Job Announcment

LEARNING COACH

The Tumo Center for Creative Technologies is seeking highly motivated and dynamic young people with learning experience in creative design and information technologies to start a career as Learning Coaches in one of the following areas: animation, game development, web development and digital media.

Tumo’s educational methodology is based on a large set of self-instructional activities that each of our thousands of students assemble into personal learning plans in the areas of animation, game development, web development and digital media.

Responsibilities

The Learning Coaches will work directly with Tumo students to:

• Support their learning process
• Assist them in the design of their personal learning plans
• Offer guidance toward the completion of activities
• Provide encouragement and motivation
• Assist in project coordination in the areas of animation, game development, web development and digital media

The Learning Coaches will also provide feedback to Tumo’s content evaluators in the development of new activities and the fine-tuning of existing activities

Required QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly dynamic and positive personality, excellent people skills and facility in working with teenagers
• Familiarity with and ability to learn technical concepts and tools relevant to at least one of the Tumo focus areas of animation, game development, web development and digital media
• Multifaceted aptitudes in technical areas such as graphic design or programming, and artistic skills such as drawing  or writing
• Willingness to develop higher order skills such as creativity, analytical thinking and initiative taking, as well as organizational capabilities such as teamwork, communication and research skills
• Experience on the web and in the use of online resources and tools (basic HTML and CSS knowledge is a plus)
• Deep understanding of animation principles, drawing and creative design
• Undergraduate or graduate education in a recognized university
• Excellent communication skills, including written communication, personal interaction, and public presentation in Armenian, knowledge of English is a plus

Compensation and employment status

Selected Learning Coaches will be offered full time employment with an entry-level salary with dynamic opportunities for personal growth.

Application requirements

Interested candidates should submit a resume by email to jobs@tumo.org by 17:00 November 14, 2013. In the subject line of your email, please mention “Coach”. IMPORTANT: If you do not indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email your application will not be considered. The email address from which the submission is received will be used to reply to the candidate with important information on next steps. Candidates will be short-listed at the end of a testing and interview process.

ABOUT TUMO

Tumo is an after-school learning center in Yerevan where teenagers acquire digital media skills free of charge. Over 6,000 users attend Tumo on a regular basis and participate in our innovative, self-paced program. Tumo’s Yerevan facility is a state-of-the art environment equipped with over 500 workstations and tablets running industry standard applications and educational content. Our educational framework is based on a proprietary platform which promotes learning through interactive game-like levels, exposing users to increasingly challenging activities.

Please visit www.tumo.org to learn more about Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.