Part-Time Faculty: COM 117: Multimedia Storytelling (Fall 2026

Part-Time Faculty: COM 117:
Multimedia Storytelling (Fall 2026)

Job Title Part-Time Faculty: COM 117:
Multimedia Storytelling (Fall 2026)

Syracuse University is committed to delivering an exceptional student experience through vibrant, engaged campus communities. This position is based at the above campus location and requires regular in-person presence to support our students, collaborate with colleagues, and contribute to our thriving academic environment. Syracuse University values the collaboration, mentorship, and spontaneous connections that happen when our community works together on campus.

Remote work arrangements are limited in accordance with University policy.

Pay Range $1,483.20-$1,596.50 per credit hour

Salary offers at Syracuse University will be based on education, experience, and relevant skills, as well as the academic or professional discipline of the position in the context of the home department, school, or college. Salary offers may also be influenced by prior relevant work or industry experience, where applicable. Faculty pay ranges are for 8.5 months's salary unless otherwise specified.

Exempt

Fall 2026 Semester (August 24-December 15)

Class meets Mondays and Wednesdays 5:15pm-6:35pm.

Office hours required.

Part-time

PTI/Adjunct

UA

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in Syracuse University is seeking an individual to teach COM 117 Multimedia Storytelling Lecture and Lab during Fall 2026.

This open section will meet throughout the semester on Mondays and Wednesdays 5:15pm-6:35pm (3 credits).

Course

Description:

This class is a foundation course required for all majors in the Newhouse School. Students work collaboratively in teams of three to produce a variety of short films that tell stories that persuade, document, and entertain predefined audiences. Basic story structure is taught as well as how to write and edit stories for video production. Students learn digital photography, videography, and editing for sound and picture.

• Preference will be given to those with previous experience teaching a college level course.
• Instructors for this class should have a working knowledge of story structure, script-writing, and production design.

Instructors in this class should be familiar with story development and the production process for persuasive, non-fiction, and fiction storytelling as well as:

• Able to evaluate student script writing and video editing for team projects.
• Have basic skills in digital photography, video, and audio.
• Be familiar with the primary software package used by the students in the class:
  Adobe Premiere.

It is understood that teaching assignments may include the following:

Developing a syllabus.

• Ordering books and materials for students in the class to purchase on or before the first day of classes in advance.
• 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.

• Ability to instruct the class on the days and times it is designated to meet.
• Ability to hold office hours on campus.
• Ability to grade all assignments and examinations.

• Ability to operate standard classroom instructional technology, which may include computer, projector, document camera, etc.

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries.

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