Digital Animation & Art Teaching Opportunities

Concorde Education • Palo Alto, CA

5d • $50 - $100 • 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. They are on-site at partner schools, taught in person, and commonly last approximately 10 weeks. Services are typically scheduled for 1–4 instructional hours per week after school. Opportunities become available throughout the school year.

Depending on the accepted assignment, contractors plan and facilitate age-appropriate digital animation sessions, introduce animation and digital media concepts through project-based learning, adapt activities to the students and site, and support applicable student projects. Contractors maintain a safe and inclusive learning environment, communicate relevant needs or concerns, complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session, and follow site procedures. Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, resources, lesson suggestions, project ideas, or program objectives; contractors may adapt instruction using their professional judgment within the assignment scope and applicable requirements.

Compensation varies by assignment and agreed contractor terms. Many opportunities pay $50 or more per completed instructional service hour with students. The posted salary range is $50–$100 per hour. Contractors may propose a rate, which Concorde may accept, decline, or counteroffer. 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 the accepted assignment terms and applicable law.

Applicants selected to move forward may be invited to create a contractor profile and complete onboarding. Applying or completing onboarding does not guarantee selection, placement, or future assignments. Assignments are subject to fit, agreed compensation, onboarding, applicable background-check review and clearance requirements, and final written confirmation. Some assignments may require authorization for background checks, fingerprinting, agency clearance, site documentation, identification badges, or other compliance steps before services begin. Concorde considers contractor applicants without regard to statuses protected by applicable law and is committed to respectful, inclusive, student-centered programming.

Requirements

• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable.
• Follow applicable site requirements and complete any onboarding, background-check, clearance, or compliance steps required for the assignment.

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 as an educator, tutor, animation or art student, filmmaker, digital artist, graphic designer, creative professional, or in a related background.

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 to 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 applicable final projects.
• 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

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed