Adjunct Faculty - Communication Design and Strategy - Motion 3D

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STATUS:

Part Time

DIVISION

Communication Design & Strategy

REPORTS TO

Communication Design & Strategy Chair

SUPERVISES

N/A

FLSA STATUS:

Non Exempt

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Communication Design department is seeking a creative and technically proficient Adjunct Faculty member to teach CDS 324: Motion 3D, an advanced elective course for third•and fourth-year students. In-person, hybrid, or remote teaching options. Course Overview This course serves as the third installment in our motion design sequence. You will guide students as they expand upon the foundational concepts of typography, image, video, and sound introduced in Motion I and II, now integrating complex 3D and 4D concepts into their work. The curriculum focuses on:

Dynamic Systems:

Integrating typography, color, and 2D/3D/4D imagery into sophisticated communication solutions.

Technical Mastery:

Teaching professional use of digital hardware and software, including strict file management and naming conventions.

Strategic Design:

ing typographic hierarchy and compositional strategies within a dynamic, sequential system to meet specific project goals.

Process & Critique:

Leading students through an iterative design process, from initial ideas to finished outcomes, while fostering the ability to defend design choices through critical judgment.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provide detailed briefs for each project that define criteria for creativity, craft, and conceptual depth. Support 3rd and 4th-year Communication Design majors as they core skills from prerequisite courses to expansive, open-channel communication contexts. Grade students based on project outcomes, visual sketch processes, meeting deadlines, and participation in course critiques. Maintain active communication via email and Canvas and ensure students use class time effectively for project development.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

BFA in a design field. Expertise in Cinema 4D motion design tools and digital/analog applications. Strong understanding of editorial message structures and audience-driven design. Ability to cultivate a professional environment where students are prepared for individual and group critiques. Teaching experience preferred, but not required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office and college campus environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to maintain a stationary position, use a computer and other office equipment, and communicate effectively in person, by phone, and virtually. Frequent interaction with others, including staff, faculty, students and third parties is required. The employee may occasionally be required to move files or other objects weighing up to 25 pounds, including from low and high places. The ability to move around within the office and between buildings on campus, attend off-site meetings and events, and travel between Ford Campus site to Taubman Center site are required. CCS will make reasonable accommodations that will allow individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.