Chair of Motion Media Design

SCAD Savannah seeks candidates for Chair in the department of Motion Media Design beginning in the fall of 2010. Qualified candidates will have a terminal degree in art and design, or undergraduate degree with extensive, recognized industry experience. College level administration and teaching experience is required. A strong portfolio and/or industry experience is essential. Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate outstanding teaching and administration experience (and will have responsibilities in both areas). Experience in diverse issues in Motion Media such as concept development, pre-production, cinematography, media theory, digital culture, new media and critical studies is important as these and many other industry concepts exist throughout the core of this program of study. Technical expertise with industry standard tools and hardware is desirable as many topics are presented in our state-of-the-art facilities utilizing high-end workstations configured with a diverse range of hardware and software. These include the Adobe product line, including After Effects and Premiere; Flash; Photoshop and Illustrator; Autodesk Maya; Cinema 4D; and Nuke.

In addition to administration responsibilities, you will be required to teach classes in areas at least 2-3 subject areas of the following subject areas; storyboarding and concept development, kinetic typography, editing, compositing, packaging and branding, and be able to lead teams for group production. Candidates must be able to communicate with, and motivate, students and faculty to think creatively and critically, and apply higher-level theoretical models to the practice of digital media, in order to prepare students for rapidly evolving motion media design careers.