Adjunct Westphal Animation and Visual Effects

About the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design:

The creative heart of Drexel University the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design trains the next generation of scholars thinkers makers and doers in the fields of media entertainment design and the visual and performing arts. Westphal offers 18 undergraduate and nine graduate majors housed in award-winning facilities that encourage collaboration across creative disciplines. At Westphal we reimagine the role of design media and the arts in building a better future. Our programs challenge students to center sustainability access and equity in their approaches to art fashion architecture gaming entertainment and scholarship. Through experiential learning studio-based curriculum and Drexels widely-recognized Cooperative Education program (co-op) our students are uniquely positioned to face the worlds challenges and define the creative careers of the 21^st century.

About the Program

The Animation & Visual Effects major provides students with the artistic technological storytelling and design skills necessary to succeed as 3D animators and visual effects artists in the highly competitive entertainment design and communications industries.

Animation and Visual Effects has grown beyond its traditional applications in the entertainment addition to film television and internet-based programming these production techniques are also widely used in medical research engineering virtual and augmented reality systems immersive media web content the performing arts interactive game systems corporate communications and higher education. The depth and complexity of this field necessitates a rigorous course of study.

To best prepare students for the demands of careers in these cutting-edge disciplines our program provides a foundational understanding of design and technology with core courses in digital media the option to choose between a 6- or 18-month co-op plan and a curriculum of rigorous coursework covering specialized aspects of digital animation visual effects and immersive will learn the underlying principles of animation along with advanced industry-standard software and hardware entire creative pipeline from storyboarding to modeling and animation to rendering and compositing is covered in depth allowing students to experience all aspects of a production.

Job Summary

The Adjunct instructor will employ a variety of strategies to foster student artistic development learning and discussions as well as encourage active learning in all students maintain proper course-related records and evaluate student work and provide students with feedback as to the progress toward meeting the objectives of the course. Each adjunct faculty member is responsible for effectively teaching students in the assigned classroom or remote settings. Each adjunct faculty member is responsible for effectively implementing the mission of the Department of Digital Media within Drexels Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Responsibilities may include teaching days evenings nights or weekends with the potential for online only in-person only or a combination of both.

Courses within the Animation & VFX (ANFX) program cover a wide range of topics at different skill levels. All aspects of the CG pipeline are covered using industry standards such as Maya Houdini Nuke Adobe Suite Unreal Engine and more.

Essential Functions

• Teach required number of credit hours per quarter based on their contract
• Teach studio lecture and/or practicum courses per their contract
• Plan and provide instructional experiences that reflect an understanding of the philosophy objectives and curriculum of the program
• Evaluate student achievement of curricular objectives/outcomes
• Maintain communication with the program director regarding any course or student issues
• Perform other similar duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Animation Digital Media Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of teaching or professional experience.

Location

University City Philadelphia PA

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter that indicates your strong areas of expertise when submitting your your cover letter please list any applications render engines and program languages you have experience in and your skill include links to personal demo reels and portfolios.