Adjunct Faculty - Digital Design

Location: Aloma

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Faculty in the Graphic Design and Digital Arts and Design BS programs assist student with translating abstract concepts into tangible visuals from print publishing to interface design. Skills designing with an eye for aesthetics through projects, critiques, and the study of popular culture are essential elements of this program. Faculty will demonstrate technical proficiency and creative development using real-world skills such as media integration, advertising, and branding.

Adjunct Faculty ensure excellence in teaching skills and classroom content. They support the Course Director’s curriculum vision and direction and assist with lecture and administrative responsibilities as assigned. They ensure personal service to students and maintain continuing education as defined in the faculty development plan. This position is part time working no more than 20 hours per week, on-campus or online and must be resident in the state of Florida.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Create an environment of learning through effective teaching skills, maintain student-centered focus, and stay current with relevant industry standards.

Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and encourage active learning.

Perform lectures for campus courses, and hold scheduled virtual course meetings for online courses. Teaching will be conducted through on-campus and online delivery.

Interact positively with diverse student populations; provide all students with equal opportunities for learning.

Demonstrate a commitment to the industry, maintain knowledge and skill relevancy through continuing education as defined in the faculty development plan.

Other Responsibilities:

Adheres to the policies and procedures of Full Sail University Maintains strict confidentiality of student and company information

Demonstrates a strong commitment to the mission and values of the organization

Adheres to company attendance standards

Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Competencies:

Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including proofreading and editing for grammar and punctuation

Detail oriented

Ability to multi-task while working independently and collaboratively with other teachers and university staff

Ability to interact professionally and constructively with students and staff at all levels in an immersive, fast-paced environment

Education and/or

Experience:

The ideal candidate must have a minimum of four (4) years related and verifiable work experience and required to hold a Master’s or Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Communications, Illustration, Fine Art, Web Design, Digital Arts & Design, Motion Graphics, Multimedia, Emerging Media, Commercial Art, Advertising, Digital Media, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
• N/A

Skills:

Experience with art direction, design theory, print and front-end web design or UX, and Adobe Design software.

Understanding of the professional graphic design workflow with experience in the design industry.

Illustration, layout, and design utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite Proficiency using software programs such as MS Word, Excel, Keynote/PowerPoint and Outlook Familiarity with delivering physical and virtual training

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands:

Work is performed in an office and classroom environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to maintain active student and employee communication; access, input and retrieve information from the computer system. May be subject to; bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds.

Full Sail is an Equal Opportunity Employer.