applicable site requirements and procedures.

Nice To Haves

• At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site.
• Experience with animation, digital media, motion graphics, visual storytelling, film production, graphic design, or related creative technologies.
• Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students.
• Strong communication, organization, and classroom facilitation skills.
• Familiarity with Chromebooks, Wick Editor, web-based animation platforms, digital art software, or similar educational technology.
• Relevant instructional or technical experience; potential backgrounds include educators, tutors, animation students, art students, filmmakers, digital artists, graphic designers, and creative professionals.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate digital animation sessions.
• Introduce students to animation principles, visual storytelling, creative design, and digital media production through project-based learning.
• Adapt activities based on student experience levels, site requirements, available technology, and program objectives.
• Support students in creating animations, motion graphics, stop-motion projects, digital stories, GIFs, or other final projects, where applicable.
• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment.
• Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff, as appropriate.
• Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session.
• Follow applicable site safety, visitor, technology, emergency, and student-protection procedures.

What This Job Offers

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