Job - User Experience Design Instructor

[manon.d...@generalassemb.ly]

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 This is a unique opportunity to lead and mentor the next generation of UX designers and an opportunity to have a direct impact on the careers of aspiring designers. You would be working alongside a teaching assistant and would have access to General Assembly's leading global curriculum resources.
 

This is a 12-week contract for the period of 25 July - 14 October. It is a Monday-Friday, 9-5pm opportunity. The first two weeks of the contract are for planning and preparation before the course starts. We are also open to discussing longer-term contracts / full-time positions.

 
Why Teach User Experience Design Immersive?

• Deepen your own design skills by guiding students through a rigorous journey where they begin as driven novices and leave as empowered designers

• Facilitate a supportive and energetic community that lasts well beyond the course

• Challenge students to think strategically as they turn their ideas into real user experience solutions

• Hone your own leadership skills by working with an instructional team and classroom community

 

 Skills and Qualifications

• You are eager to shape the skills, minds, and trajectories of the newest generation of user experience designers.

• You are the person that your colleagues naturally gravitate to when they are looking for guidance.

• You have 4 - 5 years of experience working in user experience design.

• You have fluency in some or all of the following topics: the UX Process, User Research and Personas, Usability Testing, UX Analysis, Information Architecture, Interface Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Analytics and Optimization, Mobile UX

 
Responsibilities and Duties

• Work closely with a co-instructor or teaching assistant to provide students with meaningful and prompt feedback on their progress.

• Work alongside GA staff and teaching team to best meet the needs and learning styles of your students.

• Guide students through development of a stellar final project that will showcase their abilities to hiring managers.

• Facilitate a dynamic and collaborative classroom community.

• Inspire students to persevere through the challenges of solving user experience design problems.