Open World Staff – Instructor & Event Support, F26-S27

Located in Redmond Washington DigiPen Institute of Technology is a small college that offers undergraduate degree programs in Computer Science Game Design Digital Audio and Music and Digital Art and Animation as well as Masters degree programs in Computer Science and Digital Art. DigiPen Institute of Technology has been ranked one of the top 5 game design schools in the country by the Princeton Review for more than a decade.To learn more visit: .

DigiPen also provides learning opportunities for elementary and secondary-level students to learn create collaborate and experience the digital world through curricula and instructors that meet DigiPens stringent requirements.

Reports to: David Robson Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Open World is looking for part-time temporaryInstructorsand EventProducersto lead our event and summer workshops working with a co-teacher to introduce students to STEAM fields and create an engaging supportive and fun learning environment. We are looking for enthusiastic kind and professional candidates who enjoy working with kids.â

About Open World

Our Philosophy: Every child who attends our workshops should come away feeling engaged by our instructors and industry guests excited to share what they learned and created empowered with the skills to continue creating and cared for by every member of our team.

Open World Core Values

• Exploration Students discover and dive deep into new fields.
• Problem Solving Activities build skills that extend beyond our programs.
• Industry Connection Students meet and learn from real industry professionals.
• Care Every student feels seen and supported.
• Fun Focus on enjoyable inspiring experiences over rigid academic outcomes.

Whos on the team

In addition to student staff there are four year-round Open World team members:

• Emily Kirby VP of Open World

• David Robson Director of Curriculum and Instruction

• Brittan Rosa Assistant Director for Marketing

• Emily Collins Operations Manager

Before you apply please review the following information:

Schedule & Commitment

• Afterschool Programs Up to 10 hours/week during the school year.
• Monthly Events Up to 10 hours/month.
• Curriculum Development Up to 20 hours/week
• Other Events Additional hours as needed for community outreach or industry events.

Expected hours per week: minimum 20 hours

Locations & Hours

• Locations: DigiPen Institute of Technology (Redmond WA) and other nearby locations as scheduled
• Hours: Afternoon/evening schedules for afterschool programs and events.
• Hours vary based on program and event needs.

Essential Functions

• Work with a co-teacher for K12 afterschool sessions monthly events and special activities.
• Leads a small team to provide student support in and outside of the classroom including organizing and distributing classroom supplies leading activities and games and supervising transition and break times.
• Engage students through interactive hands-on learning.
• Maintain a safe productive caring and fun environment for all.
• Communicate professionally with parents students and team members.
• Help answer questions from students and parents.
• Adapt to changing student needs and support all learners.
• Assist in set-up breakdown and preparation of activities.
• Track and report time worked.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Knowledge in one or more: computer science art/animation game design robotics music/sound design or related fields.
• Ability to work collaboratively with co-teachers and other team members.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Ability to engage and connect with children and teens.
• Ability to provide a supportive experience to all students and adapt to changing student support needs.
• Completed high school.

Bonus Skills/Attributes:

• Experience with K12 students.
• CPR/First Aid certification.
• Leadership teaching or event-planning experience.
• Strong attention to detail.

Additional Knowledge (Highly Recommended)

• Art & Animation: fundamentals (perspective shading form color theory) 2D/3D animation production.
• Game Design: principles Unity Unreal core programming concepts and high-level languages (C# Block-coding JavaScript).
• Music & Sound Design: theory composition sound design digital audio workstations.
• Programming: fundamentals game/software development competence with programming languages (C# C JavaScript Python)
• Robotics: Lego/VEX kits motor/sensor programming core engineering principles.

Compensation

• $20/hour starting rate.
• Returning staff with prior K12 program experience at DigiPen: up to $30/hour.
• Not benefits-eligible.

Application requirements

• Applicants need to provide a resume and cover letter

Working Conditions

• May involve lifting carrying stooping kneeling pushing and/or pulling.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Must pass criminal background check and 5-panel (non-THC) drug screen.

Expected dates of employment: August 31 2026 June 4 2027

Expected number of hours per week: 20 hours

Equal opportunity is a priority of DigiPen Institute of Technology as the institution is committed to fostering a positive learning environment for all. The Institutes intent is to hire the most qualified individuals for faculty and staff attracting candidates from diverse backgrounds of race and ethnicity gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation age socioeconomic status veteran status nationality culture religion and physical abilities. We are committed to broadening our candidate pool to include more diverse individuals and ensuring fairness in hiring by avoiding bias and determining criteria to judge all candidates prior to posting each new position.

Required Experience:

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