Sneaker Design Instructor Opportunities

Concorde Education • San Leandro, CA

5d • $50 - $100 • Onsite

About The Position

Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide sneaker design 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 materials, classroom resources, and program objectives. Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, lesson-plan suggestions, project ideas, instructional resources, or program objectives. Contractors may use their professional judgment to adapt instruction within the assignment scope and applicable site requirements.

Requirements

• At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site
• Experience in sneaker design, footwear, fashion design, graphic design, product design, illustration, visual arts, merchandising, marketing, or related creative disciplines
• Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students
• Strong communication, organization, and classroom facilitation skills
• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable
• Ability to inspire creativity while guiding students through structured design activities

Nice To Haves

• Educators
• Fashion designers
• Sneaker designers
• Graphic designers
• Illustrators
• Product designers
• Artists
• Entrepreneurs
• Marketing professionals
• Design students
• Others with relevant instructional or creative experience

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate sneaker design sessions
• Introduce students to footwear design, creativity, branding, and product design through hands-on projects
• Adapt activities based on student experience levels, site requirements, available materials, and program objectives
• Support students in developing original sneaker concepts, sketches, branding ideas, presentation boards, or other creative 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, classroom, emergency, and student-protection procedures

Benefits

• Compensation of $50+ per completed instructional service hour, depending on assignment scope, experience, location, schedule, and agreed compensation
• Payment for completed services is generally made by direct deposit on the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which services were completed, unless otherwise stated in the accepted assignment terms or required by applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree