Job Description

As a fashion marketing and management professor, you will join a faculty of professionals who are well-versed in the industry and who have collaborated with renowned brands, including Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, and Saks Fifth Avenue, among others. You will guide students as they master new markets, technologies, and trends to become the next generation of leaders in fashion. You will prepare talented students for creative careers through professional, positive, and engaging courses. Responsibilities include adherence to all duties and expectations outlined in the SCAD Faculty Handbook, which encompasses coursework preparation, syllabus design and approval, office hours, midterm grade reviews, and more. Among other responsibilities, you will provide students with extra help sessions, extended learning opportunities, and field trips outside of regular class hours.

In this role, you will model professionalism, fulfill all grading and academic documentation requirements, and record attendance. You will assist with all academic assessment and institutional effectiveness efforts. Occasionally, you may support departmental and university-wide initiatives by attending both in-person and virtual events, such as faculty councils, admission activities, accreditation support, curriculum development, and exhibitions, among other duties. Professors must fulfill teaching assignments determined by contact hours as specified in the Employment Agreement.

The successful candidate has demonstrated experience in marketing plan development and implementation — especially for fashion brands — as well as proficiency with AI and other emerging technology as they relate to fashion and fashion marketing.

Minimum qualifications:      

• Terminal degree in fashion marketing and management, luxury brand management, or a relevant discipline
• 5–10 years of post-secondary teaching experience or professional experience in creative marketing for fashion, including with major brands and agencies
• Demonstrated experience concepting and implementing marketing plans for the fashion sector

Certificates, licenses and registrations:

• Academic and professional credentials to teach in fashion marketing and management

Travel required:  

•  Less than 10%

Required application documents: 

• Current résumé and/or CV 
• Cover letter 
• Portfolio or its equivalent 
• Unofficial academic transcripts 

Work hours: As noted in the Employment Agreement.

ADA tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.