Online Instructor - Character Animation

Purpose:

Online Instructors are industry professionals who develop and teach curriculum that integrates technical knowledge, artistic exploration, creativity, and industry-relevant workflows. The online learning environment includes video content, project-based assignments, discussion boards, quizzes, instructor-led live sessions, and meaningful one-on-one student interaction. Faculty are also expected to provide supportive coaching and mentoring that helps students build confidence, improve their work, and progress successfully through the program.

This position is currently remote but may require occasional in-office attendance in Winter Park, Florida. A commutable distance from Winter Park is required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities (those that must be performed with or without an ADA Accommodation):

• Serve as instructor for assigned courses or course sections
• Perform all Online Faculty responsibilities with a high degree of quality and professionalism
• Provide expertise in assigned content area and maintain current knowledge in the related field
• Develop and/or revise curriculum according to course design standards
• Create course materials that ensure academic quality and that support successful student attainment of learning outcomes
• Must be able to work as part of a team and must value collaboration
• Possess an educational philosophy that is compatible with the mission of Los Angeles Film School
• Download and use the school's chosen communication methods
• Efficiently and professionally support students with clear communication, concerned care, creative and timely solutions to problems
• Provide excellent and timely student support
• Maintain accurate academic records, including grades and student communications
• Utilize student feedback to continuously improve course instruction and make curriculum recommendations
• Work to resolve student issues to ensure academic success

Non-Essential Duties & Responsibilities (those that must be performed with or without an ADA Accommodation):

• Attend functions that are needed to support The Los Angeles Film School community.

Other Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned by Manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

Competencies | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities:

• Be proficient in Autodesk’s Maya.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, and Unreal Engine is a plus
• Expert understanding of 12 Principles of Animation, industry pipelines, 3D techniques and practices.
• Basic understanding of Python Scripting
• Must provide a portfolio with samples.
• A minimum of 4 years of professional work experience in a related field is required.
• Prior teaching experience at the post-secondary level preferred.
• Demonstrate teaching and organization skills
• Demonstrated time management and detail-oriented skills
• Demonstrated English communication abilities, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated physical, visual, and auditory capacity to work on a computer and communicate effectively with students via telephone and computer.

Education | Experience:

• REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited institution required.
• REQUIRED: Must have 4 years of verifiable work experience in a related field is required.

Computer Skills:

• Proficiency using Windows, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Suite, and Zoom.
• Proficiency using Autodesk’s Maya.
• Experience with Photoshop and Unreal Engine is a plus.
• Preferred experience in online/distance teaching.

Physical Demands (are those that are required and performed with or without an accommodation):

• Demonstrated ability to lift and carry equipment up to 10 pounds
• Ability to travel to LAFS online offices in Winter Park, FL when required
• Demonstrated physical, visual, and auditory capacity to work on a computer and communicate effectively with students via telephone and computer
• Demonstrate physical ability to use a computer, a mouse and Wacom
• Demonstrate ability to speak clearly so listeners can understand

Emotional & Mental Demands (are those that are required and performed with or without an accommodation):

• Supporting students with positivity and empathy
• De-escalating student issues
• Exposure to stressful and/or emotional student circumstances
• Meeting deadlines for various tasks including grading and curriculum development
• Teaching and developing curriculum can be challenging at times within excelled time frames
• Sense of isolation if not accustomed to remote work
• Stress related to self and time management
• Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.