Adjunct Instructor - Television Economics 93.869
- Employer
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Location
- California, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Nov 28, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Business & Management, Economics, Communications, Digital Media, Film & Video, Media Studies, Other Communications
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
This is an Adjunct Instructor position to teach a class called, Television Economics 93.869.
Shifts in technology and distribution are impacting corporate business models and content creators – especially in the television industry. The goal of this class is to provide students with the solid economic and structural fundamentals of the U.S. television industry, from real life development, production and financing paradigms to business and marketplace fundamentals (with a bit of practical theory thrown in for good measure).
Objectives for the course may include:
- To critically examine and master the main economic models for commercial television production and distribution in the U.S.
- To become comfortable with the business complexities that regularly confront television creative and production executives.
- To learn about the life cycles of ancillary products and how they affect the potential profitability and risk of the principal programs they are based on, including financing arrangements.
- To understand how “backend” participation formulas actually play out in the real world and affect decisions to produce and/or distribute content.
- To appreciate and become familiar with the day-to-day financial realities of TV development and production.
The instructor should be a practitioner or academic with direct experience or research work in the entertainment industry. Recent experience in teaching graduate or professional courses is preferred. A master’s degree is preferred but industry experience is just as important.
Strong communication skills (Speaking, Writing, Presenting) desired. A focus in the accounting/finance entertainment sector is preferred.
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