Part-time Instructor in Animation, Games, and VFX

Description

We are a new and growing campus hiring artist/instructor for a part-time position in Animation and Game Department.

Individuals with animation, film, tv, or game experience in one area such as: Char Animation, 3D Game Content Creation, Graphics/Pipeline Scripting, Layout, and VFX are preferred.

We are looking for multiple people with various skill-sets to join our team.

This work is part-time and can be done in addition to a current job. Work can be scheduled after hours for people with full-time jobs looking for supplemental income.

Classes are taught in our Sunnyvale, CA campus which is centrally located in the South Bay. The campus is 1 block from a CalTrain station. We do not offer or cover relocation expenses.


For people with experience making 3D or 2D content for games:

• Experience creating creating 3D environment for games.
• Experience with Unreal Development Kit, Unity, or proprietary tools for building levels.
• Experience with Maya building textures, geometry, and 3D game content.
• Experience building and designing a real game.
• Fundamental understanding of game design principles.
• Experience creating or working with game design documents and processes.


For individuals with a 2D or 3D Animation skillset we are looking for:

• Ability to draw thumbnail sketches or story boards for staging exterior and interior shots.
• Drawing skills with pencil or graphite.
• Ability to apply principles of character and object design to animation
• Strong experience animating in Maya on professional quality work.
• 2D animation skills in Flash or ToonBoom.
• Strong demonstrated experience in the principals of animation.
• Understanding of storytelling and character development.
• Ability and skill and imagination designing 2D shapes and 3D forms.
• A solid understanding of perspective, anatomy, and character construction.
• Ability to compose and understanding of composition. Drawing skills to create rough boards
showing and demonstrating good composition.
• Understanding of POV, perspective, and different types of shots/camera moves.
• Ability to conceptually design shots or levels in games including prop placement, vehicle
placement, and environment design.


For people with a Programming/Scripting 3D skill-set we are looking for:

• Understand the use of the scripting languages like python, MEL, Unreal Script embedded within a 3D software package like Maya and Unreal Development Kit.
• Experience as a Technical Artist or Technical Assistant in a 3D game,film, or TV studio is preferred.
• Create procedures, function statements, arrays, and variables by using programming language concept
• Use properties, text, graphics and scriptable controls
• Create customized tools within a 3D package.
• Good fundamental scripting/programming skills (documentation, understanding of data structures, revision control, etc)
• Make evident debugging and troubleshooting skills as related to web scripting
• Ability to implement UI menus and dialog boxes. Adding custom properties to a form.
• Explain how industry-standard scripting techniques are incorporated in the major 3D graphics software applications.
• Articulate the role of scripting in automating labor-intensive tasks.

These positions are hiring and start soon. Please apply now!

The part time instructor facilitates meaningful learning of the course competencies in the curriculum and proactively supports all facets of the learning environment. S/He provides education through learning-centered instruction that will enable graduates to fulfill the evolving needs of the marketplace. S/He encourages a culture of learning that values mutual responsibility and respect, life-long learning and ethics as well as personal and professional development. This position is part time/adjunct only. Incumbent must assure that the EDMC philosophy: quality services to clients; development, growth, involvement, and recognition of employees; sound economic principles; and environment which is conducive to innovation, positive thinking and expansion - is considered in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of this position.