Chair of Interactive Design and Game Development

Description

SCAD Savannah seeks candidates for the position of Chair of the Interactive Design and Game Development Department. The department Chair responsibilities will include teaching two courses in either game or interactive design each academic quarter, day to day administration of and academic department, development of curriculum, fostering inter-departmental collaboration as well as continuing to enhance the reputation of the SCAD Interactive Design and Game Development Department in academic and professional circles. The college seeks educators who will encourage innovation and process development while teaching with practical concepts of the design industry as a constant element. Offering a true game design program, from concept through final production, SCAD is recognized as one of the top programs in the United States. Students learn from a professionally-engaged and connected faculty, including award winners and experts in their fields who bring to the classroom years of experience in game development, game studies and interactive design. Students use the same high-end hardware and software used throughout the profession: a full motion capture lab, green screen and Cintiq displays; as well as Autodesk Maya, the Unreal game engine, Z Brush, 3ds Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Flash, C++ and Actionscript. Students develop their visual aesthetic by learning critical interactive design, conceptual, technical and analytical skills, and by achieving a mastery of industry-standard tools.