Associate Chair, Animation + Visual Effects

Description

Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy is seeking a talented animator, modeler, or visual effects compositor who is interested in teaching tomorrow’s top talent. Enthusiastic candidates should have personal experience with creating work for the movie and/or broadcast television industry. Familiarity with current production trends as well as strong organization skills are a must.

This full-time position will assist the Department Chair in providing collaborative leadership to the faculty within the Animation + Visual Effects department and participate in the development and review of curriculum to ensure coursework remains current and consistent with industry standards. The Associate Chair will work with other faculty members of the VFX Dept to ensure coursework is coordinated across multiple class sections and will be expected to teach approximately 15-18 contact hours of relevant coursework.


RESPONSIBILITIES
• Serve as the point person for the department in the Chair’s absence.
• Participate in the development and review of curriculum to keep programs current and consistent with industry standards.
• As directed by Department Chair, meet with instructors to ensure continuity across multiple sections of courses. Ensure classes are coordinated with the syllabus. Participate in the recruitment of part-time instructors.
• Participate in peer-to-peer faculty teaching observations.
• Meet and instruct students 15-18 hours a week.
• Grade class assignments, quizzes and tests in a timely manner.
• Provide academic assistance and student advising during scheduled office hours.
• Participate in the review of student admissions candidate interviews, and academic evaluations.
• Serve as the point person and/or Producer for outside client projects as necessary.
• Participate and collaborate on other projects as directed by the Department Chair.