Job Announcment from Tumo

ASUE  Career  and  Marketing  Center  informs  that Tumo Center for Creative Technologies  provides  an  announcement for  highly motivated and dynamic young people with experience in creative design and information technologies to start a career as Learning Coaches in the areas of animation and game development at Tumo.

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
•    Evaluate the result of completed activities
Learning Coaches will also provide feedback to Tumo’s 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 the Tumo focus areas: animation, video games, web development and digital video and audio
•    Multifaceted aptitudes in technical areas such as graphic design or programming, and artistic skills such as drawing, music 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
•    Extensive experience on the web and in the use of online resources and tools
•    Higher education degree from a recognized university
•    Excellent communication skills, including written communication, personal interaction, and public presentation in Armenian and English
COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Selected Learning Coaches will be offered full time employment with an entry-level salary with dynamic opportunities for career growth.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Interested candidates should submit a resume by email to jobs@tumo.org by 18:00 May 18, 2013. In the subject line of your email, please mention “Coach”. If available please include a portfolio that showcases your skills and background. If available also include the contact information of your direct supervisors from recent positions whom we can contact for reference checks. IMPORTANT: The email address from which the submission is received will be used to reply to the candidate with important information on next steps. Only candidates who are shortlisted for testing and interviews will be notified.
ABOUT TUMO
Tumo is an after-school learning center in Yerevan where teenagers acquire digital media skills free of charge. Thousands of 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. The Tumo educational framework is based on a proprietary platform which promotes learning through interactive game-like levels, exposing users to increasingly challenging activities.
Tumo’s Dilijan branch will enable over 300 teenagers from the region to participate in the Tumo program.
Please visit www.tumo.org to learn more about the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.