Faculty - Department of Motion Design (Animation)

Beginning January 2025 or August 2025

The Department of Motion Design (Animation)

Full-Time Faculty Appointment with Benefits

Ringling College and the Department of Motion Design (MD) are
actively seeking innovative and creative individuals to join our passionate
full-time faculty in a rapidly growing and future thinking department.
Qualified individuals will have solid professional experience within the intersection
of design and animation. The department has a supportive, collegial faculty and
flexible curriculum that strongly values excellence. The MD department has
robust support dedicated to using the most current technology.

Included among the Duties and Responsibilities of this position
are: ability to teach with hands on knowledge and experience designing and
animating for 2D, 3D, and/or traditional animation, within a structure of three
courses or nine credits per semester. Ongoing commitment to creative
work/scholarship in the profession is expected and active participation with
faculty, department and college service is required. This is a full-time
appointment with benefits. The salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s
qualifications and experience. The start date is January 2025 or August 2025.

Minimum Qualifications (Include evidence of):

·     
Either a Master’s degree in Motion Design,
Animation, Graphic Design or a related field,

OR a 4-year Bachelor's degree in art or design and five years of significant
experience

animating in the motion design industry that demonstrates expertise appropriate
for teaching within a variety of animation-centric courses.

·     
Proficiency with current software products
relevant to 2D or 3D animation. This may include After Effects, DragonFrame,
Cinema 4D, Unreal Engine, or Houdini. 

·     
An ability to clearly communicate and work
effectively with faculty, students and

administrators.

·     
Willingness to work in a collaborative
educational environment.

Preferred Qualifications (Include evidence of):

·     
A MFA or other terminal degree or its
equivalent in an appropriate discipline.

·     
3D design and animation expertise in tools
such as Cinema 4D or Unreal Engine.

·     
Traditional Animation skills such as Stop
Motion or Hand-drawn.

·     
Successful college level teaching.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Required
materials include cover letter incorporating experiences that address the
position requirements, resume or CV, employment history, contact information of
three references (names, titles, email and telephone numbers), examples of
personal work and an unofficial transcript copy of the most relevant degree.
Official transcripts will be will be required upon hire. Student work examples
may also be submitted, if available. Candidates may be asked to submit
additional materials if needed. Review of applications will begin immediately
and continue until the position is filled.

For
portfolio, you have the option to upload electronic documents/images, up to 5
MB, or a URL.

General
questions regarding the job application process may be emailed to aamail@ringling.edu.

Apply
on-line to https://www.ringling.edu/hr/

Ringling College of Art and Design
is an Equal Opportunity Employer