Digital Animation & Art Teaching Opportunities

Concorde Education • Sacramento, CA

8d • $50 - $100 • Onsite

About The Position

Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide digital animation enrichment services for K–12 students. These are potential assignments, not employee positions. 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 generally on-site at partner schools, taught in person, typically involve 1–4 instructional service hours per week after school, and commonly last approximately 10 weeks. Opportunities become available throughout the school year.

Depending on the assignment, contractors may plan and facilitate age-appropriate digital animation sessions; introduce animation principles, visual storytelling, creative design, and digital media production through project-based learning; and support students in creating projects such as animations, motion graphics, stop-motion projects, digital stories, or GIFs. Contractors use professional judgment to adapt instruction within the assignment scope and applicable site requirements, maintain a safe and inclusive learning environment, communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns, complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session, and follow site safety, visitor, technology, emergency, and student-protection procedures.

Programs may cover animation fundamentals, storyboarding, character and scene design, frame-by-frame techniques, motion graphics, stop-motion, GIF animation, sound synchronization, exporting and presenting animations, revision, collaboration, and constructive feedback. Specific content, software, and curriculum requirements vary by assignment. Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, lesson-plan suggestions, project ideas, instructional resources, or program objectives. Assignments may use school-provided technology and resources, and contractors may use their own appropriate materials and instructional methods consistent with assignment and site requirements.

Compensation varies by assignment and agreed contractor terms. Many opportunities pay $50 or more per completed instructional service hour with students; the posting lists a salary range of $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 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, required onboarding, applicable background-check review, site-specific clearance requirements, and final written confirmation. Some assignments may require background-check authorization, fingerprinting, agency clearance, site documentation, identification badges, or other compliance steps.

Requirements

• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable.

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 backgrounds may include education, tutoring, animation or art studies, filmmaking, digital art, graphic design, or other relevant instructional or technical experience.

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 final projects, as 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

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