Careers at Moore

BFA Web Media:

The Photography and Digital Arts Department at Moore College of Art and Design has an opportunity for an adjunct faculty to teach Web Media on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:30-11:20 am for the Spring 2016 semester. The Web Media course is designed to help students synthesize their understanding of motion, time, information and interactivity as effective visual strategies in a web environment. Previous teaching experience and a terminal degree is preferred.

To Apply:

Please submit the following in PDF format to: rgoodman@moore.edu, Robert Goodman, Chair, Photography and Digital Arts

1. CV
2. Brief Cover Letter
3. Two references

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BFA Fine Art

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FULL-TIME FACULTY POSITIONS

ANIMATION & GAME ARTS FULL-TIME FACULTY – EMPHASIS IN ANIMATION

POSITION

Moore College of Art & Design seeks a full-time faculty member for the Animation and Game Arts department with a focus in animation. The three-year full-time, renewable appointment starts in August 2018. Salary and rank are commensurate with experience and subject to the collective bargaining agreement with Moore Federation of Teachers.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate is an innovative animator and educator with significant professional experience who is excited by and a supporter of emerging technologies and teaching methodologies.  Moore seeks faculty who understand and are conversant in the critical issues that frame and define their work, and who demonstrate an ability and eagerness to integrate those issues, their professional work, and their teaching.  Applicants should be self-driven and demonstrate the potential for leadership including the active cultivation of departmental culture and community.  In addition, we seek applicants who thrive in small, collaborative environments and enjoy working with colleagues in diverse fields and who appreciate the value of an all women’s education in animation and game arts.

Requirements:

• MFA in Animation, Game Arts, Interactive Media or related field
• At least 3 years of college-level teaching
• Knowledge of the following software: Photoshop, Adobe Animate, After Effects, Premier Pro, Autodesk Maya, Arnold Renderer 
• Knowledge of the following is preferred: Toon Boom, Physical Based Rendering, Unreal Game Engine, Unity Game Engine

DUTIES

The full-time faculty-teaching load is seven classes annually.  Faculty may be asked to teach in more than one department and are expected to hold office hours, participate in committee work, enrollment efforts, and advising. Animation and Game Arts is an external-facing department and faculty work closely with the Chair regarding curriculum, partnerships, and technology.  

COLLEGE & COMMUNITY

Since 1848, Moore College of Art & Design has educated and prepared women for careers in the visual arts as the nation’s first and only women’s visual arts college. Moore’s student-focused environment and professionally active faculty are a dynamic community in the heart of Philadelphia’s cultural district. With an enrollment of 400+ undergraduate students, Moore offers ten BFA majors – Art Education, Art History, Curatorial Studies, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation & Game Arts, Interior Design, and Photography & Digital Arts. Animation & Games Arts in one of the College’s fastest-growing majors. All BFA majors do a required paid internship in summer between their junior and senior years. Moore’s Graduate Studies unique programs include a MA in Art Education with an Emphasis in Special Populations, MFA in Socially-Engaged Studio Art, and MA in Socially-Engaged Art that provide students with immersive experiences and communities of research and creativity to become professional artists, designers and teachers.

The Galleries at Moore are a vibrant forum to explore contemporary art, design, and ideas that enrich the artistic and intellectual climate of the college, the Greater Philadelphia community, and beyond. This is accomplished through important and challenging exhibitions, publications on established and emerging regional, national, and international artists and designers, and free programs and public events for all ages that highlight Moore’s mission of educating students in careers in art and design. Further information about the position is available at http://moore.edu/about-moore/employment-opportunities  

In the 21st century, Moore embraces a student body and faculty that is pluralistic, diverse, and inclusive.

The College adheres to the principle of equal educational and employment opportunity without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap or disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan program, and other College-administered programs and employment practices.  Retaliation is also prohibited.  To read our full compliance statement please visit: http://moore.edu/about-moore/non-discriminaiton-504-titleix

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please send application materials via e-mail with the following materials sent as a PDF:

• Letter of interest
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching philosophy
• Contact information of three professional references
• At least three syllabi and digital images of student work from each course. (Additional student work can be submitted if labeled with course/level/assignment.)
• A digital portfolio or reel of professional work either via URL or as a PDF (Reels can be hosted on Vimeo or YouTube, please include the password if your reel is not public)

Please include a list of images (as a PDF) that corresponds with your submitted images and/or reel.

