Digital Art

**Digital Art & Animation Instructor - Teaching Assistant**

**(Virtual/Remote - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Hours)**

**This is a virtual/remote position to teach students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (overnight hours in some time zones depending on your location).**

**As an instructor, you will lead your own cohort. This position includes training through more complex projects, online/on-site classroom support, teaching, lecturing, live demos, and more. The position may include refining and creating courses to be released to Coding Dojo boot camp students.**

**Responsibilities**
- **Reviewing lecture content and preparing to instruct the class if needed (daily)**
- **Taking attendance (if TA is not present, daily)**
- **Assisting with the morning session (daily)**
- **Assisting with the afternoon session (daily)**
- **Moving through online breakout rooms to assist students (daily)**
- **Reviewing and leaving feedback on assignments (daily)**
- **Deliver instruction on program content**
- **Facilitate group discussions, demos, and in-class activities**
- **Follow industry trends related to the program**
- **Play a hands-on role in curriculum development, and use what you learn from working with students to make the curriculum world-class**
- **Gather and report on student metrics**
- **Work alongside Coding Dojo’s Online Instruction team to deliver remote training.**
- **Participate in professional training, so you stay fresh**
- **Responsible for potential deployment with new or existing Coding Dojo clients with the ability to contextualize work based on client requests**

**Core Competencies**
- **Experience working on game development (ideally using Blender or Maya)**
- **Graphic design, 3D modeling, drawing, or animation skills**
- **Experience in Illustration, technical art, as well as 2D and 3D animation for games**
- **Experience in the game development industry**
- **Nice-to-haves**:

- **Worked on an open-source project (e.g. Github) or have participated in game jam events**
- **Experience with the Unity 3D game engine**
- **Developed for VR, AR, Desktop (Mac or PC Gaming) or Console (PS4, Xbox)**
- **Experience in teaching, mentoring, industry training, online/classroom instruction**
- **Excellent oral and written communications skills**

**Minimum Requirements**
- **Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Fine Arts, Digital Arts, Animation, or related field**
- **3 years of industry experience in a related role**
- **Reliable internet connection and equipment to perform all job duties**

**Benefits**
- **Once-in-a-lifetime chance to virtually interact with the Saudi Arabian culture**
- **All necessary travel expenses paid (plane ticket, living quarters, etc.)**
- **Excellent entry into portfolio/resume/CV**
- **Support from world-class network of teaching staff**
- **Experience the technology and skills without the stress of actual development/engineering**
- **Be a part of the mission to diversify the tech industry**
- **Be on the cutting edge of new program development**
- **Work with students and staff from around the world**
- **Share your experience and knowledge with future generations**

**Salary**: ﷼50,000.00 - ﷼100,000.00 per year

COVID-19 considerations:
Coding Dojo is a global education technology company that offers a three full-stack computer programming Bootcamp, as well as courses on Data Science and other emerging technologies. Our innovative curriculum and Learning Management System

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Riyadh: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- Experience working on a game development (ideally using Blender or Maya) ?
- Graphic design, 3D modeling, drawing, or animation skills?
- Experience in Illustration, technical art, as well as 2D and 3D animation for games
- Experience in the game development industry?