Technical Assistant - Concept Art & Illustration

As a Technical Assistant, you will help support and act as a point person for your department as well as the worldwide learning community here at CG Spectrum. You will be responsible for actively engaging with students and fellow TAs across the Slack community. Through the use of praise, constructive feedback, and feed-forward critique you will help navigate students through their coursework and personal projects while providing success strategies from your own experience. 

To help drive additional student success, you will also create ‘TA Challenges’ and host/participate in a wide variety of channel activities. These will directly correspond with related coursework or student focus areas, oftentimes through collaboration with mentors and other TA departments. 

The Technical Assistant role has become an essential part of building a creative community culture at CG Spectrum. Our goal is to INSPIRE students and bring them a unique peer-to-peer experience in our community while helping strengthen your own creative abilities along the way.

TA Responsibilities

Team Facing

• Exemplify CG Spectrum’s core values of Commitment, Excellence and Accountability
• Strictly adhere to the school’s rules and policies
• Participate in department Challenges and activities
• Collaborate with TA Head, HOD & TA Team to recognize issues and recommend solutions while championing team projects.
• Complete all related surveys, forms, and data collection
• Attend TA/Dept. Meetings and other special events when able

Student Facing

• Be actively involved in the Slack community by posting relevant content, outreaching to students, and sharing resources frequently
• Interact with ALL community members in a professional manner
• Support all students to the best of your ability (even if outside of your department channel)
• Monitor CGS channels, platforms and encourage participation in events
• Inspire students by consistently posting resources and your own WIPs
• Adapt feedback approaches for individual student needs
• Provide clear, constructive, and valuable feedback through the use of DMs, Zoom sessions, and demonstrations
• Perform other duties as necessary

Required Skills/Abilities

• Strong ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt to students with various learning needs 
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team 
• Willingness to build relationships with students and engage them in the learning process
• Availability to provide timely assistance in the Slack community
• Must have compassionate, friendly, and professional attitude
• Proven Knowledge of department Fundamentals

Expectations

• Be available on Slack for a total of 10hrs a week.
  
• Post weekly announcements/activities in your department channel.
• Conduct at least one public session/huddle in your department channel per week.
• Work collaboratively with your fellow TAs to provide students with challenges
• Admin channels outside of your department and mindfully direct students to POCs (points of contact).
• Actively outreach to students.
• Complete other duties as necessary/directed by your Head of Department or Head TA. 

Education and Experience

• English Language *required*
  • Both written and verbal comprehension
  • Other language skills are a plus
• Completion of at least Term 2 of your digi paint related course, or graduation of related CG Spectrum course*
  • Or strong Fundamental knowledge of study area *required*
• Previous leadership or project management skills are a plus
• Basic calculation skills for navigating differentiating time zones are a plus
• Familiarity with social platforms such as Zoom, Discord, and G-Suite (and its related applications such as Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Drive, Calendar, etc) is a plus

Physical Requirements

• 10hrs per week
• This is a remote position and prolonged periods of sitting and working on a computer are likely to be experienced
• Must have the ability to communicate via Webcam and Microphone
• Must be able to provide examples of portfolio work to showcase Fundamental knowledge areas