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The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts invites you to apply for open faculty and staff positions across the Institute, which includes six schools and two museums.
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School of Art
School Director - School of Art
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University (ASU) seeks a Director of the School of Art. The director will provide innovative, aspirational leadership for the school’s vital participation in ASU’s vision of a New American University – a reinvention of higher education in the nation’s largest public university and global research enterprise in which artists and arts-based inquiry are valued. The director will lead the School of Art in its mission to prepare a new generation of artists, art historians, museum professionals, and educators from a variety of backgrounds to be socially aware, critically thinking global citizens who strive to bring about positive change by using their creative capacities to advance culture, build community and imaginatively address today’s most pressing challenges.
The director of the School of Art will report to the Dean and the Vice Dean of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and is one of seven directors in the Institute. This position is a full-time, fiscal-year administrative appointment. The appointment type and academic rank are open to associate professors, full professors, and professors of practice. Final rank will be based on experience and qualifications.
The GAME School
Faculty Associate - The GAME School
The GAME School at the Arizona State University’s California Center invites applications for Faculty Associates to teach undergraduate courses online and/or on-campus within the Game Studio Production Program in the areas of Game Design, Game Production and Management, Game Engine programming, and Game Industry Strategy and Analytics
These positions are one semester appointments, part time, non-benefits eligible with no tenure implications. A typical Faculty Associate course load is one to two classes per semester at $1700 per credit. Teaching duties include: preparing course materials, responding to and evaluating student work, and availability for one-on-one assistance (via weekly office h
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Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Gen.G Project Manager
Gen.G is seeking a Senior Manager of U.S. Education Initiatives to lead the design, development, and execution of curriculum-driven learning programs in the US. This role is ideal for an education leader who has built and scaled student learning programs—particularly in supplemental or enrichment settings (e.g., learning centers, tutoring franchises, after-school programs).
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Operations and Administrative Coordinator
The Operations and Administrative Coordinator will be a key team member responsible for managing day-to-day operations, supporting creative projects, and helping build a strong organizational foundation for Borderlands Cinematic Arts. This individual will work closely with the leadership team to implement workflows, coordinate logistics, and facilitate the growth of our fellowship, productions, and public events.
The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and energized by the intersection of film, storytelling, and social impact. This position is grant funded with an ending date of 6/30/2028.
About Us: Borderlands Cinematic Arts – Towards a visionary cinema of the borderlands
Borderlands Cinematic Arts is a groundbreaking creative hub within Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School. More than just a studio, we’re a place where world-class storytellers craft cinematic works that capture the depth, complexity, and power of the borderlands experience.
At Borderlands Cinematic Arts, we push the boundaries of storytelling through three key initiatives:
● Creating: Producing bold new films by our visionary founders—award-winning filmmakers and ASU professors Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra.
● Elevating: Supporting dynamic, mid-career filmmakers exploring social, political, and cultural borderlands through the Borderlands Visionary Fellowship.
● Inspiring: Hosting immersive public events that amplify voices, spark dialogue, and ignite a new era of borderlands cinema.
We’re a small, mission-driven team dedicated to using film as a force for change and we’re looking for an Operations and Administrative Coordinator to help us grow this vision with efficiency, creativity, and care. If you’re ready to be part of something transformative, we want to hear from you.
This position is located in Los Angeles, California.
Position Salary Range:
$70,304 - $77,000; depends on experience within the posted range
ASU FIDM
Communications Specialist
In collaboration with ASU FIDM leadership, faculty and staff, the Communications Specialist will develop and implement the school’s communications strategies, programs, content and materials for a variety of projects that effectively market and disseminate information, and promotes the college's activities to internal and external constituents including faculty, staff, students, prospective students, alumni, donors, and the community. Reports to the Program Manager. Initiatives under the Communications Specialist’s purview include management of the ASU FIDM social media channels, including the development and deployment of social media strategies and the curation of content for social media and website use, the monitoring and reporting of social media and website analytics, and assistance with miscellaneous needs related to the capture of audio/video/photo content; written communications efforts.
Position Salary Range:
$54,600 - $67,000; depending on experience.
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Manager, Finance & Operations - Research
The Research Advancement team in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts (HIDA) is looking for a Manager, Finance and Operations to support the research office expansion in Los Angeles at the ASU California Center. In this role, the Manager, Finance and Operations will be responsible for a wide range of duties which include but are not limited to managing multiple sources of funding for large income/faculty labs, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, procurement, oversight of student awards, and human resource coordination. Additionally, this position will oversee coordinate with leadership and other operational support staff to meet the goals of the Research Advancement Office and the Institute.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter, excellent customer service and communication skills, exceptional work qualities, an ability to coordinate multiple tasks autonomously and someone who can exercise sound judgment in decision-making. This position will be a contributing member of the Research Advancement Team in HIDA.
The Herberger Institute's presence in Los Angeles currently includes the School of Art (ASU FIDM - Fashion), The Design School, and The Sidney Poitier New American Film School. The Manager, Finance and Operations will support all research activities in LA and report to the Associate Director of Research Advancement in Tempe, AZ.
Position Salary Range:
$85.000 - $105,000; depending on experience within range