Faculty - Multimedia Design

Lane Community College
Eugene, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 6/2/2023 CLOSED ON 7/2/2023

Job Posting for Faculty - Multimedia Design at Lane Community College

Posting Details

AA/EEO Statement

AA/EEO Statement:
Lane Community College is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Veteran / Disabled Employer embracing equity, inclusion and accessibility. We encourage a safe and hospitable environment for historically marginalized populations including women, BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ individuals, veterans, and candidates and employees living with disabilities.

Veterans Statement
Lane actively recruits veterans and those with disabilities for all positions. For accommodations and questions call 541-463-5586.
  • Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources, roushz@lanecc.edu, 541-463-3970
  • Lane Community College ensures that all documentation submitted to HR will remain confidential.

Position Information:

Posting Number:
230054

Job Title:
Faculty - Multimedia Design

Applicant Notification:
Position Information

Faculty members are expected to be skilled educators, with a passion for teaching and continuous improvement in best practices that support equitable student success. The primary responsibilities of full-time faculty is to provide quality education and teaching in a range of community college courses, which may include transfer and/or career technical courses, and to engage in academic professional activities which advance the goals of the College and Division. Faculty members are responsible for following College and Division policies and procedures in support of teaching and learning.

Division Information

The Arts & Humanities Division is seeking to hire a skilled educator with a passion for teaching and content expertise in motion graphics, video production, digital photography, and digital animation. The focus of teaching responsibilities will be in multimedia design, motion graphics, video production, digital animation, and digital photography courses. Multimedia Design at Lane is a dynamic and rigorous program. Through a variety of arts and technology courses in video and audio production, animation, photography, journalism, web and social media, digital arts production, and visual art design and theory, students receive a well-rounded education in the field of multimedia. Students engage with current and emerging technologies in Multimedia Design to obtain skills for industry employment or transfer to a four-year program. Lane graduates enter the work-force with a competitive edge and a strong portfolio.

Lane Community College Media Arts Department invites applications for a full-time faculty to teach courses in Multimedia Design, a Career-Technical
degree and certificate program, beginning in fall 2023. The ideal candidate will have expertise in two or more of the following: Motion Graphics; Video Production, Digital Animation, Digital Photography. Additional knowledge of digital photography, video pre and post-production, audio production, storyboarding, layout, concept art, or other time-based Multimedia Design fields and technologies is a plus. Candidates should possess student-centered, collaborative, and dynamic teaching skills for CTE and transfer courses and an interest in effectively serving diverse populations. Candidates are expected to demonstrate evidence of a strong professional record as an industry or creative professional, and fluency in production and post-production with current software and hardware technologies.

The Arts & Humanities Division is committed to increasing the diversity and equity of the college community in multiple forms.

Location:
Main Campus

Classification:
Faculty

Position Type:
Contracted Faculty

Anticipated Start Date:
September 2023

Salary/Wage:
Annual

Salary/Wage Range:
$58,417 - $81,613 per academic year (starting salary range)

Salary/Compensation Statement:
  • Application is used to determine initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered.
  • Faculty positions are paid based on relevant experience and education in concurrence with Lane’s Contracted, Full-time Faculty Salary Schedule.
  • The Faculty benefits package includes a generous contribution toward medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, long term disability and paid sick leave.
  • Lane Community College is considered a qualifying public employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, full-time employees working at the College may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan. Questions regarding your loan eligibility should be directed to your loan servicer or to the US Department of Education.

Grant Statement:

Working Schedule:
Faculty schedule and hours determined by division, department, staff and student needs, and may fall outside of normal business working hours and days.

This position has responsibility for teaching in, and may be assigned responsibility for coordination of, the Multimedia Design program. The proportion of the assignment in teaching and coordination will be assigned based upon programmatic needs, and may be an assignment of full or partial teaching load. The position is a 1.0 FTE contracted position.

