FT Lead Teacher - UX/UI Design (Onsite, Riyadh) - #16948

#About Ironhack

Our mission is to be the most outcomes-driven institution in the world at scale! We are a global marketplace for tech talent, where we offer tech bootcamps and partner with companies to impact the lives of our students in a meaningful way. We empower students to create a new career path in tech, get that next promotion, or start their own company.

Quick facts:

• Operations in 10 locations worldwide
• Graduated over 11.000 students
• 200+ global team members
• Venture capital backed

#Why join Ironhack

Our culture is characterized by collaboration, which is the way we roll. We like to take on challenges with a smile on our face! We work in flat hierarchies with open communication. Join Ironhack and we guarantee a bootcamp-paced learning experience in a high growth environment, where together we can change the future of education!

#About the gig

We are currently looking for dynamic, talented and experienced UX/UI Design Lead Teachers to run bootcamps for one of our customers. We are looking for people who are passionate about the UX/UI world and sharing their expertise with aspiring product designers. As the Lead Teacher, you will lead, inspire, and educate the next generation of UX/UI professionals, helping them gain the skills and knowledge they need to excel in this rapidly evolving field.

#Responsibilities

• Oversee the whole academic experience of the Ironhack bootcamp
• Manage the Teaching Assistants to support the success of the class
• Facilitate a safe, supportive, and energetic community that welcomes the various needs and learning styles of your students
• Challenge students to think strategically as they turn their ideas into rel user design projects
• Collaborate with Program Managers, Project Managers and the customer to ensure that students achieve their professional goals
• Administer assessment tasks and give students timely and accurate feedback on learning outcomes
• Prepare lesson plans that are balanced and meet the needs of the group and adjusts lesson plans to take account of learning success and difficulties
• Alternate between teaching classroom versus pairs or groups giving clear instructions

Collaborate with Ironhack Team

• Responsible for teaching the curriculum designed by our global education team
• Plan the lessons according to the bootcamp objectives
• Successfully create new techniques and materials, with advice from colleagues
• Work with the global team in the rollout of new teaching materials
• Effectively lead teaching and learning activities to ensure that students reach the learning outcomes set by Education Team

Community Building

• To create a sense of community / Participate in the student experience
• Facilitate a supportive and energetic community that lasts well beyond the course

#Must haves

• 2-3 years of experience in UX/UI design projects and design thinking methodologies, UX strategy and research, Figma, HTML5/CSS3
• Fluent in English, as the classes will be imparted in that language; all in-company communication will be in english
• Demonstrates can-do attitude and takes initiative to address problems
• Demonstrates self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses
• Great communication skills and an ability to capture people's attention
• You are organized, reliable, communicative, open to feedback
• You have experience or the ability to coach others and that are involved in the UX/UI Design community

#Conditions

• Full-time availability from February 2024 to April 2024 (10 weeks)
• Teaching bootcamp, from Sunday to Thursday (days off are Fridays & Saturdays)
• On-site Riyadh - all expenses cover
• Teaching in English - fluency required