Adjunct Faculty - Narrative Design Instructor (Evergreen)
About The Position
The Department of Design at DigiPen Institute of Technology is seeking applicants for potential future positions of Adjunct Faculty – Narrative Design Instructor. This role involves teaching the next generation of designers and helping students develop the necessary skills to succeed in the field of narrative design for games. Faculty in this department are subject matter experts with extensive industry experience in various game development areas. They focus on teaching design thinking and problem-solving from the end user's perspective to create seamless and engaging experiences. DigiPen's design courses cover specializations such as systems design, level design, user experience design, narrative design, technical design, and user research. Successful applicants will be added to a pool of pre-approved adjuncts and hired on an as-needed basis each semester.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in any field or equivalent.
- 5+ years of professional design experience (e.g., 2+ shipped titles, published works, published research projects, or other body of work).
- Lecture experience, including professional talks or panels at conventions or events.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrate evidence of teaching experience that supports a diverse student body and individuals from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
- Ability to accommodate different learning styles and special needs.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Design, Psychology, Communications, Interactive Media, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience, including design lead positions, with the ability to apply the skills of the area of specialization.
- Shipped titles on different platforms and media.
- Instructor experience in a college setting, or other teaching experience.
Responsibilities
- Teach introductory and upper-division courses in Narrative Design in accordance with departmental policies and assigned class schedules (evening classes available)
- Focus on interactive story structures, genre conventions, script formatting, interactive storytelling techniques, characterization, dialogue, and worldbuilding.
- Integrate interactive narrative with systems and environments, and explain principles of narrative design alongside practical implementation techniques.
- Demonstrate design and analysis techniques.
- Grade, critique, and input assignment feedback on a weekly basis to the learning management system (Moodle).
- Organize class activities, demos, and assignments.
- Relate assignments and tests to learning outcomes.
- Manage Student Teaching Assistants, if required; supervising their punches and reviewing their weekly hours.
- Provide input, create, and improve course materials.
- Offer weekly office hours.
Benefits
- Not benefits eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
