Tenure Track Faculty, Film and Media Arts Job at Cuyahoga Community College in P

Tenure Track Faculty, Film and Media Arts

The Department of Creative Arts at Cuyahoga Community College is seeking a full-time tenure track faculty member to teach Film and Media Arts sequence courses.

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing and delivering lectures and hands-on studio instruction to students on various topics in relation to Film and Media Arts
• Evaluating and grading students’ class work, laboratory/studio work, assignments, papers, and films
• Preparing course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts
• Keeping abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, speaking with colleagues, participating in professional conferences, productions, and film-related activities, and learning new equipment, tools, and technologies, workflow, and software as appropriate to the field of study
• Maintaining student attendance records, grades, and other required records
• Initiating, facilitating, and moderating classroom discussions and hands-on training
• Advising students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues as needed
• Planning, evaluating, and revising curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction
• Compiling, administering, and grading examinations
• Collaborating with colleagues to address teaching and research issues
• Maintaining regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students
• Selecting and obtaining materials and supplies such as textbooks and laboratory/studio equipment
• Serving on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, department matters, and academic issues
• Participating in campus and community events

Required qualifications include:

• Master's Degree in a Film and Media Arts-related field
• 5 years of recent professional experience in a preproduction/post-production filmmaking and/or media arts capacity with a strong diverse portfolio representing a professional level of media production and/or post-production
• Demonstrated experience and familiarity with a range of aspects of Film and Media Arts, including producing, planning, scheduling, scouting, camera operation/cinematography, lighting/grip/gaffer, sound recording and design, supervising or executing associated motion graphics, animation, and delivery formats
• Demonstrated proficiency in editing, post-production workflow, and media-management
• Demonstrated experience in writing/scripting for Film and Media Arts
• Familiarity with contemporary and emerging production environments, set operations, and set etiquette
• Interest and knowledge in continued study of emerging tools and technologies
• Advanced-level expertise in one or more of the above-mentioned aspects of Film and Media Arts
• Teaching experience
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching, and instruction for students
• Advanced communication (verbal, written, and interpersonal) and organizational skills
• Logic and reasoning skills to identify solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Sensitivity to appropriately respond to the needs of students and the community

Preferred qualifications include college-level teaching experience in a production-based technical area of Film and Media Arts, affiliation with related professional organizations, and proficiency in the use of discipline-specific hardware, software, studio operations, tools, and technologies.

The target hiring rate/salary is $57,589 with a B.A. plus 30 semester hours (45 quarter credits) or M.A. degree. The position includes a comprehensive and flexible benefits package comprised of paid time off, affordable medical/dental/vision plan coverage, disability benefits, life/accidental/critical illness insurance, State Teachers Retirement System, and other retirement plan options.

Cuyahoga Community College is an equal employment/educational opportunity institution.