FLSA:
Exempt

Position Status:
Permanent

Full/Part:
Full-Time

Annual Schedule:
171 Day (Academic Year)

Annual Schedule Details:

Quicklink for Posting:
https://jobs.lanecc.edu/postings/12156

POSTING TEXT

Posting Date:
05/30/2023

Closing Date:
07/02/2023

Applicant Pool:
No

Open Until Filled:
No

Required QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education:
Associate’s Degree in Media Arts, Multimedia Design, New Media, Digital Arts, Arts & Technology, or other Multimedia Design fields from a regionally accredited institution.

LCC follows state guidelines to provide an alternative qualification process. Applicants who believe they are alternatively qualified are encouraged to describe their qualifications in the Cover Letter. See additional Cover Letter instructions below, in the Applicant Instructions, Required Documents description.

Required Experience:
A minimum of Three (3) years of creative practice, professional, and/or industry experience in Multimedia Design.

Licensure or Certification Requirements

Conditions of Employment:
  • Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail.
  • Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.

Preferred QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Education
BA or BFA in Media Arts, Multimedia, New Media, Digital Arts, Arts & Technology, or other Multimedia Design fields.

Preferred Experience
  • Community College teaching experience in Multimedia Design.
  • Creative practice, professional, and/or industry experience in any combination of the following: Motion Graphics; Video Pre-Production, Video Production, Video Post-Production, Digital Photography, and Digital Animation.
  • Experience in the following: program leadership, program coordination, curriculum development, program development, or program vision.

Language Statement
We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students.

Bilingual/Multicultural Statement:
Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane’s commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education.

Equivalency Statement:
We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address in your Cover Letter how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.

Position Purpose:
Contracted faculty members are professional educators with the primary responsibilities of providing instruction and academic student support services respectfully, equitably, and inclusively to a diverse, multicultural, and multilingual student population, and professional activities contributing to the college, in alignment with Lane’s Vision, Mission, and Values.

This position performs all of the duties of a full-time educator and college instructor including: instruction of college courses in multiple modalities as assigned, which may include both in-person and online environments; curriculum development and course design; outcomes assessment and program review; mentoring students; professional development; participation in discipline leadership, division and college business; and other professional duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:
Instruction

  • Provide instruction in varied learning environments, including but not limited to in-person, online, and hybrid formats
  • Maintain currency in innovative teaching pedagogies, instructional technologies, and relevant discipline(s)
  • Incorporate current technology, appropriate software applications, appropriate pedagogies, and best practices in instructional delivery
  • Provide students with continuous, timely, and relevant feedback regarding their performance in coursework; including prompt grading of all coursework and assessments
  • Confer with students on course materials, coursework, and assessments
  • Evaluate student achievement of clearly identified learning outcomes
  • Commit to creating an educational environment that values diversity, promotes equity, and respects multilingualism
  • May be assigned to teach in content areas for which the faculty member is qualified and/or certified


Student Support Services

  • Mentor students
  • Engage students and encourage retention and persistence
  • Assist students from diverse backgrounds, abilities, or learning situations to fulfill a wide variety of academic goals
  • Assist students in accessing various campus support services, such as academic advising, counseling, tutoring, library services, accessible resources, et cetera
  • Actively support and participate in the development and implementation of practices and systems that promote equity within the division and college; work to promote the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty, staff, and student body
  • Engage in and respond to equitable and meaningful student evaluation of courses.
  • Collaborate and partner with academic advisors, counselors, tutors, and other student support staff to improve student engagement, persistence, and success

Professional Responsibilities

  • Comply with College policies and procedures, including accountability for leave time, timesheet completion, release time, textbook ordering, and related functions
  • Participate in faculty performance evaluation processes
  • Maintain, post, and participate in teaching schedule, regular meetings, and office hours
  • Maintain physical campus presence for instruction and daily needs of students, division, college, and community, as specified in the College Operations Policies and Procedures.
  • Maintain requirements for student records, attendance, grades, outcomes assessment, program review, and/or other documentation
  • Active participation and initiative in discipline/division leadership
  • Active participation in division and college business and committees
  • Timely response to all college-related written and electronic communications
  • Ensure a safe, quality classroom or lab, including equipment, supplies, and inventory
  • Manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.
  • Demonstrate behavior consistent with the “Statement on Professional Ethics” of the American Association of University Professors

