Adjuncts, Art Digital Media Design (Fall 2025)

Posting Details

Classification Information

FLSA

Exempt

Rate Per Credit Hour

1496

Position Information

Position Title

Adjuncts, Art Digital Media Design (Fall 2025)

Department Name

Art Department

Academic or Calendar Year

academic

School Name

Faculty of Arts and Science

Position Overview

ART 107 combines and extends elements from ART 101 : Drawing I and ART 104 : Design I with more advanced exploration and research of digital still and moving images for art making. The focus is on the visual expression of creative concepts and design using pixel-based (Photoshop®) and vector-based (Illustrator®) software and creation of a digital portfolio using WIX®. Students are encouraged to edit and expand their digital portfolio as they complete their degree and prepare for internships, jobs, or graduate school application.

Essential Duties

• Build on what students have learned in ART 101 : Drawing I and ART 104 : Design I, using the computer as a tool for creating digital artwork while continuing to consider the elements of art and principles of organization,
• Help students Investigate the impact of contemporary digital technology on imagination, visual storytelling, and artistic expression,
• Instruct basic Mac OS skills,
• Instruct a basic working knowledge of pixel-based software skills including an understanding of pixel dimension, resolution, image correction / editing, file formats, layers, layer adjustments, masking, drawing tools, use of color, cropping, adjusting the canvas, exporting, etc.,
• Instruct a basic working knowledge of vector-based software skills including an understanding of Bezier curves, use drawing tools, combining and separating shapes, closed vs. open paths, use of artboards, use of layers, use of color and blending modes, live effects, exporting artwork, etc.
• Instruct time-based artwork using the Photoshop® timeline, After Effects® or other software application,
• Instruct how to use inkjet printers and make inkjet prints,
• Instruct how to upload and download files on RIC’s Office 365 OneDrive or other cloud storage and other file management techniques,
• Instruct how to create a digital portfolio using WIX®.

Occasional Duties

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Required Qualifications

Education :

Preferred Qualifications

Environmental Conditions

Teaching / instruction is performed primarily in a Macintosh computer lab with 15 student workstations and one faculty workstation.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

A00048

Benefits Eligible?

Number of Positions Available

Anticipated Start Date or Semester

Fall Semester 2025

Posting Date

02 / 19 / 2025

Closing Date

04 / 07 / 2025

Open Until Filled

Special Instructions / Information for Applicants