Live Session Instructor - Business Analytics

About Ziplines

Ziplines Education is a category-leading education company that partners with universities to deliver industry-focused certificate courses that prepare professionals for today’s digital-first workforce. Each year, we have the opportunity to help thousands of career advancers build the knowledge, skills, and credentials they need to move their careers forward. 92% of learners would recommend our programs, and our net promoter score is consistently in the excellent range. Together, we empower adult learners to confidently pursue the career they’ve always wanted.

About you 

You bring at least 7 years of experience, a broad understanding of business analytics, and a genuine passion for helping early-career professionals thrive and achieve success. As a part-time live session instructor, you'll have the opportunity to share your expertise with career advancers, answer their questions, coach them as they solve problems, and guide them toward achieving their goals. 

Instructor role objectives

• Help learners practice relevant skills and gain clarity on course concepts

• Inspire learners, build confidence in their capabilities, and help them understand business analytics

• Optimize learner engagement, learner retention, and learner success 

Our learners

Our learners are driven professionals from diverse fields. Some are just beginning to explore new career opportunities, while others are looking to deepen their expertise. What they all share is a strong desire to acquire new skills that will help them advance their careers—whether that’s stepping into a new role, earning a promotion, or excelling in their current position.

Our courses

Each week, learners:

• Complete on-demand online content created by industry experts featuring scenario-based learning, industry context, and best practices (6-7 hours)

• Apply their skills via a hands-on “Playbook” project (1-2 hours)

• Attend a live session to learn from an industry expert (that’s you!) alongside their classmates (2 hours). Most learners will come into your live session having completed the week’s content and started their Playbook assignment–you’re supporting and customizing their learning, not teaching concepts for the first time. 

• Get extra support by connecting with classmates on Slack or reaching out to our Learner Success team for support. 

How we support you

• Agenda, activities, and slide deck: We provide a complete agenda, set of activities, and slide deck for your live sessions. These can be customized to your teaching style, but you don’t have to create anything from scratch. 

• Learner Success Team “copilot” in your live sessions: You’ll have a consistent Learner Success Team member helping with moderation and Zoom mechanics during your live session so that you can focus on facilitation. 

• Learner Success Team eyes on the course Slack: The same Learner Success Team member will monitor the course Slack, surfacing learner questions and discussions you may want to weave into your live session. 

Your duties and time commitment

• Overall Time Commitment: ~4 hours per week for 10 weeks.

• Live Sessions (1.5-2 hours/week): Facilitate a 10-week series of weekly 2-hour Zoom live sessions. 

• Preparation (~2 hours/week): Prepare for your sessions by customizing slides and activities, reviewing learner questions, and familiarizing yourself with the on-demand course content and Playbook assignment. 

• Learner Communication (~30 minutes/week): Contribute to Slack discussions and reply to learner questions. 

• Debrief and Course Improvement (~1 hour over the 10 weeks): Attend occasional debrief sessions with Ziplines managers and instructional designers. 

Your compensation

$4,000 per 10-week session

More about this Business Analytics course 

Weekly topics are as follows:

• Introduction to business analytics

• Technical introduction to data modeling 

• Introduction to SQL

• Exploring SQL clauses

• Data visualization fundamentals

• Data visualization technology (Excel, Tableau)

• Aligning metrics and KPIs to business objectives

• Extracting actionable data insights

• Planning and measuring business impact 

• Data signal vs. noise

Qualifications