College: SOWELA

Department: Academic Affairs

Sub department: School of Business & Applied Technology

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Faculty 9 month

Salary: {sSalary}

Duties and Responsibilities: To provide face-to-face, hands-on, and/or hybrid instruction to digital arts and communication students on the main campus.

• Maintain a professional appearance.
• Project a professional attitude toward the students.
• Utilize the approved curriculum, state clearly defined course outcomes, and assure that appropriate content is taught.
• Prepare and deliver lectures, demonstrate and teach subject matter in classroom, labs, and online, and moderate classroom discussion.
• Provide sufficient practice in digital arts and communication to develop student skills.
• Submit required reports in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate grades and attendance records.
• Organize classroom instruction and management.
• Hold on-campus and virtual office hours.
• Be available to students via email, phone, and/or in person.
• Receive pedagogical and technological training and other professional development that advances and promotes student learning.
• Attend all commencement ceremonies.
• Attend faculty and advisory committee meetings, Convocation, and other on-campus College events.

Required Education: • Associate degree or higher in digital media, digital cinematography, graphic arts, or media-related field
• Excellent verbal, writing, and communication skills
• Must meet credentialing guidelines for the Southern Association of Colleges and School Council on Colleges (SACSCOC)

Required Experience: • 10 years’ professional experience in industry
• 5 years’ experience in post-secondary teaching
• 3 years’ experience in online teaching using Canvas

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Required Licenses or Certifications: • Hold current certifications in Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop
• Proficient in Apple Logic Pro and Adobe Audition

Preferred Education: 

Preferred Experience: 

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: {sTAOther9}

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SOWELA has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. SOWELA is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. SOWELA is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.