AAMA Work and Learn Center | Graphic Arts Specialist | houston, tx

3 days ago

houston, United States AAMA Work and Learn Center Full time

Company Description

The Houston area is home to around 110,000 opportunity youth and young adults – defined by the Kinder Institute as young people ages 16 to 24 who neither work nor attend school. Institutional obstacles, limited access to guidance, and feelings of disconnection may challenge these young people's ability to thrive in their environment.


The Work and Learn Center offers a pathway for opportunity youth to define and pursue their goals for their education, employment, finances, and personal lives. Through engaging workshops, peer-to-peer learning, and hands-on projects, our semester-long cohorts provide students with training in career readiness, digital literacy, web development, and graphic design. We additionally offer personalized career counseling and opportunities to connect with employers in order to help students implement this training outside of the classroom and take steps to achieving their individual goals.


Role Description

The Work and Learn Center is seeking a dynamic and motivated individual who is passionate about youth development, graphic arts and business development. The idea candidate will provide young adult learners ages 16-24 with appropriate curriculum, projects and experiences in an engaging atmosphere designed to support and prepare students in obtaining their Adobe Photoshop Certification. The idea candidate will enable students to develop competencies and basic skills to create a digital portfolio, website development and design projects. This person will support the Social Enterprise Youth Ambassador (SEYA) program in design projects as needed. The Work and Learn Center Graphic Arts Specialist will facilitate additional supportive programs as directed/needed such as the career readiness program, production and printing, etc.


Minimum Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 2 years of graphic design/arts freelance work or equivalent experience
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred
  • Advanced knowledge of design curriculum and Adobe Photoshop
  • Ability to facilitate high school and community students ages 16-24 workshops and positively influence their behavior
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse groups of people
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with good presentation skills
  • Advanced knowledge of Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office, Canva Pro, and basic web development software
  • Proficient knowledge of marketing, branding and social media management
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, Sanchez Charter School, students, clients/customers, social service providers and community key stakeholders.
  • Ability to connect and engage positively with young people


Major Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Teaches, enhances, develops and implements curriculum to support students in obtaining an Adobe Photoshop Certification after the completion of course.
  • Ability to facilitate additional supportive programs as needed for the elevation of the Work and Learn Center program including but not limited to career readiness information, entrepreneurship, etc.
  • With guidance from the Work and earn Center Director, supports the Social Enterprise Youth Ambassadors (SEYA) projects, client interaction and business deliverables as needed.
  • Compiles, maintains, reports all data collection and documents for the Work and Learn Center in a timely manner.
  • Uses effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly to supervisor, colleagues, students, partners and the community.
  • Previous experience in graphic arts, social media marketing and working with clients.
  • Ability to serve and work with young people from diverse communities.
  • Excellent time management organizational skills to support a growing and innovative program.
  • Ability to create a safe space and student-focused learning environment.


Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job duties. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable differently abled individuals to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

 

Direct Supervisor:

The Work and Learn Center Director


Salary:

$25-35/ hour DOE This position is part-time and the weekly hours are 25-29 hours/week between the hours of 8:00-5:00 PM.

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