Graphic Design Instructor (Visual Communications Careers)

Position Responsibilities:

This position requires the following knowledge and abilities:

• Strong discipline expertise and teaching courses in the Visual Communication Careers program, specifically Graphic Design.
• Teach courses at a variety of times and/or delivery models such as days, evenings, face-to-face in the classroom, in hybrid formats, and online (synchronous and asynchronous).
• Design and teach courses in the approved curriculum using teaching methods that support the success of diverse students. 
• Assess student learning and academic achievement at classroom, department/program, and college levels.
• Participate regularly in department meetings and in department responsibilities such as budgets, schedules, articulation agreements, program reviews, program assessment, curricula development, external partnerships, and staffing. 
• Available and willing to be actively engaged in college community and activities around student success, such as student activities, clubs, and advising. 
• Participate in service to the college and the greater community, such as college-wide committees and external partnerships. 
• Participate in achieving annual college, division, and departmental priorities.
• Continually develop expertise in the field and in teaching (i.e., professional development).

Minimum Qualifications (expected to have to enter job)

     Education Requirement

• Associate degree in graphic arts, graphic design, or electronic publishing

Occupational Experience Requirement

• Four full-time (or equivalent) years in verified related paid work experience in graphic arts, graphic design, or electronic publishing.

 Recency Requirement

• One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years. 

Preferred Qualifications (desired but not expected to have to enter job)

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts, graphic design, or electronic publishing.
• Practical understanding of and ability to teach with contemporary design tools, technologies, and software.
• Commitment to ethical and socially responsible design, including sustainable practices and community-based approaches.
• Record of excellence in one or more of the following areas: user experience design, motion graphics, illustration, immersive experiences, environmental graphics, data visualization, web interaction, typography, branding, and/or design research.
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence’s role in graphic design and its incorporation into career practice in ways that prepare students for success in a changing field.
• Teaching experience at the community/technical college level or demonstrated commitment to the mission, vision, and values of community and technical colleges. 
• Expertise and experience in multiple modalities, including course design and teaching face-to-face in the classroom, hybrid, and online (synchronous and asynchronous) classes.
• Evidence of active and experiential learning strategies.
• Experience in assessment of student learning that includes a variety of summative and formative strategies.
• Evidence of active and continuous professional development.