Design Specialist - FMCAD - FT Support
Summary
Onsite Design Specialist at Humber College's Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design (North Campus) provides technical and instructional support to students and faculty across design programs (Interior Design, Industrial Design, UX, Graphic Design), delivering demos, critiques, and guidance on design software, equipment, materials, and studio practices.
Find Your Spot at Humber
At Humber, we are a vibrant, diverse community of professionals dedicated to providing an exceptional learning experience for our students. Through our strategic vision and exciting new brand Builders of Brilliance, we are co-constructing a new model of polytechnic education for Ontario, Canada, and the world. We are committed to ensuring Humber offers the right programs, with the most effective teaching and learning approaches, to prepare exceptional leaders for our industries and communities.
To achieve our vision, we take finding and developing the right talent very seriously. We offer a collegial, collaborative, inclusive environment in which each individual is supported to grow and bring their best each day.
If you are excited by the prospect of contributing to our vision for learning, if you would like to be part of building a new model of polytechnic education, of ‘building brilliance’, in one of Canada’s preeminent higher education institutions, then here is your opportunity to join our dynamic team.
Job Details\:
Position Title\: Design Specialist
Status\: Full-Time, Support
Hours\: 37.5 hours per week
Faculty/Department\: Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design
Campus/Location\: North Campus
Salary\: Pay band H
Salary Range\: $38.09 (min) - $44.04 (max) per hour
Starting Salary\: $38.09; Progression through the pay band is in accordance with the increments in the pay band as outline in the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement based on actual service in the pay band
About the Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design at Humber\:
Humber’s Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design offers the most comprehensive mix of media, arts and communications programs in Canada. We encompass a diverse range of creative disciplines, spanning media, arts, and design, including journalism and writing; film, acting, media production, and animation; advertising and public relations; design and interaction design; as well as music and fine arts. Live Labs and work-integrated learning opportunities complement the industry-specific business skills that are woven through each of our programs. Our graduates are collaborative, highly skilled, career-ready professionals with the creative aptitude, entrepreneurial ability, and resourcefulness needed to lead and innovate wherever the story takes them.
About the Design Specialist Role\:
The Design Specialist will provide specialized technical and instructional support to students, faculty, and academic activities across the Design programs within the Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design, including Interior Design, Industrial Design, Bachelor of Design UX, Interior Decorating Diploma, Graphic Design Advanced Diploma, and other design-adjacent programs.
The position supports student learning by delivering demonstrations, technical instruction, critiques, and guidance related to design processes, materials, fabrication methods, equipment, software applications, industry standards, and studio practices. The incumbent will assist faculty in maintaining effective learning environments, support technology-enhanced teaching and learning, manage and develop design resources and materials, and contribute to program recruitment, outreach, and student engagement activities.