Graphic Design Marketing Instructor - Competition

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is Canada’s only polytechnic university, proudly serving the South Fraser region for more than 40 years. With campuses in Surrey, Richmond, Langley, and Cloverdale, KPU is deeply connected to the communities it serves and to the diverse cultures, backgrounds, and lived experiences of its students. Through academic excellence, applied learning, innovation, and strong industry and community partnerships, KPU prepares students for meaningful futures.

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We invite you to explore your next career opportunity at KPU and discover how your work can contribute to a university where thought truly meets action.

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Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
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Graphic Design for Marketing (GDMA) Instructor

REGULAR (WITH 75% workload), QUALIFIED FACULTY LIST

SEPTEMBER 2026

Imagine working in a new, cutting‑edge facility backed by a 30-year history as an industry leader. The Wilson School of Design (WSD), located on our Richmond campus, has eight different programs that encourage students to take risks and innovate in small, personalized classes offering intensive hands‑on learning experiences and state‑of‑the‑art equipment.

Students in Graphic Design for Marketing program learn how to meet the needs of a creative brief, create branding, ad and marketing campaigns, as well as understand and convey the business strategies behind every project. Can you picture yourself working with dedicated students and colleagues integrating a fusion of creative and technical expertise, emphasizing effective communication, adaptability, critical thinking, and strategy in a collaborative classroom?

Come and be a part of our team.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) proudly offers all learners opportunities to achieve success in a diverse range of programs that blend theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for good citizenship and rewarding careers.

KPU takes its name from the Kwantlen First Nation. We work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlem peoples.

The Graphic Design for Marketing (GDMA) program is seeking applicants who are qualified to teach one or a selection of the following courses:

• GDMA 1140 Graphic Design and Society 1
• GDMA 1240 Graphic Design and Society 2
• GDMA 2200 Editorial Design 2
• GDMA 2222 Video & Animation
• GDMA 2230 Introduction to Marketing Communications
• GDMA 3110 UI/UX Design 1
• GDMA 3122 Interactive Technologies:
  Design & Development
• GDMA 3140 Interactive Technologies & Society
• GDMA 3220 UI/UX Design 2
• GDMA 3225 Advanced Typographic Communications

Faculty members of WSD are also expected to contribute and participate in any of the following:

• Curriculum development and review.
• Assisting students outside of scheduled class time.
• Service and representation of the program on various university committees, internally and externally.

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member are outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement

Minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic or Communication…