Description
Chair
of Visual Effects
The
Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited
university, offering more than 100 academic degree programs in 42 majors across
its locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Hong Kong; Lacoste, France; and
online via SCAD eLearning. SCAD enrolls more than 12,000 undergraduate and
graduate students from more than 100 countries. The innovative SCAD 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 2015, the
prestigious Red Dot Design Rankings placed SCAD in the top four 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 2014 SCAD graduates, 97 percent of respondents reported being employed,
pursuing further education or both within 10 months of graduation.
The SCAD visual effects program offers
undergraduate and graduate degrees and provides a unique combination of
professional instruction built upon a traditional fine arts foundation, with
opportunities to work individually and collaboratively within a framework of
cooperative activity that reflects the real-world experience of film and
digital entertainment production.
Join SCAD Savannah as the full-time chair of
visual effects and provide students the fluency to express their ideas and
develop their personal vision. This is your chance to work with talented students
within the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, a walkable, bikeable coastal
city providing a living laboratory for the study of art and design.
We are looking for someone with significant
professional experience in visual effects producing, as well as experience as
supervisor, facility manager or lead member of a visual effects production team
in at least one of the principal areas of visual effects production, such as
digital effects animation, technical direction, lighting, compositing, effects
programming or creation of virtual 2-D and 3-D environments. Candidates must be
familiar with current trends and technological developments in visual effects
image gathering.
Responsibilities:
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Day-to-day administration of the academic department
- Direct, coordinate and evaluate the visual effects department
- Develop curriculum
- Foster inter-departmental collaboration and continue to enhance the
reputation of the SCAD visual effects department in academic and professional
circles
- Oversee departmental budget, including its 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, a
review of student evaluations, a review of service and professional development
and a review of 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 Digital Media goals
and the overall SCAD strategic plan.
Requirements:
- Terminal degree or its equivalent in visual
effects or a related field
- Strong communication skills
- Proven leadership skills
- Ability to motivate students and faculty to think creatively and critically
- Ability to work with students and faculty of diverse backgrounds
- Well versed in the history/critical theory of the discipline
Preferred:
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University-level administration
- At least four years’ teaching experience
- On-set and location experience in a supervisory capacity
- Familiarity with the planning and execution of photographic elements for
visual effects, including script breakdown and detailed shot planning,
essential camera operation, scene data collection, CG integration, miniature
and forced-perspective photography, blue- and green-screen photography, use of
motion control technology, set protocol and the planning and construction of
special effects rigs for visual effects
- Candidates must be familiar with current trends and technological
developments in visual effects image gathering, creation and execution
- Familiar with AR/VR applications of visual effects and other emergent
technologies
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Passionate about leading curriculum development and professors to propel visual
effects students toward their careers of the future.