Graphics and Media Designer

Number of positions: 1

Knowledge Platform is a state of the art education company, using technology to bring top quality educational content to classrooms and students-at-large via free & easy-to-use online platforms.

Knowledge Platform is currently looking for a motivated, creative and a tech-savvy Graphics Designer to complete the graphic and printing requirements of the Marketing department. The applicant will be responsible for creating various marketing materials for our education product, Learn Smart Pakistan.

The applicant will be responsible for interpreting and applying brand standards consistently to all materials produced and develop marketing and promotional materials including presentations, newsletters, email/social media campaigns under the direction of the Marketing Lead. The applicant as a part of the Marketing team to create content in an iterative process. The applicant may also be required to help with photography and video shoots to assist the Marketing team with their promotional activities.

The position will be for 12 months or 18 months initially, but can be made permanent if the candidate performs well. The first 3 months is probationary.

Skills required:

• Expertise and familiarity with several relevant authoring tools: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Camtasia, After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Animate, PowerPoint, GoAnimate, Articulate, etc.
• Work experience with video editing (Premier Pro, After Effects etc.)
• Familiarity with special effects, 3D and compositing
• Creative mind and storytelling skills
• Experience working with educational institutions or projects preferred
• Good interpersonal skills and collaborative team-player
• Degree or certification preferred
• At least 2 years of experience

Conditions and application Knowledge Platform offers a competitive package and conditions. For this position, the expected salary range is 70K-80K.

Whom do you contact?

Please send your motivation letter and CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject Application: Graphics & Media Designer (Marketing).

Specific questions about this position can be addressed to Arisha Akbar aakbar@knowledgeplatform.com

We’re looking to start the hiring process immediately!

Interns on the Content Team

Number of positions: 4

Knowledge Platform is a state of the art education company, using technology to bring top quality educational content to classrooms and online. Knowledge Platform is currently looking for motivated, tech-savvy and education-minded individuals to work on different tasks, including posting assessments for Physics, Biology and Chemistry, identifying and entering Unit Texts from different textbooks, creating comprehension questions, etc. The internship programme is 2 months long and will begin in the summer. The intern will be responsible for one or all of the following tasks:

• Adding all Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) questions from past papers into a Word template
• Giving feedback on the questions
• Testing and reviewing questions and material generated by our AI engine (Math or English)
• Copying the unit text of textbooks and creating comprehension questions for these texts
• Identifying the curriculum and learning outcomes of different textbooks used in Pakistan

Skills required for the intern on the Content Team are:

• Fluency in written English
• Passion for education
• An ongoing Bachelors or Masters programme in Science, English Language, or another relevant field
• Eagerness to learn
• The applicant should be in possession of their own laptop

Conditions and application Knowledge Platform offers a dynamic work environment, with highly educated colleagues eager to support you and the opportunity to learn from the leading company in educational technology in Pakistan. The interns will get a compensation of PKR 15,000 per month. Please send your motivation letter and CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject Application: Intern Content Team. Specific questions about this position can be addressed to Caspar Groeneveld (cgroeneveld@knowledgeplatform.com).

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a dynamic person with exceptional designing and implementation skills. The role is quite challenging as it requires a mix of modern web/mobile designing, responsive conversion of designs and design of exceptional infographics. Depending on experience or capability, we can offer the Design Lead position (to manage the whole team of designers and animators).

Experience Required: 

4 to 8 years (with an exception for highly talented young individuals who can apply with less experience)

Salary: 

Better than market depending on skills and talent

Skills Required:

• Modern responsive web designing
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Graphics designing skills with “wow” factor
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Frontend development for responsive design
• Visual Studio
• Working with cross functional teams

Job Responsibilities:

• Able to develop modern product wireframes and UX design.
• Incorporate Ul/UX best practices in the website and mobile designs.
• Able to translate design elements into highly efficient and clean UI using HTML, CSS (Bootstrap, Zurb Foundation etc.) JavaScript, and JQuery.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Able to create info-graphics for digital and print reports
• Create graphics and design layouts for web, mobile, print, social media and other digital uses.
• Coordinate and collaborate with cross functional teams to come up with the design solutions.
• Design marketing collateral such as brochures, e-books, visiting cards, backdrops etc.
• Apply design ideas on relevant software ranging from Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop etc.
• Design aesthetically appealing designs and UI elements.
• Great sense of composition, colors, typography, and layout to design, PSD to HTML.
• Collaborate with development team on projects and services, as well as take the lead role in new projects.
• Must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and meet strict deadlines without sacrificing quality.

Whom do you contact?

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com. We’re looking to start the hiring process immediately.

