Part-Time Faculty-Film & TV Production: Craft & Culture (NYC Spring 2022)

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Job # 076071 Job Title Part-Time Faculty-Film & TV Production: Craft & Culture (NYC Spring 2022) Location Yonkers, NY Pay Range $1370 per credit hour minimum FLSA Status Exempt Hours
Spring Semester 2022
The course will meet 3 hours each week over the course of the Spring 2022 semester. The semester begins on January 18 and ends on May 4 (grades are due by May 11). The position is based in NYC and classes will meet a studio in Yonkers, NY.

Job Type Part-time Rank PTI/Adjunct Campus New York, NY Unionized Position Code UA Job Description
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in Syracuse University is seeking an individual to teach TRF 400 ST: Film & TV Production: Craft & Culture one evening a week for three hours during the Spring 2022 Semester, NYC campus (3 credits). The position is based in NYC and classes will meet a studio in Yonkers, NY.

Course Description: The course will be designed to provide students with a thorough examination of the art, craft and culture of film and television production. The course will offer a mix of theory about production fundamentals through lecture as well as experiential learning through workshops, field trips and practical assignments. Areas of focus may include feature films, television shows, commercials, and podcasts.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have a significant amount of professional production experience in the entertainment industry and ideally will have some NYC based production experience. This candidate will also have enough influence and relationships to provide students with opportunities to engage with other production professionals either in a classroom setting or in the workplace.

The instructor will be expected to design and execute a detailed course syllabus.

Job Specific Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
Teaching experience is preferred although not required.

Responsibilities
Teaching assignments may include the following:

• Developing a syllabus.
• Ordering in advance books and materials for students in the class to purchase on or before the first day of classes.
• Preparing for classes.
• Holding office hours each week to meet with students in the class and others.
• Grading in a timely manner student assignments and examinations for the course; and turning in mid-semester progress reports and final grades according to University regulations.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to personally instruct the class in the assigned classroom on the days it is designated to meet.
• Ability to hold office hours.
• Ability to grade all assignments and examinations.
• Ability to operate standard classroom instructional technology, which may include computer, projector, document camera, etc.

Tools/Equipment
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