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Who we are
At Podium Education, we believe that a college degree should be a springboard to achieving the American Dream. Yet, American Higher Education is at a crossroads: half of college graduates end up underemployed, and unemployment rates for new college grads are the highest in generations. As a result, confidence in the investment in a college education has hit an all-time low.
Our mission is to help solve this problem and change the lives of millions of students.
We do this by partnering with colleges and companies to supercharge the undergraduate degree by providing students with the experience, career exposure, and skills to launch a great career. Podium serves a population of over 2,000,000 students across 100 of the largest and most well‑known universities in the country, including Georgetown, UNC, Harvard, ASU, and Texas A&M.
Podium Education programs are offered as online courses within standard university semesters. Through Podium’s flagship program is the Global Career Accelerator, students gain real‑world experience while tackling projects from the world’s most recognized brands, such as L’Oreal, Netflix, Shopify, Uber, Google, and Airbnb. The Career Discovery Experience is Podium’s product designed specifically for first‑year students, helping them build clarity and purpose around their college degree and early career paths through experiential learning and exposure to real‑world work.
Everything we do and how we measure our success is about impacting students’ lives:
Student Experience - Customer NPS is better than Netflix, Apple, and Amazon.
Student Access - Programs are for credit, count towards graduation, and are financial aid eligible. One‑third of our students are first‑generation to attend college.
Student Outcomes - Two‑thirds of students say Podium helped them achieve tangible career outcomes within six months (e.g., “I got my first internship”). Over 90% report feeling more confidence and clarity in their career journey.
Podium Education is a privately held growth‑stage company based in Austin, TX with prominent investors, including Sequoia Capital, Owl Ventures, Lumos Capital Group, Learn Capital, Lachy Groom, Goldcrest Capital, and Album VC.
This is a great opportunity to directly contribute to the growth and success of a dynamic company.
Job Description Podium’s Career Discovery Experience (CDE) is seeking a highly organized and engaging Full‑Time Instructor and coordinator with experience both teaching and providing career coaching. This role is ideal for someone who excels at live instruction and brings a coaching mindset to help students build clarity, confidence, and direction in their academic and early career journeys.
In this position, you will bring career coaching insights to support instructional delivery while managing and mentoring part‑time instructional team members. Success in this role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a deep commitment to student success and support. We’re looking for someone who is adaptable, proactive, and enthusiastic about iterating on learning experiences to meet the needs of diverse learners.
You will support the CDE delivery team across a range of initiatives, including:
LiveLab, our synchronous classroom experience
Support Career drop‑ins, career coaching and career event development
Part‑time Instructional staff and Team Leads (similar to teaching assistants)
Classroom operations and day‑to‑day program execution
Curriculum delivery, upkeep, and quality assurance
You’ll also collaborate closely with cross‑functional leaders across the organization to ensure curriculum integrity and an exceptional student experience as we deliver Career Discovery Experience programs to a broad network of university partners.
Responsibilities Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
Provide excellent instruction to students through multiple roles including LiveLab Instructor, Team Lead, Academic Support and asynchronous recordings
Develop, update and maintain live session curriculum. Continually finding new and interesting ways to guide students in the career journey
Support and facilitate career‑focused programming, including career drop‑in sessions, career coaching support, and the development and delivery of career‑related events.
Provide operational support and change management as CDE continues to evolve and scale its learning products, services, and student experiences.
Contribute to the enhancement, maintenance, and quality assurance of curriculum, learning content, and instructional resources, ensuring alignment with CDE learning outcomes and student needs.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support strong internal feedback loops with Instructors and Team Leads, while assisting with the coordination, onboarding, scheduling, and support of part‑time instructional staff.
Help ensure consistent, high‑quality classroom operations and an exceptional student experience across university partners and program offerings.
Things That Should Be In Your Background:
2+ years of teaching, facilitation, coaching, or student‑facing instructional experience, preferably in career development, professional skills, higher education, or experiential learning environments.
A strategic and proactive mindset, with the ability to anticipate challenges, identify opportunities for improvement, and carry solutions through to execution.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse student populations and collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders.
Strong organizational and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
High attention to detail, balanced with the ability to think holistically and align daily work to broader program goals.
Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and address issues as they arise, especially in live or student‑facing environments.
Comfort juggling multiple responsibilities and adapting quickly as priorities shift.
Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:
Ability to quickly learn new skills and technologies as needed
Experience with online learning (asynchronous) as well as facilitating live instruction (synchronous)
Experience collaborating remotely with a distributed team
Experience in creating engaging curriculum, including creating lesson plans for live instruction, designing homework assignments and projects
Experience with Canvas or another LMS
This role is remote‑flexible. We are located in Austin Texas, on South Congress Ave (next door to Allen’s Boots!) and would love to have you in the office occasionally, but no relocation necessary.
Benefits
401k, Health, Vision and Dental insurance packages
Short term disability insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Discounted Wellhub Membership
Access to 3 Mental Health Applications
One Medical Membership
8 Company‑Paid for Therapy Sessions
Free access to upskill through our Global Experiential Programs
Excellent Birthing and Bonding Leave policies
Sleep coach for post‑partum and infant coaching
Student and Partner focused half days every First Friday of the month
Summer Fridays - half day on Friday during the summer months
Extremely talented and intelligent co‑workers
A massive impact on universities and the lives of others, every single day
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Our mission is to help solve this problem and change the lives of millions of students.
