Posted about 3 years ago

We are looking for experienced graphic designers, UI/UX designers, brand designers, creative directors, art directors, interaction designers, visual designers, design managers who have excellent design portfolios themselves to be part of our growing Design Portfolio mentor team. 

• Push creative boundaries for the students you mentor. They came to our Portfolio School to elevate their visual and creativity standard. Mentors are there to make sure they succeed.

• Answer appointment requests promptly and show up to every appointment on time.
• Provide written reviews to student assignment submissions.
• Check in on students when they fall behind on progress.
• Be very specific in your feedback when giving student directions while encouraging them to think on their own. 

• Unlike most job requirements, we do not have a specific years of experience requirements. Instead, we will evaluate your own portfolio with industry benchmarks such as creativity, visual excellence, storytelling skills and personal branding.

• Have worked professionally in your role either at the client side or agency side.
• It's a bonus if you have been a hiring manager
• Love teaching and mentoring. We want mentors who truly love giving back and passing their knowledge on to up and coming talents.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Our students are very diverse - we expect our mentors to be respectful, open-minded, patient and communicate well with a wide range of student demographics.
• Knowledge of branding, marketing and storytelling in addition to your design craft. We not only provide design critiques to our students - we also teach them how to market and brand themselves. Our mentors play a crucial part in helping them acquire these skills.
  
  

• You earn $300 per student in a 6-week period. You may have up to 9 sessions per student, but in most cases, you may only have to mentor 5-6 sessions. Each session is 1-hour.
• You may take on as many students as your schedule allows.