Part Time Instructor

Job Title

CFI (Cherokee Film Institute) is hiring part-time instructors to teach a range of courses designed to train the next generation of film industry professionals.

What You'll Do:

• Interfaces with managers, employees, consultants, industry professionals, and subject matter experts to gain knowledge of local workforce needs and requirements for various competencies related to the film and media industry.
• Facilitate and lead classroom training to deliver course content based on syllabi, curriculum, and learning outcomes.
• Conduct stimulating training sessions that resonate with adult learners based on instructional methods conducive to the respective coursework.
• Utilize the CFI learning management system to evaluate and track assignments, post additional resources, maintain attendance records, and sustain a collaborative platform for instructor/student interaction and communication.
• Recognize academically vulnerable students and collaborate with Cherokee Film leadership to determine a prompt and discreet strategy to effectively support struggling learners.
• Participate in instructor onboarding and mentoring sessions led by CFI staff or other personnel.
• Maintain ongoing communication with CFI Program Manager and other staff, as needed.
• Teach one or more in-person classes per cohort at the Cherokee Film Studios or another classroom location in the Tulsa area, in one or more of the following content areas:
• Introduction to the Film and Media Industry
• Introduction to Cinematography
• Introduction to Locations
• Production Office
• Production Accounting
• Virtual Production
• Post-Production
• Share industry-related experiences with students
• Work hours will vary

Education and Experience

• 5 or more years of professional experience in the film and media industry with a demonstrated expertise in the specialty field relevant to the coursework being instructed (i.e., cinematography, locations, accounting, virtual production, etc.)

Required Qualifications

• 5 or more years of professional experience in the film and television industry, in an area to align with the course for which you are hired to teach
• Full knowledge of industry standard safety practices and policies
• High school diploma
• Prior teaching experience
• General knowledge of Native American representation issues in film and media

Preferred Qualifications

• College degree preferred
• Experience with online learning management systems
• Union membership(s)

• Presentation Skills
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication

• Job Identification 26134
• Degree Level High School Graduate
• Job Schedule Part time
• Job Shift Varies
• Locations Tulsa - Hartford Building (OK) (On-site)
• Regular or Temporary Temporary