Description
Beginning August
2024
Computer Animation Department 3D Animation Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
Appointment with Benefits
The Computer
Animation Department is a nationally-respected program, which provides a rigorous
professional education for our students. A highly-collaborative teaching
environment merges the aesthetic of feature film with today’s most current
technology. Computer Animation majors are professionally-focused on the
animated feature film industry with linear narrative stories. Students in the
Computer Animation major have won 17 student
Academy Awards© and have had their work in Siggraph’s Electronic Theater 30 times.
Facilities: Ringling College’s Computer
Animation Department is located in a 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
20,000-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 3D computer animation, which also requires experience in
modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, and compositing in the 3D
environment.
Included among
the Duties and Responsibilities of this position
are teaching students the production skills necessary
to create, texture, rig, animate, light, and render 3D assets. Primary
responsibilities are teaching within a structure of three courses or nine
credits per semester using high-end resources. Ongoing commitment to staying
current in the field is expected.
Active participation in faculty, department, and committee duties is required.
This
is a full-time appointment with benefits. The salary will be commensurate with
the candidate’s qualifications and experience.
The anticipated start date is August 2024. The College has a supportive,
collegial faculty, a curriculum that strongly values excellence and a robust
support system dedicated to using the most current
technology.
(Minimum Qualifications) Include evidence of:
· Either a Master’s degree
in Animation, Illustration, or a related
field, OR a 4-year professional degree in art or
design and equivalent experience, training and expertise with an appropriate
record of professional achievement in the field.
· Ability to teach modeling,
texturing, animation, lighting
and compositing.
· Strong knowledge and practice of the principles of animation.
· Experience with Maya.
· Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
· A strong understanding of filmic language
and composition for both large and
small screen.
· Dedication to providing quality
instruction.
(Preferred Qualifications) Include evidence of:
· An MFA or other
terminal degree in the field.
· Experience with Zbrush.
· Experience with story and character development, storyboarding, animatics,
descriptive drawing and film theory.
· Experience with Nuke.
(Special Instructions to Applicants)
Required
materials include cover letter, resume or CV with employment and education
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. Student work examples may also be submitted.
Candidates may be asked to submit additional materials
if needed. Official
transcripts will be required upon hire. 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
https://ringling.simplehire.com
Ringling College of Art and Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer