Adjunct Faculty - Digital Image Making Tuesdays

The Opportunity

Lesley University’s Department of Illustration and Visual Narrative is seeking a qualified adjunct faculty member to teach: Digital Image Making (IILLU 2910-01), Tuesdays 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM, Fall semester, Fully in-person, on-campus.

Course Description: This course is an introduction to tools and methods for digital image creation. Students will explore techniques for developing both raster and vector art using various software programs. Utilizing digital mark making tools students will draw from observation and reference. Digital drawing skillsets will be integrated with the exploration and application of color theory, compositional development, and file preparation for a variety of print and digital formats.

Qualifications and Capabilities

A successful candidate will have:

Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) in Illustration or a related studio arts field

2+ years minimum of professional experience working as freelance illustrator or working on art directed or client-based projects (print and/or digital)

Demonstrates successful experience teaching studio art or illustration at the undergraduate level

Demonstrates advanced studio competencies and fluency in: digital rendering (raster and vector), drawing with a stylus and tablet, image editing, file preparation for print and digital formats

Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite on Mac OS platforms required

Why Lesley

Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000 alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities.

Lesley is committed to the ongoing pursuit of strategic diversity initiatives that help to position diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental to institutional and academic excellence at Lesley. In doing so, Lesley strives for a campus culture and community that fosters a true sense of belonging for all, provides opportunity for everyone to participate equally and fully in the Lesley experience, and helps to develop each individual's capacity to confidently and competently engage within and across difference. Given an evolving national context and the rapid change in the demographic profile of our country, the University has made a significant commitment to addressing and enhancing its campus climate and diversity capabilities as an institution.

Expressing Interest

A letter of interest, CV/resume, and a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching, professional activity, and/or service must be included for full consideration.

At Lesley University we strive for a supportive and equitable environment where people -- regardless of race, ethnicity, color, sex, physical ability, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, membership in uniformed services, and all other categories protected by applicable state and federal laws -- can participate equally and fully as their true selves in all aspects of university life. Accordingly, the University prohibits discrimination based on these protected categories in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and in employment. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the fabric of our institution. Individuals may submit concerns or questions related to discrimination to the University's Director of Equal Opportunity. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity's webpage for the University's entire notice of nondiscrimination and for additional information.

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