All application materials/files should be labeled appropriately. Moore will not accept, evaluate or be responsible for hardcopies or original copies of portfolio materials. Please do not submit additional or original portfolio materials, they will be discarded and not considered part of the application. Portfolios on a CD will not be returned.

A review of applications begins January 20, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. 

Send (email) application materials to:

Caitlin Grogan
Executive Assistant to the Academic Dean
Moore College of Art & Design
cgrogan@moore.edu

ILLUSTRATION

POSITION

Moore College of Art & Design seeks to hire a talented, full-time faculty in the Illustration program for a 3-year renewable appointment starting in August 2018. Salary is commensurate with experience and is subject to the collective bargaining agreement with Moore Federation of Teachers.

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will be an innovative instructor/illustrator with a terminal degree in illustration and at least three years of college-level teaching experience, preferably full-time at the undergraduate level. Preference will be given to a candidate with demonstrated ability to communicate ideas through the use of images, knowledge of emerging trends in illustration practice and theory, experience teaching life drawing for illustration and the sight-size teaching methodology.  The ideal candidate will have achieved critical acclaim in their illustration career and will have access to a network of illustration contacts. He/she should be team player, with enthusiasm for interdisciplinary collaboration and demonstrated proficiency in both traditional and digital media.

DUTIES

The responsibilities of this position include a full-time teaching load of 21 credits per academic year with the expectation of teaching at all undergraduate levels. Ongoing professional illustration practice and participation in both college and departmental service is required.

COLLEGE & COMMUNITY

Since 1848, Moore College of Art & Design has educated and prepared women for careers in the visual arts as the nation’s first and only women’s visual arts college. Moore’s student-focused environment and professionally active faculty are a dynamic community in the heart of Philadelphia’s cultural district. With an enrollment of 400+ undergraduate students, Moore offers ten BFA majors – Art Education, Art History, Curatorial Studies, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation & Game Arts, Interior Design, and Photography & Digital Arts. The illustration program has experienced steady growth over the last few years and with 90 students, is now the largest program at Moore.

All BFA majors do a required paid internship in summer between their junior and senior years. Moore’s Graduate Studies unique programs include a MA in Art Education with an Emphasis in Special Populations, MFA in Socially-Engaged Studio Art, and MA in Socially-Engaged Art that provide students with immersive experiences and communities of research and creativity to become professional artists, designers and teachers.

The Galleries at Moore provide a forum for exploring contemporary art and ideas, enriching the artistic and intellectual climate of the college, the Greater Philadelphia community, and beyond. This is accomplished through diverse innovative exhibitions, free education programs and events for all ages that not only highlight the College as a place to meet, learn, challenge and create but also support Moore’s mission of educating students in careers in art and design; and publications offering insights into the work of established and emerging regional, national, and international artists and designers.

In the 21st century, Moore embraces a student body and faculty that is pluralistic, diverse, and inclusive.

The College adheres to the principle of equal educational and employment opportunity without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap or disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan program, and other College-administered programs and employment practices.  Retaliation is also prohibited.  To read our full compliance statement please visit: http://moore.edu/about-moore/non-discriminaiton-504-titleix

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please send application materials via e-mail with the following materials sent as a PDF:

• Letter of interest
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching philosophy
• Contact information for three professional references
• At least three syllabi and digital images of student work from each course.  (Additional student work may be submitted if labeled with course/level/assignment.)
• A digital portfolio of professional work submitted either via URL or as a PDF
• Examples of professional work

Please include a list of images (as a PDF) that correspond with submitted images. If you prefer that your images be viewed in a particular order, please number then accordingly.

All application materials/files should be labeled appropriately. Moore will not accept, evaluate or be responsible for hardcopies or original copies of application materials. Please do not submit additional or original application materials, they will be discarded and not considered part of the application. Applications materials sent on a CD will not be returned.

Review of applications will begin on January 20, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States. 

