Computer Animation Faculty

Description

Beginning August 2012

Computer Animation Department, Visual Development/Character and Environment Design Artist

Full Time Faculty Appointment with Benefits

Institution: Founded in 1931, Ringling College of Art and Design is a private professional college fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and CIDA, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Ringling College of Art and Design’s primary mission is to prepare students to be discerning visual thinkers and ethical practitioners in their chosen area of art and design and to provide an intensive professional education in the visual arts. Ringling College has taken a leadership role in the integration of high technology within art and design curricula in response to the marketplace and trends in the professions. The institution’s strategic plan positions the College for continued growth and development. It is authorized to award the BFA in thirteen visual arts disciplines and the BA in the Business of Art and Design, a new program that bridges the business world with art and design education. Ringling College employs 148 faculty who instruct 1,400 students from 46 states and 40 countries. The large residential campus is near downtown Sarasota. A cultural center of Florida, Sarasota is 65 miles south of Tampa and 75 miles north of Fort Myers. Additional information about the College is available at www.ringling.edu.

The Computer Animation Department is a nationally-respected program, which houses two separate majors-the Computer Animation major, and the Game Art + Design major. A highly-collaborative teaching environment merges the aesthetic of feature film with today’s most current technology. Computer Animation majors focus on the feature film industry with linear narrative stories, while Game Art + Design majors focus on the computer gaming industry by designing, creating, and analyzing the visual components of games.

Facilities: Ringling College’s Computer Animation Department has recently relocated to a brand new 20,000 square foot facility. The facility is designed to replicate a professional studio environment, and boasts the highest-end state-of-the-art computer laboratories and a 5200-core render farm. A full-time Institutional Technology staff supports the Department.

The Position: The Computer Animation Department is seeking qualified candidates for a faculty member to teach character and environment design and digital painting techniques to both the Computer Animation majors and Game Art + Design majors. This position requires expertise in character design and digital painting. Included among the Duties and Responsibilities of this position are teaching students the necessary skills to create the preproduction artwork for the visual assets that will be used in their Senior projects within a structure of three courses or nine credits per semester using high-end resources. Active participation in faculty, department, and committee duties is required.