Part-Time Multimedia Instructor (Pool

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary

Schedule:

Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows:
Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) - $89.20 up to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule HC) - $103.85 up to $151.07.

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Duties And Responsibilities

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

• Teach college courses in multimedia and/or web design.
• Faculty are also required to assist in curriculum revisions and new course development, consult with students during office and lab hours, maintain expertise in current technologies, and perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional needs.

Knowledge Of

Employment Standards (acquired through education, training, and/or experience)

• Health and safety issues in labs and materials use
• Instructional technologies and multimedia development tools appropriate to the discipline
• Current industry-standard technologies

Skills And Abilities

• Skill in Adobe Creative Cloud applications (e.g., Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator), web technologies (e.g., HTML5, CSS, JavaScript), hand-coding web pages, traditional graphic design, and multimedia applications
• Industry experience in a design studio or freelancing
• Preparation to teach college-level courses in multimedia
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, and various internet browsers
• Ensure consistent and appropriate assessment of student progress
• A commitment to the teaching profession, its goals and ideals
• Enthusiasm for, understanding of, and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college
• Motivate students from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Outstanding conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated time management and detail-oriented skills

Job Requirements

• Any bachelor's degree or higher and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience. Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree. The professional experience required must be directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Preferred

• Master's degree
• Membership in a discipline-related professional association
• Two years  experience in instruction or formalized education process, preferably in a post-secondary or college institution

Note:

If you believe your degree, academic background, or professional achievements are equivalent to the stated minimum qualifications, please complete the Application for Equivalence - For Faculty Positions, an option during the application submission process. The three means of demonstrating equivalency are as follows. Applicants may select more than one form of equivalency but must provide applicable evidence for each type:

• Degree Equivalence The employee or applicant possesses a degree(s) with similar content to those listed for the relevant discipline. The name of the degree is close to that specified on the Disciplines List but the degree either has a different title or area of expertise, or the coursework is slightly different. Equivalence is established through analysis of transcripts and coursework.
• Academic Background Equivalence
• Related To Disciplines In Which a Master's Degree Is Not Generally Expected Or Available Or Where The Degree Is Relatively Specialized, The Employee Or Applicant Must Have Completed At Least 24 Semester Units (or Equivalent) Of Coursework In The Academic Field Being Applied For, And Must Possess At Least The Equivalent Level Of Achievement And The Equivalent In Breadth, Depth Of Understanding, And Rigor In Each Of The Following
• a broad cultural education usually met by the general education requirements for any Bachelor s or Associate s degree, and
• a detailed study of the discipline in breadth, depth, and rigor, usually met by coursework required for the degree major.
• Professional Achievement Equivalence The employee or applicant must demonstrate equivalence to the general education requirements for any Bachelor s or Associate s degree, and show evidence of outstanding professional achievement and/or substantial training in the…