Concept Art Instructor

Description

Are you a creative, artistic individual looking to put your talents to work in a stimulating environment of innovation and discovery?  A place where people are excited to work with you and hear your ideas and share their visions?   Teach at Ex'pression College in Emeryville!  At Ex'pression you'll guide enthusiastic students with state-of-the-art gear and cutting-edge technology, inspiring them with your knowledge and helping them learn to create dazzling digital work.  As an Ex'pression instructor, you'll join an exclusive group of digital arts experts dedicated to bringing out the best in their students in a unique, dynamic atmosphere of imagination and ingenuity.  Our instructors have the best of both worlds: rewarding student-teacher interaction that gives our college its unique energy plus time to pursue their own creative work.  Join our team!

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ideal candidates must have a proven professional track record, and excel at one or more of the following skills:

·       Excellent visual development, cinematic language, and story development skills

·       Creating concept art in Photoshop

·       Drawing storyboards using Photoshop

Candidates with these additional skill sets may also be considered:

• Animatics in AfterEffects

• Previsualization Maya

• 3D pipeline skills in Maya or related software

• 2D pipeline skills in Nuke or related software

Professional experience must be demonstrated in a strong visual portfolio. Experience in higher education is a huge plus, but not necessarily required for the right candidate with commensurate experience.  All candidates should possess exceptional communication skills, leadership abilities, and a high level of organization and attention to detail. 

Requirements:

A minimum of a master’s degree earned in a relevant field from an accredited college, and at least four years professional experience is required.

We can only consider current Bay Area residents at this time.