Digital/Visual Art Designer

👋🌎Are you ready to take the world of education by storm? 🚀

🌪️Do you have an insatiable appetite for innovation and a knack for turning wild ideas into reality?

🤺Are you ready to unleash your inner-tech ninja in a world where kids create robots to help humanity and code their way to intergalactic glory?

💡If so, STEAM Academy needs your unique blend of skills as our Digital/Visual Art Designer (Creative Educational Content Developer)!

This is us - STEAM Academy.

STEAM Academy is at the forefront of transforming after-school learning for children aged 4-14 across the USA, Ireland, and Lithuania. As a rapidly expanding EdTech startup, our mission is to pioneer in Robotics and STEAM education, leveraging the innovative LEGO Education Spike Prime and Essential robots alongside our own original creation - Revolution Robotics. Through a captivating Marvel-like universe, we empower young minds to become superheroes of change, addressing global challenges with their ingenuity, creativity, and passion for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). Our curriculum, rooted in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 30), integrates popular platforms like Minecraft and Roblox to enhance digital competence while emphasizing internet safety's importance and real-life engagement's value. Join us in shaping a generation that dreams of making a meaningful impact on the world.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Digital/Visual Art Designer (Creative Educational Content Developer) who blends a passion for education and storytelling with solid design acumen. You are our ideal candidate if:

• You have a background in Digital/Visual Art Design (properly use all digital tools)
• You consume a lot of media (primarily movies, books, and video games)
• Plays RPGs (either real-life like DnD or virtual games)
• You get excited about story design and understanding the underlying systems behind (sci-fi worlds, game design, RPGs)
• You worked in a remote team before

(you don’t have to tick all, but if you got excited about the list and your a match, please proceed)

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop educational (primarily robotics and programming) lessons that captivate and educate children.
• Maintain the characters and integrity of our own story, a Marvel-like universe that excites more than ten thousand children every week.
• Generate and develop creative ideas that resonate deeply with children.
• Stay updated with industry trends to seamlessly integrate them into our content and product development, ensuring our offerings remain cutting-edge, relevant, and, most importantly - future-proof.
• Create educational materials using games to make the internet safer for children.

Requirements:

• You have a background in creative design. You are proficient in Adobe Suite and digital creative software and recurrently use AI to create digital art.
• You have experience or a natural interest in education from the teaching side and an understanding of child psychology and development.
• Proficient in English (Written/Speaking).
• You’re a person who plans your time and meets your deadlines.
• Advantage if you are proficient in 3D modeling, especially when it comes to human and facial modeling.
• Advantage if you have a deep understanding and interest in story-system design (how video games, tabletop games, and RPGs work). It’s a huge advantage if you previously designed a game or regularly practice as a DM.
• You’d like to work on a product that impacts children. You share our commitment to fostering curiosity, problem-solving, and a desire for meaningful change in young minds. And, of course, you need to understand how children learn.

Application Process

To apply for this unique position, please submit your resume.

If you're excited about bringing innovative educational experiences to schools and inspiring the next generation, apply today!