Number of Positions: 09

Locations: Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Gujrat, Faisalabad and Gujranwala

Salary: 35,000 – 50,000 PKR/month

Reports to: Learning Solutions Lead

Primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Develop in-depth understanding of Company`s product
• Ensure targets for deployment of Knowledge Platform`s blended learning solution are met
• Assist teachers to use digital content in conducting lessons in class, and provide recommendations on best teaching practices
• Provide support and feedback after solution deployment
• Provide trainings and conduct learning workshops/boot camps
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers
• Devise and present ideas and strategies to improve the support and engagement processes
• Create reports and plans for the prospective clients
• Any other tasks as may be required from time to time

Required Experience and Skills:

• 1-3 years of experience
• Experience in teaching will be preferred
• Experience in customer support is a plus
• Strong communication and IT fluency
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Pro-active, self-starting work approach and must be a team player
• Detail oriented, organized and able to multi-task
• Takes initiative and able to work under pressure

Education/Eligibility:

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Engineering, CS/IT, Education, Business Administration or related discipline
• Travelling: 70% travel required

Training Period:

Selected candidates will undergo extensive training of 1-2 months at Knowledge Platform`s Islamabad office.

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject ‘Training and Support Coordinator-<City Name>’

Number of Positions: 1

Locations: Rawalpindi

Salary: 35,000 – 50,000 PKR/month

Reports to: Learning Solutions Lead

Primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Develop in-depth understanding of Company`s product
• Ensure targets for deployment of Knowledge Platform`s blended learning solution are met
• Promote the company’s product by addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
• Provide feedback and support after solution deployment
• Provide trainings and conduct learning workshops/boot camps
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers
• Devise and present ideas and strategies to improve the Business Development processes
• Planning and oversee new business development initiatives
• Create reports and plans for the prospective clients

Required Experience and Skills:

• 01 – 3 years of experience
• Experience in marketing and sales will be a plus
• Experience in customer support is a plus
• Strong business development skills required
• Interest/Experience in teaching will be preferred
• Strong communication and IT fluency
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Pro-active, self-starting work approach and must be a team player
• Detail oriented, organized and able to multi-task
• Takes initiative and able to work under pressure

Education/Eligibility:

• Bachelors/Master’s degree in Marketing, Management, Engineering, CS/IT, Business Administration or related discipline
• Travelling: 70% travel required

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject “Regional Coordinator-Rwp”.

Educational technology company Knowledge Platform is looking for Marketing Executives.

Number of Position: 3

Location: Islamabad

Salary: 40,000 – 60,000 PKR/ month

Reports to: Marketing Lead

The candidate’s main responsibility will be to plan, direct and coordinate marketing research activities for our education products and initiatives. The candidate should be an independent worker with a pro-active approach who is able to engage colleagues and the public with initiatives. An excellent command of English is required. The candidate should further understand the intricacies of various marketing platforms and enjoy social media. Experience in the education sector is a plus.

 Tasks include (but are not limited to):

• Market analysis and research
• Study market conditions to examine potential sales of Knowledge Platform’s products
• Develop a database of low-cost schools in Pakistan
• Manage social media and online communities
• Develop launch strategies for our various products. Includes pitching to journalists, media, bloggers
• Design and implement marketing campaigns
• Maintain a database of and outreach to media personnel and influencers
• Develop marketing collateral including case studies and brochures
• Writing press releases, and external and internal communication
• Reporting on results of marketing and other initiatives

Required Skills:

• Ability to work independently in an agile environment
• Pro-active, self-starting work approach
• Marketing and PR experience
• Have knowledge of a wide range of marketing techniques and concepts
• Detail-oriented, organized and able to multi-task
• Excellent English writing and communication skills
• Extensive experience in social media (and enjoys using it)
• Takes initiative and is able to work well under pressure
• Brand management experience
• Has some experience working with events and media

Desired skills

• Video editing, scripting and storyboarding
• Graphic design
• Search Engine Optimization

What Knowledge Platform offers

We offer you a position where you can grow, show initiative, and be part of a dedicated team. We are offering a salary between 40,000 – 60,000 PKR per month for this position.

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject “Marketing Executive”

Number of positions: 2   Knowledge Platform is a state of the art education company, using technology to bring top quality educational content to classrooms and online. Knowledge Platform is currently looking for motivated, tech-savvy and education minded team members to create learning content, games and assessments for Grades 6-8, and other Grades. The positions will be for 12 months or 18 months initially, but can be made permanent if the candidate performs well. The first month is probation. The applicant will be responsible for uploading created content into the Learning Management System. Often, the content will require adjustments to prepare it for upload. Math assessments need to be coded into a markup language such as LaTeX.   Skills required for the position of Content Management Executive are:

• Tech-savvy and proficient with markup languages
• Precise and careful worker
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related preferred

Conditions and application Knowledge Platform offers a competitive package and conditions. For this position, the expected salary range is 30K-45K. Please send your motivation letter and CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject Application: Content Management Executive.   Specific questions about this position can be addressed to Caspar Groeneveld (cgroeneveld@knowledgeplatform.com). We’re looking to start the hiring process immediately.

