Visiting Faculty in Game Art & Design

Visiting Faculty in Game Art & Design

The Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) is seeking a non-tenure track visiting faculty member for our emerging Game Art & Design Department. The ideal candidate will be an interactive media artist who demonstrates a diverse practice in the development of game media theory and research. This position will complement the skills of our game design and production-focused faculty. The candidate will leverage solid drawing and design skills in order to support students from a range of disciplines. Additionally this role will support the development of our evolving tabletop curriculum. The faculty member will teach six courses an academic year (3 each semester) contribute to college service and maintain an active game art and design practice. The position will begin August 2025 and is for work to be performed in-person in the state of Ohio. Visiting faculty are eligible for a one-year employment agreement renewable by the college for up to three years.

The CCAD Game Art & Design Department is housed in the Cloyd Family Animation Center. Highlights include: a dedicated exhibiting space for interactive installations a drawing classroom three dedicated Cintiq teaching labs a Cintiq docking lab flex space for student projects faculty offices a gallery and a 90 Seat Screening Room with a Christie 4220 DLP 4K Projector and Dolby Atmos 7.1 Surround Sound System. The Game Art & Design faculty are encouraged to collaborate on both departmental and cross-disciplinary projects. All CCAD faculty have access to a variety of internal funding sources in order to support professional practice (travel research projects) including the Griffith Big Project Fund that supports new making and research projects.

A completed application requires:

• A cover letter that articulates the ways their experience fits the role highlights their teaching philosophy and discusses their experience teaching through a lens of cultural competency.
• A CV that includes names/contact details for three references and links to a demo reel and/or playable games tabletop print and play samples or alternative documentation of interactive works.

Qualifications:

• A bachelors degree is required and candidates should have either a graduate degree in a relevant discipline and/or relevant professional experience in the game art and design field (5 years); both are preferred.
• Experience teaching at the college-level is desired but not required.

Please direct any questions regarding the position to the search committee chair Robin Zomchek Review of applicants will begin immediately.

About Columbus College of Art & Design:

Columbus College of Art & Design teaches undergraduate and graduate students in the midst of a thriving creative community in Columbus Ohio. Founded in 1879 CCAD is one of the oldest private nonprofit art and design colleges in the United States. CCAD offers nine BFA programs and a Master of Professional Studies in User Experience Design that produce graduates equipped to shape culture and business at the highest level. Additionally CCAD offers year-round community art classes for children and adults of all ages led by local creators and designers skilled in their craft. For more information visit .

About Columbus:

As the 14th largest city in the country and the largest and fastest-growing city in Ohio Columbus is collaborative open and dynamic. Between incredible arts and entertainment exciting collegiate and professional sports and a spectacular downtown riverfront of sprawling greenspace Columbus has something for everyone. Here youll find all the culture and amenities youd expect in a major city with the friendly and approachable attitude of the Midwest. Franklin County where Columbus is located is the epicenter of the states political economic and social presence and is home to 1.3 million residents with a median age of 34. Columbus is a top city for equality and was the recipient of a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign in 2020. And central Ohio is serious about higher education: the Columbus region is home to 52 college and university campuses with 22000 annual college graduates. Because CCAD is closely tied to the citys numerous art and design spaces and ever-expanding districts youll have plenty of places to experience creativity and showcase your own.

EEO Statement:

Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal state and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment discrimination or retaliation based on an individuals race color religion religious creed national origin ancestry citizenship physical or mental disability medical condition gender expression age sexual orientation veteran and/or military status protected medical leaves domestic violence victim status political affiliation or any other status protected by federal state or local laws. CCAD is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment.