Visual Arts Instructor – New Media/Electronic Arts Full Time Instructo

POSITION: Visual Arts Instructor – New Media/Electronic Arts Full Time Instructor EXEMPTION STATUS: Salary, 10.5 month position, $40,000 plus benefits LOCATION: Santa Fe, NM JOB ID: N/A Deadline: December 3, 2021 SUMMARY New Mexico School for the Arts’ Visual Arts Department (VAD) is seeking a full-time Visual Arts Instructor in New Media and Electronic Arts for the 2022 Spring semester at the high school level (with a possibility for renewal). The position includes various other duties in the Visual Art Department assigned by the Visual Arts Chair. This Instructor works closely with the Visual Arts Chair and other Visual Arts Faculty in crafting and delivering a well-rounded, 4-year college preparatory foundation in the Visual Arts that prepares 9-12th grade students for successful application to competitive higher education arts programs, as well as creative and critical aptitude applicable to any field of study and civic engagement. REQUIREMENTS • Maintain professional, timely, and supportive relationships with students, faculty, staff, parents, and community • Preferred: 1-3 years teaching experience at the high school and/or college level • Ability to teach the course content listed with technical skills to operate and teach InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, and Illustrator • Ability to teach New Emergent Media: Virtual Reality, Game Design, Interactive Technologies, and other Electronic Arts as desired. • Professional record of engagement in the studio arts/studio practice • A satisfactory fingerprint- based background check is required prior to employment EDUCATION/LICENSURE • BFA in Studio Art required (Art History minor a plus), MFA in Studio Art highly preferred.