Lead Animation Instructor
Title: Lead Animation Instructor
Report to: SF YEMM Program Manager
Type: Non-exempt, temporary position
Hours: Part-time up to 25 hours/week
Location: San Francisco, CA
Who We Are
BAVC (pronounced BAY-vac) Media is a nearly 50 year old media arts nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire social change by empowering media makers to develop and share diverse stories through art, education and technology. Our creative youth development programs work with communities typically mis- or under-represented in mainstream media and tech fields. BAVC Media provides the resources and instruction that supports young people in engaging in our conditions for self-expression, community building, leadership development, and access to professional workforce development opportunities.
Our free after school youth program, Next Gen, helps young media makers between the ages of 14-17 tell their own stories through video, animation, and other media arts. In this program, we serve mainly low–income San Francisco students and use high-quality equipment and software in a supportive, collaborative environment. Next Gen is the winner of the 2023 SF Film “best youth program,” the 2017 San Francisco Magazine Best After School Program, and the 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. Please note that all youth programming is currently in-person with the option for students who are exposed to COVID-19 or sick to attend virtually. Proof of vaccination and boosters required (medical or religious exemption with certified letter). The selected candidate also must pass a Live Scan background check and TB test as a condition of employment.
What You’ll Do
Lead Animation Instructor
- Develop beginner and advanced curriculum. Curriculum and instruction will emphasize the following:
- Essential techniques of character animation, experimental motion, and cinema through individual projects and group exercises
- A range of animation techniques from flip books, hand-drawn morphing, cutouts, and stop-motion to more complex techniques using 2D and 3D digital animation techniques in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, and AfterEffects
- Technical skills in storytelling, squash and stretch distortion, staging, timing, exaggeration, and many other animation principles
- Social and Environmental Justice thematics
- Activities that support students’ personal health, self-awareness, knowledge of personal values, teamwork, time management, communication, punctuality, professional courtesy, problem solving, and conflict resolution
- Create programming that honors and embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, with an intersectional lens. Programming for BIPOC, queer/ LGBTQi/ trans, low-income, girls/ women & gender expansive, and with disabilities young people.
- Provide instruction, guidance, and support to students ages 14-17 as they create in class projects and prepare for the final end of semester showcase.
- Coordinate professional development opportunities for students including communicating with guest speakers.
- Update student record database tracking attendance, submitting weekly reports, and participation in program activities
- Responsible for maintaining and enhancing BAVC’s standard of instruction while working to meet challenging deadlines in a positive work environment
- Utilize a mix of in-person interactions and digital tools which will include but are not limited to social media (such as Instagram), virtual meeting platforms (such as Google Meet or Zoom), and learning platforms such as Google classroom
- Complete professional development/growth activities in accordance with the requirements of the faculty development plan
- Support the planning and execution of academic year events
- Manage personal purchase and reimbursement requests and report them in advance to the Program Manager/Director to be signed and approved
- Attend regular meetings with supervisor, all staff, and/or department meetings
- Perform other job-related duties as required
Schedule:
Evening class hours are twice a week, and up to three times a week from 4:30 – 6:30 PM. Some weekends may be required. Additional meetings, events, and course preparations will complement class time work. Seeking a commitment for a minimum of the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
Preferred Qualifications, Education, and Experience
- BA or higher degree in related field (experience may be used in exchange of a degree)
- Experience in animation for film & television, computer graphics, design, computer programming for games, game programming, game animation, or related field;
- 4+ years of experience in Adobe Creative Suite including Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, After Effects, and other applications
- Teaching experience, preferably with youth (ages 13-18)
- Experience in youth programs and demonstrated commitment towards youth development
- Experience working with diverse communities, able to fit into and continue to create a supportive, democratic organizational culture (team-building, conflict management, humor, flexibility, energy, and vision)
- Excellent leadership, group facilitation, written & oral communication, and organizational skills
- Level of comfort with online media dissemination: maintaining visibility of student work and classroom teaching
- Comfort with data management (i.e. tracking class attendance, program activities, etc.)
- Experience with Zoom, Google Classroom and remote learning tools preferred
- Demonstrated experience in building community relationships with youth, partners, and parents; patience with students, demonstrated sensitivity to varying learning abilities and styles
- Strong communication skills – verbal and written
- Comfortable speaking with a variety of people
- Experience with copyediting, Photoshop, and Canva is a plus
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay: $25 per hour
- This is a part-time, non-exempt position that will primarily be in-person at our San Francisco Youth Programming sites. Benefits include paid sick time and free registration in BAVC classes and workshops whenever schedule and availability permits.
SPECIAL ADA REQUIREMENTS:
BAVC Media is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations when necessary.
- For the purposes of ADA, the “Responsibilities” and “Qualifications” are essential job functions.
- Significant work is performed in a typical interior classroom space as well as office work environment or community meeting space with typical noise and other disruptions.
- High use of computers and related equipment is required.
- Various types of equipment/supplies are used to accomplish the job requirements and include, but are not limited to, computers, printers and copy machines, office supplies and materials, telephones, and other common communication devices.
- This role requires travel between two office sites within San Francisco and local travel to additional class sites, field trips, and/ or meetings.
- Some evenings and weekends may be required for programming.
BAVC Media will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
As a public-serving, and government-funded community media organization, BAVC Media follows all public health and safety protocols prescribed by relevant agencies. BAVC Media employees are required to comply with these protocols as they relate to Covid-19 and any other illnesses and/or safety issues.
About BAVC Media
BAVC Media (Bay Area Video Coalition) has been a trusted community educator, collaborator, incubator, community builder, and resource for the media arts world since 1976.
BAVC Media serves as a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area and across the country, reaching thousands of freelancers, filmmakers, jobseekers, activists, and artists every year. We provide access to media-making technology, hands-on training, workshops, mentorship, preservation services, broadcast opportunities, artist development support, and more.
Across BAVC Media’s programs, we advocate for those whose stories aren’t being told and provides the resources for anyone to create, share, and amplify their stories and those of their communities.
