Lecturer in Multimedia Content

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University seeks a visiting professor in multimedia content.

The Cronkite School is a global leader in mass communications education that requires its media students—whether they seek to become journalists, brand storytellers or entrepreneurs - to pursue foundational coursework in multimedia content. These courses develop introductory skills in media literacy, basic HTML and website design, audio storytelling, photography and photo editing, videography and video editing, data visualization, content distribution, pitching, story packaging and social media. Since the lecturer will teach these core multimedia courses, knowledge across the discipline—and a passion for nurturing students’ skills—is required. The ideal candidate has professional experience in multimedia content, experience telling stories across platforms to engage audiences, and a demonstrated ability to champion industry standard technology. The candidate should have a robust portfolio of their own multimedia work, and an ability to motivate and help students develop their own.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, 9-month appointment with the academic rank of “lecturer;” this is not a tenure-track appointment.

Essential Duties
● Teach four courses in the Fall semester, and four courses in the Spring semester.
● Foster a learning culture that inspires mass communications students with multimedia content, tools and techniques.
● Engage in service to students and the Cronkite School, including student mentorship and guest speaking.
● Serve as the school’s multimedia storytelling thought leader, proactively staying abreast of new storytelling techniques and technology updates; curating exemplars of superior multimedia content; and highlighting superb student work.
● Collaborate with school leadership and faculty to develop multimedia curricula.
● Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications
A master’s degree, and professional experience working in multimedia content creation, journalism, videography or a related field.

Desired Qualifications
● Demonstrated experience creating multimedia content for a professional news organization or other media outlet
● Fluency in the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Audition
● Ability to create (and nurture students’ abilities to create) a portfolio website, short podcast episodes, social media content, still photography using a mobile device, video news packages, data visualizations, simple motion graphics and other multimedia content
● Experience teaching media technologies and storytelling techniques to others
● A network of multimedia practitioners and experts who can advise on the field
● Experience working with undergraduate or graduate students in a university or agency setting and evaluating student work
● Experience using an online training or learning management system such as Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classroom, etc.
● Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in both professional practices and as a contributor to an inclusive working and learning environment

About the Cronkite School
The Cronkite School is widely recognized as one of the nation’s premier mass communications programs. Rooted in the time-honored values that characterize its namesake—accuracy, responsibility, integrity—the school fosters excellence and ethics among students as they master the professional skills they need to succeed in the digital media world of today and tomorrow.

Located on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus in the heart of the nation’s fifth-largest city, the School has 70 full-time faculty members, more than 100 full-time professional staff and annual resources of more than $40 million. The Cronkite faculty is made up of award-winning professional journalists, strategic communications specialists and world-class media scholars. Cronkite professors include five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, digital media thought leaders, top TV producers and correspondents, major metropolitan newspaper editors and strategic communications experts.

More than 2,500 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students are enrolled at Cronkite, in person and online, preparing for careers in journalism, strategic media and related communications fields. Of the undergraduate residential student population, more than 60% come from out-of-state and more than 37% are students of color. The retention rate consistently exceeds 90%, and Cronkite students regularly lead the country in national competitions.

About Arizona State University

ASU is one of the largest and most innovative public research universities in the country, undertaking a bold reinvention of higher education as a New American University. With four campuses in the Phoenix metropolitan area, it serves more than 127,000 students on campus and online. For the past six years, it has been ranked No. 1 for innovation by U.S. News & World Report. In the last decade, ASU has developed numerous new programs and units that bridge disciplinary boundaries to enable the exploration and discovery of new knowledge, while developing practical solutions to serve Arizona and the world at large. The university has strong and simultaneous commitments to educational access, excellence, and impact, and assumes significant responsibility for the cultural, social and economic vitality of its surrounding communities.

Application Instructions
Submission materials must include:
1. A cover letter stating qualifications
2. Curriculum vitae or resume
3. Contact information (name, address, email, telephone number) for three professional references
4. A diversity statement that addresses their experience and commitment to social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion over the course of their careers and outlines how they would advance DEI goals at the Cronkite School. The statement should be no longer than 500 words.

The applicant’s name should appear in each uploaded file name. Cover letters may be addressed to the Search Committee Chair, Jessica Pucci. Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair at: jepucci@asu.edu.

Application deadline is Sept. 30, 2022. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled.

Applicants must apply online at: http://apply.interfolio.com/111319

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