We do this by partnering with colleges and companies to supercharge the undergraduate degree by providing students with the experience, career exposure, and skills to launch a great career. Podium serves a population of over 2,000,000 students across 100 of the largest and most well‑known universities in the country, including Georgetown, UNC, Harvard, ASU, and Texas A&M.
Podium Education programs are offered as online courses within standard university semesters. Through Podium’s flagship program is the Global Career Accelerator, students gain real‑world experience while tackling projects from the world’s most recognized brands, such as L’Oreal, Netflix, Shopify, Uber, Google, and Airbnb. The Career Discovery Experience is Podium’s product designed specifically for first‑year students, helping them build clarity and purpose around their college degree and early career paths through experiential learning and exposure to real‑world work.
Everything we do and how we measure our success is about impacting students’ lives:
Student Experience - Customer NPS is better than Netflix, Apple, and Amazon.
Student Access - Programs are for credit, count towards graduation, and are financial aid eligible. One‑third of our students are first‑generation to attend college.
Student Outcomes - Two‑thirds of students say Podium helped them achieve tangible career outcomes within six months (e.g., “I got my first internship”). Over 90% report feeling more confidence and clarity in their career journey.
Podium Education is a privately held growth‑stage company based in Austin, TX with prominent investors, including Sequoia Capital, Owl Ventures, Lumos Capital Group, Learn Capital, Lachy Groom, Goldcrest Capital, and Album VC.
This is a great opportunity to directly contribute to the growth and success of a dynamic company.
Job Description Podium’s Career Discovery Experience (CDE) is seeking a highly organized and engaging Full‑Time Instructor and coordinator with experience both teaching and providing career coaching. This role is ideal for someone who excels at live instruction and brings a coaching mindset to help students build clarity, confidence, and direction in their academic and early career journeys.
In this position, you will bring career coaching insights to support instructional delivery while managing and mentoring part‑time instructional team members. Success in this role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a deep commitment to student success and support. We’re looking for someone who is adaptable, proactive, and enthusiastic about iterating on learning experiences to meet the needs of diverse learners.
You will support the CDE delivery team across a range of initiatives, including:
LiveLab, our synchronous classroom experience
Support Career drop‑ins, career coaching and career event development
Part‑time Instructional staff and Team Leads (similar to teaching assistants)
Classroom operations and day‑to‑day program execution
Curriculum delivery, upkeep, and quality assurance
You’ll also collaborate closely with cross‑functional leaders across the organization to ensure curriculum integrity and an exceptional student experience as we deliver Career Discovery Experience programs to a broad network of university partners.
Responsibilities Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
Provide excellent instruction to students through multiple roles including LiveLab Instructor, Team Lead, Academic Support and asynchronous recordings
Develop, update and maintain live session curriculum. Continually finding new and interesting ways to guide students in the career journey
Support and facilitate career‑focused programming, including career drop‑in sessions, career coaching support, and the development and delivery of career‑related events.
Provide operational support and change management as CDE continues to evolve and scale its learning products, services, and student experiences.
Contribute to the enhancement, maintenance, and quality assurance of curriculum, learning content, and instructional resources, ensuring alignment with CDE learning outcomes and student needs.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support strong internal feedback loops with Instructors and Team Leads, while assisting with the coordination, onboarding, scheduling, and support of part‑time instructional staff.
Help ensure consistent, high‑quality classroom operations and an exceptional student experience across university partners and program offerings.
Things That Should Be In Your Background:
2+ years of teaching, facilitation, coaching, or student‑facing instructional experience, preferably in career development, professional skills, higher education, or experiential learning environments.
A strategic and proactive mindset, with the ability to anticipate challenges, identify opportunities for improvement, and carry solutions through to execution.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse student populations and collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders.
Strong organizational and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
High attention to detail, balanced with the ability to think holistically and align daily work to broader program goals.
Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and address issues as they arise, especially in live or student‑facing environments.
Comfort juggling multiple responsibilities and adapting quickly as priorities shift.
Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:
Ability to quickly learn new skills and technologies as needed
Experience with online learning (asynchronous) as well as facilitating live instruction (synchronous)
Experience collaborating remotely with a distributed team
Experience in creating engaging curriculum, including creating lesson plans for live instruction, designing homework assignments and projects
Experience with Canvas or another LMS
This role is remote‑flexible. We are located in Austin Texas, on South Congress Ave (next door to Allen’s Boots!) and would love to have you in the office occasionally, but no relocation necessary.
Benefits
401k, Health, Vision and Dental insurance packages
Short term disability insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Discounted Wellhub Membership
Access to 3 Mental Health Applications
One Medical Membership
8 Company‑Paid for Therapy Sessions
Free access to upskill through our Global Experiential Programs
Excellent Birthing and Bonding Leave policies
Sleep coach for post‑partum and infant coaching
Student and Partner focused half days every First Friday of the month
Summer Fridays - half day on Friday during the summer months
Extremely talented and intelligent co‑workers
A massive impact on universities and the lives of others, every single day
#J-18808-Ljbffr