Send (email) application materials to:

Caitlin Grogan
Executive Assistant to the Academic Dean
Moore College of Art & Design
cgrogan@moore.edu

LIBERAL ARTS/WRITING PROGRAM

POSITION

Moore College of Art and Design seeks a full-time faculty member for a three-year renewable appointment Fall 2018 with specialization in creative Writing and the Humanities. Salary and rank are commensurate with experience and subject to the collective bargaining agreement with Moore Federation of Teachers. The candidate will serve as Director of Writing with an interest in writing across the curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students.  A member of the Department of Liberal Arts, the faculty member teaches, coordinates the First-Year Writing Program, and leads students in the Creative Writing minor. Sample courses to be taught by the faculty member are First Year writing courses, creative writing, fiction, hybrid genres, poetry, and upper level Humanities courses relating to writing. The faculty appointee also works closely with the Margaret Minik Writers Studio to support a culture of engagement in writing across the College.

DUTIES

The responsibilities of this position include a full-time teaching load of 21 credits per academic year. Ongoing professional, creative, and/or scholarly and college service are required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Moore seeks applicants who will help to create and advance a dynamic culture of writing, communication, and representation that accelerates and amplifies artists’ and designers’  creative voices.  Moore engages students in a lively environment of writing, reading, and literary study that explores diverse forms, content, and global perspectives.  The college seeks applicants with a strong commitment and background in the pedagogy of writing at the undergraduate level.  Candidates should have a substantive background in areas of writing that can include expository, creative, and critical writing, as well as composition, rhetoric, and/or related fields.

Moore seeks applicants with a commitment to different writing practices and innovative writing and communication pedagogy, as well as interest and experience working with art and design students for whom writing often becomes central to their work and practice. Through a curriculum and experiences that includes academic, creative, experimental, professional, and personal writing, the College seeks a faculty member to provide vision and leadership of writing and curriculum. Candidates are encouraged to confirm their background in working effectively and collaboratively with faculty, students, and professional staff.

MFA or PhD in Writing, English, or a related field. A record of active writing and publication, a deep commitment to teaching and pedagogy, and service to the college and expanded communities is desired and expected. Moore seeks applicants with an active engagement with diversity through courses and curriculum and active engagement with people and communities from different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds in a vibrant and dynamic educational environment.

COLLEGE & COMMUNITY

Moore College of Art and Design was founded in 1848 in Philadelphia to support and empower women to be leaders in art, design, and industry. In the 21st century, Moore embraces a student body and faculty that is pluralistic, diverse, and inclusive. In addition to a deep commitment to art and design education, Moore students are educated to develop strong proficiencies in close reading and writing, multi-modal and multi-literacy, as well as other forms of writing that are central to or supportive of their creative work. 

Moore continues its historical mission to educate and empower women and its increasingly diverse community of motivated and committed students.  In addition to ten BFA majors at the undergraduate, the College has graduate programs including a MA in Art Education with an Emphasis in Special Populations and a MA in Socially-Engaged Art and MFA in Socially-Engaged Studio Art.

The Galleries at Moore provide a forum for exploring contemporary art and ideas, enriching the artistic and intellectual climate of the college, the Greater Philadelphia community, and beyond. This is accomplished through diverse innovative exhibitions, free education programs and events for all ages that not only highlight the College as a place to meet, learn, challenge and create but also support Moore’s mission of educating students in careers in art and design; and publications offering insights into the work of established and emerging regional, national, and international artists and designers.

The College adheres to the principle of equal educational and employment opportunity without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap or disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan program, and other College-administered programs and employment practices.  Retaliation is also prohibited.  To read our full compliance statement please visit: http://moore.edu/about-moore/non-discriminaiton-504-titleix

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Letter of interest and background
• C.V.
• Teaching philosophy
• Writing samples
• Information on current work and research
• Teaching and pedagogical philosophy
• Names and contact for references (3)

Review of applications will begin on January 20, 2018.

Submit (email) application materials to:

Caitlin Grogan
Executive Assistant of the Academic Dean
Moore College of Art & Design
cgrogan@moore.edu

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CONTINUING EDUCATION ADULT PROGRAMS
The Continuing Education Department’s Adult Programs focuses on seven professional certificate programs offered in four 10-week sessions with various teaching opportunities that arise throughout the year.  On campus courses meet one evening a week and a number of courses are offered online. A bachelor's or master’s degree or equivalent professional background in relevant areas is required. If you are interested in exploring possibilities for teaching with us, please send email with attached resume to Judy Woodworth, Co-Director for Continuing Education (jwoodworth@moore.edu).

Interior Design Studies
The Interior Design Studies Certificate Program requires faculty with general interior design expertise and/or specialized interior design skills in color, lighting, mechanical drafting, and CAD for Drafting.

