Digital Media Tutor

USA (Remote)

$18/hr – $40/hrIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead 1-on-1 online tutoring in digital media to help students build practical skills and portfolios.

  • Lead 1-on-1 online tutoring in digital media and portfolio projects.
  • Must-have: Advanced mastery in digital media disciplines (content creation, video, design, audio, and storytelling).
  • Standout: Ability to adapt instruction to diverse learning styles and project-based portfolios.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
  • Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.

Requirements

  • Advanced Subject Mastery: Deep knowledge of digital content creation, social media strategy, video production, graphic design basics, audio production, web content, animation fundamentals, and digital storytelling techniques. Ability to explain content optimization, audience engagement metrics, multimedia integration, and digital publishing workflows while preparing students for digital media careers and content creation roles.
  • Conceptual Teaching & Problem-Solving: Skilled at teaching multimedia content creation, platform-specific design, and digital workflow management. Guides students through creating graphics for social platforms, editing video content, recording and editing audio, designing web layouts, and developing cross-platform content strategies. Emphasizes creative problem-solving within technical constraints and connects digital media to marketing, journalism, entertainment, and education applications.
  • Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with digital media curricula and common challenges such as keeping pace with evolving platforms, mastering multiple software tools, and developing a cohesive digital portfolio. Adapts instruction using project-based production assignments, software tutorials, and portfolio development guidance to support students from digital media beginners through advanced content creators building professional multimedia skills.
  • Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
  • Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
  • Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.

Benefits

  • Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
  • Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
  • Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
  • Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
  • Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
  • Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
  • We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.
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Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) company, is a leading platform for live online learning, with a mission to transform the way people learn through technology. The Company’s purpose-built proprietary platform leverages technology, including AI, to connect learners of all ages to experts, delivering superior value on both sides of the network. Varsity Tutors’ comprehensive learning destination provides learning experiences across 3,000+ subjects and multiple formats—including one-on-one instruction, small group classes, large format group classes, on-demand study support, and adaptive self-study. Its solutions, including high-dosage tutoring, are available directly to students and consumers, as well as through schools and other institutions.

Founded in 2007
St Louis, Missouri, USA
6.3K employees (57 in marketing)
54% recommend to a friend
50% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$389.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
51.7%
Referral
3.5%
Social
1.3%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
36 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
2.3 years

Funding

Total Funding
$107M
Last Raise
$50M
Grant, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2024
    Grant
  • Feb 2018
    Series C • $50M
  • Nov 2015
    Series B • $50M

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