Instructor or Artistic Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism, Non-Tenure track

Location: Orange, California
Job Category: Academia
Job ID: 71888
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: per year
Posted: 10.30.2024

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Job Description:

Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts invites applications for a full-time non tenure track position as an an Instructor or Artistic Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism, effective August 2025.
 
Dodge College seeks a seasoned broadcast journalist to enrich our faculty.  The ideal candidate will bring professional experience, academic knowledge, and a passion for nurturing the next generation of broadcast journalists.

Key Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will teach four courses in both the fall and spring semesters, which could include an introductory class for freshmen, and a capstone class of juniors and seniors that produces a weekly newscast seen live on local cable, as well as other classes.  
• The successful candidate will also serve as faculty advisor to undergraduate students within the Broadcast Journalism and Documentary major,
• Serve on university and Dodge College committees and other projects as assigned
• Maintain currency in the industry.

Job Requirements:

Qualifications
Required

• Terminal degree or an MS with significant industry experience
• Significant experience working in national and/or local  television newsrooms
• Significant experience on digital and social media platforms
• Produced significant work that has achieved national and industry recognition.
• Multimedia journalism experience who can teach students the storytelling skills needed today:  videography, editing, social media, cross platform writing.

 
Desired

• Teaching experience  
• Solid understanding of investigative journalism 
• Solid understanding of production demands of field reporting and live newscast production