Professor of Digital Storytelling

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to social justice and equity issues, whether as a communications professional and/or as part of their research agenda. This instructor will teach a variety of video production skills courses in both the Journalism and Integrated Marketing and Communication degree programs.  Expertise in technical and conceptual skills needed to create and add videos into integrated marketing campaigns and proficiency in creating news media productions are required.

 

As Mississippi’s only school of journalism, SOJNM graduates have gone on to become industry leaders both regionally and nationally. Many of our students work at the Student Media Center, which produces radio, video, and print/digital news daily, and recent graduates currently work for NBC, ESPN, Politico, Forbes, Mississippi Today, among myriad other media outlets. Our Integrated Marketing Communications graduates work for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, PGA, Coca-Cola and many national and international brands. Our faculty produces award-winning work across disciplines, including academic research, documentary, long form writing and multimedia.

 

In recent years, the School of Journalism and New Media has experienced both exponential growth and some disruption. Our Vision at the School of Journalism and New Media is of an inclusive, equitable and regenerative learning community for all people. The ideal candidate will be a critical part of realizing this vision and will help cultivate an environment for the School of Journalism and New Media that promotes a commitment to diversity, inclusion and service to the greater community and to the profession.

 

About the University of MS & Oxford, MS

 

Founded in 1848, the University of Mississippi (UM) is Mississippi's flagship university and is included in the elite group of R-1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification. With more than 24,000 students, UM is the state's largest university and is ranked among the nation's fastest-growing institutions. 

Consistently named by The Chronicle of Higher Education as a “Great College to Work For,” UM is located in Oxford, MS, a vibrant university town celebrated for its rich culture and culinary offerings and frequently selected as one of the country’s “Top 10 Best College Towns.”