Curriculum Design, Improvements, and Planning

  • Develop and revise course content and materials as needed to maintain curricular currency and consistency with learning outcomes
  • Establish and review learning outcomes consistent with core ability outcomes, assess outcomes using appropriate assessment tools, and use assessment results to make improvements at a program and course level, including assessing and enhancing multicultural, diversity, antiracist, and equitable frameworks
  • Meet institutional and accreditation requirements for student learning assessment at the course and program levels
  • Incorporate college values into curriculum and promote a respectful learning environment
  • Promote and facilitate awareness in developing multicultural, diversity-based, and antiracist curricula
  • Develop all class syllabi and course materials with universal design in an accessible form that can be delivered directly to and used by students of varied abilities
  • Develop online and classroom presentation and delivery techniques that incorporate learning-centered concepts
  • Create a partnership with library, information, and academic technology resources personnel and ensure that the use of these resources is integrated into the learning process (NWCCU Standard 2.A.8)
  • Develop learning strategies and processes that will promote successful teaching
  • Actively engage in professional development to incorporate emerging technologies for use with instructional delivery methods as appropriate
  • Actively engage in academic program review
  • Collaborate with colleagues in a process of continuous improvement to develop and update courses, assignments, lab exercises, testing criteria, teaching aids, and training and reference materials, as applicable
  • Ensure curriculum development is coordinated across disciplines and programs to support smooth student progression along educational paths
  • Partner with high school teachers and college staff to articulate programs and course work from regional high schools
  • Provide leadership in evaluating curriculum and making changes to meet the needs of historically marginalized student populations
  • Partner with Student Affairs professionals to support students and facilitate student success and progression
  • Support student engagement in high impact practices such as undergraduate research, portfolio creation, or other evolving practices as appropriate
  • Program leadership, oversight, or coordination may be assigned

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Demonstrate Lane’s core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities
  • Duties are carried out respectfully and inclusively, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, nationality, language, origin, or employment status
  • Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and the Center for Accessible Resources departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities

Division Functions

  • Contribute to leadership in the AAS Degree program in Multimedia Design and successfully recruit, retain, and graduate students in this program
  • Directly support student engagement, retention, and success
  • Meet and work with the CTE Advisory Board, as well as recruit new members
  • Connect to High School programs in Multimedia Design
  • Collaborate with the Regional Advisory Committee for Media Arts
  • Collaborate with the dean and division coordinators in the use of ICP and Foundation funds
  • Provide guidance to students with regards to developing portfolios and placement in internships and jobs
  • Contribute to Assessment and Academic Program Review Work
  • Work to expand our curriculum offerings, for example: stackable certificates in UI/UX, Journalism, and expand our Animation Option into an AAS degree
  • We welcome candidates who possess the potential to rotate into the position of Media Arts Program Coordination at a future date. As a highly collaborative program where faculty share courses and curriculum, we rely on a model of shared leadership, as well as a commitment to continued community outreach

General

  • Must demonstrate an active concern for students, staff, and the public
  • Other duties as assigned

Supervision Statement:
Faculty report to a Division Dean, and perform instructional and professional duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies, and procedures of the college.


