Youth Arts Instructor (Drawing, Cartooning, Comics, Animation, & Other)

Community Arts Center (CAC) is seeking a creative, enthusiastic teaching artist to lead youth visual arts classes during our Winter 2027 semester (mid January - mid March). This is an excellent opportunity for an educator with experience in drawing, cartooning, comics, animation, illustration, or related visual arts disciplines who enjoys working with children and teens. Although we have a particular need for Winter 2027, there are other oppotunities to teach here in the future as well.

The selected instructor may choose to:

• Teach and adapt CAC's existing Cartooning, Comics, and Animation courses, or
• Develop original courses of their own design, provided they serve the same age groups and fit within the existing class schedule.
• We are particularly interested in instructors who can engage students ages 9-18 through drawing, storytelling, character design, animation, comics, digital art, illustration, or related creative media, but we are open to other proposals.

Winter 2027 Teaching Schedule Openings for Classes

• Mondays, 4:00 PM-5:45 PM (January 11-March 1, 2027) – Teach Comics! for ages 9-12 or propose a new class
• Tuesdays, 3:00 PM-6:00 PM (January 12-March 2, 2027) –  Teach Animation for Teens (ages 13-18) or propose a new class
• Wednesdays, 4:00 PM-5:45 PM (January 13-March 3, 2027) – Teach Cartooning for ages 9-12 or propose a new class
• Thursdays, 4:00 PM-5:45 PM (January 14-March 4, 2027) – Teach Flipbooking for ages 9-12 or propose a new class

All of the above classes meet one day a week and run for 8 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Plan and teach engaging, age-appropriate visual arts classes.
• Foster a welcoming, inclusive, and creative classroom environment.
• Prepare lesson plans and projects that build artistic skills and creativity.
• Communicate professionally with CAC staff regarding class needs and student progress.
• Maintain classroom materials and studio spaces as needed.

Qualifications

• Provide three (3) Clearances: PA State Police Criminal Record Check, Child Abuse History Clearance, & FBI Criminal Background Check. Clearances must be issued within 5 years of the program dates.
• Experience teaching children and/or teens in an educational, arts, or community setting.
• Strong skills in cartooning, comics, animation, illustration, drawing, and/or related visual arts.
• Ability to develop and deliver engaging curricula for youth.
• Reliable, organized, and enthusiastic about arts education.

Compensation is tuition based and each class must meet a set minimum registration number to run.  If the class meets it’s minimum then compensation generally starts at about $25/hour and increases as more students enroll. Instructors work for CAC as independent contractors.

To Apply

Please submit to Program Director, Alice Thompson, at athompson@communityartscenter.org a resume, brief statement, and examples of your artwork and/or student work (web portfolio or pdf attachments). Applicants are encouraged to propose class concepts that align with the age groups and schedule listed above.

Join our vibrant arts community and inspire the next generation of young artists!

The Community Arts Center is a vibrant 78 year old organization located in an historic property with contemporary additions and facilities in Wallingford, Delaware County, near Media and Swarthmore, PA, offering classes for kids and adults in the visual arts, exhibitions, special events, and more!