Savannah College of Art and Design Company Logo

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, Georgia - United States
View all jobs at this company »

Chair of Advertising

Description

The SCAD advertising program covers the breadth of the discipline, from design and copywriting to integrated brand marketing, strategic planning and more. This is your chance to work with dedicated faculty and talented students within the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, a walkable, bikeable coastal city that provides a living laboratory for the study of art and design. Join SCAD Savannah as chair of advertising.

Responsibilities:

- Provide day-to-day administration of the academic departments

- Direct, coordinate and evaluate the advertising department

- Develop curriculum

- Foster interdepartmental collaboration and continue to enhance the reputation of the SCAD advertising department in academic and professional circles

- Oversee departmental budget, including development and implementation

- Work with the admission department to recruit talented undergraduate and graduate students to SCAD and to the department

- Teach classes annually, as assigned

- Evaluate professors within the department through class observations and review of student evaluations, service, professional development and contributions to the department’s goals

- Work with the dean to provide professional development opportunities for professors

- Develop, in consultation with the dean and department members, a strategic plan for the department that is consistent with School of Communication Arts’ goals and overall SCAD strategic plan.

Requirements:

- Terminal degree or its equivalent in advertising or a related field

- Experience with advertising agencies or in-house marketing groups

- Experience in diverse advertising issues, such as creative strategy, concept development, creative execution and presentation preferred

- Experience in issues in advertising production such as file preparation, estimating, buying, creative execution and scheduling preferred

- Experience in account planning, research, creative strategy and brand management preferred

- Ability to work with students and faculty of diverse backgrounds

- College-level teaching experience preferred

- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferred

- Ability to motivate students and faculty to think creatively and critically

- Ability to work with students and faculty of diverse backgrounds

Note: Only complete packages will be considered. An unofficial transcript of your highest degree awarded, cover letter, resume or CV, and portfolio are required. For the portfolio, you have the option to upload electronic documents/images, or a URL. 

SCAD: The University for Creative Careers

The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited university, offering more than 100 academic degree programs in 41 majors at locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Hong Kong; Lacoste, France; and online via SCAD eLearning. 

SCAD enrolls 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 100 countries. SCAD’s innovative curriculum is enhanced by advanced, professional-level technology, equipment and learning resources, as well as opportunities for internships, professional certifications and collaborative projects with corporate partners. In 2014, the prestigious Red Dot Design Rankings placed SCAD in the top ten universities in the Americas and Europe. Career preparation is woven into every fiber of the university, resulting in a superior alumni placement rate. In a survey of Spring 2013 SCAD graduates, 93 percent of respondents reported being employed, pursuing further education, or both, within 10 months of graduation.

For more information, visit scad.edu.



This Job is no longer active!