Physical Demands/Working Environment:
This position works in varied environments. May be exposed to usual office, industry, education, and commercial working conditions that include noises, interruptions, equipment, telephones, and visitors. This position requires that an employee be able to sit or stand for extended periods of time. May perform cognitive and psychometric work for more than six (6) hours a day. Work may require transporting materials up to twenty-five (25) pounds.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
  • Knowledge of and ability to support the college mission, vision, values, and strategic directions in daily work.
  • Knowledge of and skill in developing competency-based curricula.
  • Demonstrated ability to continually maintain individual current knowledge and skills in related fields, business, and industry, to stay informed about changes in the workplace as well as changes in the skills required of students entering the labor force and subsequent educational opportunities, and to continually update individual skills in a wide variety of computer software applications and other high tech skills to maintain a cutting-edge profile.
  • Demonstrated ability to produce accurate, effective written and verbal communication and the ability to teach these skills to students.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to advocate for and teach students from diverse backgrounds, including, but not limited to, students of color, working students, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, bilingual students, international students, students from multiple cultures and of varying ages, and students living with disabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively as a member of a team on a variety of teaching and administrative matters.
  • Knowledge of and ability to use sustainable practices in all work assignments.

Applicant Instructions:
Applicant Instructions

To be considered an applicant for this position, please provide the following materials:

Required Documents

1. Online Application – complete in entirety and submitted online, including at least three (3) work related references.
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV) – Comprehensive of experience, education, and accomplishments.
3. Cover Letter – Clearly detail how you meet the qualifications for the position or are alternatively qualified based on your experience, training, and education, or other qualifications.
4. Portfolio and Digital Samples – Up to ten (10) examples of professional work from the past seven (7) years AND up to ten (10) examples of student work.
Instructions:
  • Label each image/sample
  • An information page is required including image/sample identifiers.
  • Attach images under “portfolio”, “portfolio 2”, etc.
  • Each field holds 9MB of data; combine images as needed to have enough space for your submission.
  • In lieu of separate images, a document linking to your website/online portfolio featuring the same criteria is acceptable.
5. Teaching Philosophy – One (1) page statement of your Teaching Philosophy.
6. Syllabi & Course Outlines/Calendars – Total of Two (2) Syllabi and Two (2) Course Calendars required.
  • One (1) Syllabi and one (1) Course Outline/Calendar from a course similar to any of our core offerings.
  • One (1) Syllabi and one (1) Course Outline/Calendar that showcases your area of expertise.
  • You may use either our online or print catalog for course descriptions. https://www.lanecc.edu/collegecatalog
7. Transcripts – Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application, see instructions below.

Additional Documents and Letters of reference are not accepted.

If applicable:
8. DD214 – Veterans, please fax, email, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources at Lane Community College. Zack Roush, roushz@lanecc.edu, 541-463-3970.

Questions?
  • For assistance with the online application call 541-463-5586.
  • For position questions contact Zack Roush, roushz@lanecc.edu, 541-463-5473.

How to monitor your application

1. Enter recruitment@lanecc.edu into your safe sending list. Notifications will be sent toward the end of the search process. Be sure to check your spam mail.
2. Visit your Employment Opportunities account. The main page will show your status in the search.
3. Positions close at 9:00 pm on closing date.

Transcript Instructions:
Transcripts are required in order to be considered for the position, unofficial transcripts must be provided with application.

Attach under “Optional Document”, email, deliver or mail to:
Lane Community College
Human Resource
Posting #230054 Attn: Zack Roush
4000 E 30th Ave
Building #3/ 1st Floor
Eugene OR 97405
Email: roushz@lanecc.edu

  • Official transcripts are required within thirty (30) days from the accepted offer if you are the selected candidate for the position.

College and Division Information:

Union Association:
LCC Education Association (Faculty)

Posting Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  • * What is your approach to ensuring students who represent a variety of differences, such as cultures, religions, ethnicities, veteran status, intellectual or physical disabilities, socioeconomic factors, second-language speakers, various gender expressions, are treated respectfully and inclusively in and outside of the classroom? (1200 characters, including spaces)

    (Open Ended Question)

  • * Describe your proficiency with industry-standard design software (ex. Adobe).

    (Open Ended Question)

Hiring Documents

Required Documents
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Cover Letter
  • Teaching Philosophy
  • Writing or Curriculum Sample
  • Portfolio/Work Sample
Optional Documents
  • Transcripts
  • Transcripts #1
  • Transcripts #2
  • Transcripts #3
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