Digital Production Professor - Full-Time, Part-Time, or Adjunct

Are you passionate about digital production and content creation?

Who We Are:

University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is an elite intimate private college in Tempe, AZ focused on educating students in advancing technology who desire to innovate in the areas of emerging technology disciplines including Advancing Computer Science, Information Security, Game, and New Media technologies.

Living on campus, students are surrounded by a true living-learning technology environment that incubates their ideas into innovations that students can patent and take to market. Students must create an innovation project to graduate.

We are an entrepreneurial, results-oriented company recognized for delivering high standards of innovation and service. As an organization designed to change the lives of some of the brightest young minds, we rely on the excellence of every member of our family to continuously exceed our own standards and our students’ expectations.

The Role:

The Digital Production degree prepares students to become creative technologists who work behind the scenes to bring images to life. The University of Advancing Technology is looking for an industry professional to take on the role of developing and delivering digital content production courses that ensure UAT students achieve their desired learning outcomes, complete their programs, and have an exceptional SyncFlex learning experience. We are interested in candidates who have demonstrated excellence in digital content production, professional industry experience, and a commitment to building an active and guided scholarly environment. 

Skills

• Experienced with producing complete, industry-standard web, social, and print projects. 
• Experience using industry-standard content creation and editing tools and techniques to create complete works. 
• Demonstrated excellence using various media mediums and make pre-production and production decisions matching content tools (cameras, lenses, lighting, microphones, digital creation software, etc.) to the intended result.
• Demonstrated professional knowledge of current and future camerawork, composition, effects, and lighting techniques.
• Experience generating high-quality mixed audio, including dialogue, sound effects, and music, by recording, editing, and integrating it into complete digital film, agency, web, and/or interactive media productions. 
• Experienced in various roles of field production, such as editing, color correction, and color grading, to create media projects using industry-standard post-production tools. 
  
• Experience assembling composite shots using industry-standard tools and techniques as well as future trend editing tools to create completed work.
• Experience composing visuals that exhibit professional quality in camerawork, composition, effects, and lighting techniques.

Don't have teaching experience - that's where we come in. UAT's team of faculty and staff will work with you as you:

Essential Duties:

• Facilitation of innovative student digital production projects
• Mentoring talented, passionate, technology-driven students
• Development and delivery of collegiate learning experiences related to digital production and content creation.
• Development of course materials related to college-level digital production courses.

Education Requirements:

• Master's degree in Digital Production or a related field with at least 18 graduate credit hours in digital production required; Doctoral Preferred 
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience

Pedagogy:

University of Advancing Technology’s Synchronic Learning model is designed especially for students of advancing technology. Tailored to both undergraduate and graduate students, Synchronic Learning provides an education framework that prepares superior graduates to become tomorrow’s innovators. This model embodies UAT’s methodologies, curricula, and people dedicated to fostering an environment of innovation that promotes demonstrated mastery and job readiness. An integral part of this framework is SyncFlex, a flexible learning approach with an emphasis on mentoring education that provides real project experience to cultivate superior graduates.

Important Notes:

Location Requirements: This is not a remote position; candidates must be willing to work in-person at the campus in Tempe, AZ

Adjunct Pay: $3,000 for in-person courses; $2,400 for hybrid/online courses. 

Part-Time Salary: $30k-$45k dependent on Education and Experience.

Full-Time Salary Benefits: $60k-$90k dependent on Education and Experience.

• Medical insurance option with UAT covering 60% of the premium cost, depending on coverage selected. 
• UAT has your BACK, by covering 100% of the monthly premium for Short-Term and Long-Term coverage.
• Dental, Vision, 401k, Life Insurance, and AD&D Options
• Vacation, Personal Time, and over 15 Paid Holidays - we work hard, but give you that extra time to play hard as well!
• Competitive Employee and Dependent Scholarship Programs; we take pride in your educational background and look forward to supporting your families’ academic goals and endeavors.
• Meal Benefit at University Café. HANGRY? Never heard of here. Come get free meals at the café, on us, YUM!
• University Store Discount amongst other Discount Programs.
• Positive, open, and transparent Work Environment and culture that includes Kudos Program, Casual Fridays and Select Work Weeks, Employee Wellness Activities, Bring your Pet to Campus, along with Summer and Winter Happiness Events.
• Employee Training and Development: Essential Skills Modules are scheduled on the job, allowing for learning, working, and implementation.  

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

UAT does not sponsor foreign visas. Thank you for your understanding.

Salary : $30,000 - $45,000