Fashion Studies
The Fashion Studies: Technical Design Certificate and the Fashion Studies: Apparel Construction Certificate require faculty who have experience with the contemporary fashion environment and/or specialized skills in one of the following areas: sewing, garment construction, flat patternmaking, fashion textiles, Photoshop and Illustrator for fashion, and Lectra.

Fashion Merchandising+Production (Online)
The Fashion Merchandising+Production Certificate Program requires faculty with a background in the contemporary fashion environment, as well as specialized skills in one of the following areas: apparel design principles, fashion textiles, fashion trend and color forecasting, fashion retailing, product development, merchandising planning and control and international retailing.  The College will provide training in teaching an online course.

Motion Graphics (Hybrid/Online)
The Motion Graphics Certificate Program requires faculty with skills in one of the following areas:  color systems and 2D design (online), digital imaging with Photoshop, digital typography (online), digital production standards (online), After Effects, storyboarding for film and animation (online), and 3D motion design.  As noted, some courses will be offered online and the College will provide training in teaching an online course.

Web Design and Digital Media for Print+Web
The Web Design Certificate and the Digital Media for Print+Web Certificate require faculty with skills in general digital design using Abobe Creative Suite basics and/or specialized skills in one of the following: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, WordPress, HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, design for mobile devices, and color pre-press production.

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PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN

POSITION: We are looking for a non-paid intern to work part-time, twice weekly during the Fall semester in the Communications Office.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with reporting, writing and proofing of short pieces for the College magazine
• Assist with reporting, writing and posting news, feature stories or calendar items to the website 
• Assist with generating story ideas
• Assist with photography at events and in the classroom
• Assist in developing and updating public relations resource manuals (media contact list, PR packets) and writing occasional press releases and calendar announcements.
• Perform other administrative tasks as necessary, including filing newspaper clippings, researching media contacts, preparing media reports, faxing media releases and reviewing newspapers, magazines and blogs for Moore mentions.
   

Qualifications:

• Must be actively enrolled in or a recent graduate of a university public relations, marketing, communications, journalism, English or other related program
• Ability to undertake basic public relations writing assignments, such as press releases, calendar announcements and public service announcements
• Understanding of basic media relations skills
• Ability to interact professionally with students, faculty and staff
• Good judgment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Knowledge of Photoshop preferred but not required
• Knowledge of Meltwater a plus
• Good communications and time management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven office

To Apply 

Please send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to Mellany Armstrong, Associate Director of Communications, Moore College of Art & Design, 20th Street and The Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1179; or email marmstrong@moore.edu.

Education Level: current student or bachelor's degree

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Young Artists Workshop Site Coordinator 

POSITION: The Continuing Education Department at Moore College of Art & Design is seeking a Site Coordinator for Young Artists Workshop (YAW), which runs classes for grades 1-12 during three sessions throughout the year: summer, fall and spring.  The summer session meets Monday-Friday for five weeks from July 10 – Aug 11.  The fall and spring sessions meet on Saturdays for ten weeks. Hours are from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.  This is an opportunity for an experienced art instructor with an undergraduate degree, teaching certification and/or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities:

• Provide first layer of support for student, parent or instructor concerns
• Conduct class observations and provide instructional support and feedback as needed
• Support CE office in administration of program as necessary
• Special event support (example – first day of class, Family Day, etc.)
• Communicate/debrief Program Manager and Program Coordinator throughout the day
• Support and direct BFA and High School Work Study students
• Maintain important administrative procedures such as: attendance sheets, supply requests, field trips, tokens, registration, incident reports
• Complete rounds and check-in with morning and afternoon instructors each day
• Collect Rosters for the Program Coordinator
• Provide lunch coverage in dining hall and/or lobby as needed
• Substitute classes as needed
• Communicate and provide support for substitute instructors and models
• Ensure supply cabinets are locked at end of day
• Sign out students at the end of the day
• Confirm pick-up of all students
• Routine inspection of classrooms, supplies and studio/lab specific equipment
   

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree, teaching certification and/or equivalent professional experience
• Elementary and/or secondary teaching experience in the visual arts
• Ability to interact professionally with students, faculty and staff
• Good communication and time management skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• The ability to manage several tasks simultaneously
• Act 153 clearances. (Child Abuse Clearance, State Clearance and FBI Fingerprint Clearance)

To Apply: Please submit resume with brief cover letter and hourly salary requirements to: hr@moore.edu

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