Educational technology company Knowledge Platform is looking for full-time interns for Mathematics Content Development.

Number of Position: 2
Location: Singapore
Salary: SGD 1,200 / month

Job Description

The interns will create a range of digital learning objects for mathematics at the primary levels, consistently incorporating good instructional design practices. Specifically, they will

•Create educational storyboards and convert them to Powerpoints or videos. These will be used by teachers to deliver lessons in class
•Create a bank of assessment questions to assess student understanding
•Create educational games, which are used to reinforce student learning in an engaging way
•Any other tasks as may be required from time to time

Qualifications

•Cambridge O or A Levels, or IB, with decent grades in mathematics and sciences. Higher qualifications are welcome
•IT literacy is a must, especially in Microsoft Powerpoint and Word. Knowledge of video-authoring software such as Camtasia is a big plus
•Be strongly proficient in English
•Preferably have own laptop (with MS Office) that can be used during the internship

Conditions and application

Duration of internship: 4-6 weeks, to start in June 2018. Mon-Fri 9.30am – 6:30pm, in CBD-area office.

Training will be provided where needed, but the successful interns will be expected to work independently after a few days.  These positions are ideal if you are passionate
about digital education, technology, instructional design, game development, and content authoring.  To apply, please submit your resume and relevant transcripts to
bsaengtuksin@knowledgeplatform.com,  with the subject title “Application for math content development internship”. Enquiries should also be sent to this email.

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Islamabad

Salary: 50,000 – 75,000 PKR/ month

Experience: 2-3 years (highly talented individuals can apply with a smaller amount of experience).

We are looking for a Front-End Web Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.

Tools:

• Bootstrap
• Foundation
• jQuery
• AngularJS
• Gimp (will be a plus)
• Adobe Illustrator (will be a plus)
• Adobe Photoshop (will be a plus)

Job Responsibilities:

• Should be able to do design web pages using HTML5/CSS3.
• Able to translate design elements into highly efficient and clean UI using HTML, CSS (Bootstrap, Foundation etc.)

• Great sense of composition, colors, typography, and layout to design, PSD to HTML.

• Proficient in CSS and relevant frameworks such as Bootstrap, Foundation etc.
• Proficient in JavaScript and relevant frameworks like JQuery, AngularJS etc.

• Experience of other frameworks such as KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS. (will be a plus)

• Proficient in design principles and implementation of scalable designs (responsive design).
• Should be able to test/debug the web pages over different platforms and browsers.
• Good understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Team Foundation Server.

• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX.
• Should have knowledge about image authoring tools, to be able to make edits on the image.
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them.

Number of Positions: 1 Location: Islamabad Salary: 50,000 – 80,000 PKR/ month Experience: 1+ years Reports to: Lead Games and Mobile Apps  

Requirements:

• 1+ years of development experience in HTML5, Adobe development tools, and Web/Mobile Technologies.
• Outstanding problem solving and programming skills are required.
• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Multimedia or related disciplines.
• Basic knowledge of game development.
• Strong object oriented concepts.
• Highly self-motivated individual with strong commitment to meet deadlines and ability to work independently.

How to Apply

• Only applications with portfolio/projects will be considered
• Send your CV and portfolio to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with “Mobile App & Game Developer” in the subject heading.

Number of Positions: 1 Location: Islamabad Salary: 40,000 – 80,000 PKR/ month Experience: 0-3 years Reports to: Technology Lead

Requirements:

• Fresh to 3 years of experience in development using Microsoft based web technologies.
• Strong analytical competence and problem solving skills.
• Experience of developing scalable web applications using C#, ASP.Net MVC, Web API, SQL Server.
• Solid understanding of HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, Angular Js.
• Strong OOP concepts and implementation experience.
• Good Knowledge of SQL Development (Stored Procedures, Views, Query Optimization, etc.)
• Experience of software development using Agile methodology is desired.
• Highly self-motivated individual with strong commitment to meet deadlines and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science/Software Engineering.

To apply send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Islamabad

Experience: 2-3 years in quality assurance and/or automation

Reports to: QA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
• Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
• Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
• Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs
• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
• Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions

Requirements:

• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• Experience of large-scale web based projects/products is preferred.
• Experience of using MTM for test plans and test cases management.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools. Visual studio / selenium web driver.
• Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Be self-motivated, willing to learn new concepts, technologies, and produce quickly.

To apply send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com