Instructor - Philosophy jobs in Savannah, GA

Savannah Technical College seeks a Part-Time Adjunct Production Training Instructor to teach Film Production courses in coordination with the Savannah Film Academy. This program will prepare workers for entry-level positions on the sets of Film and TV productions, and help integrate qualified students into the film production workforce.  Savannah Film Academy courses provide specific course outline/structure, materials, training, and mentoring.  The classes are be facilitated with a package of professional-level equipment and taught in an appropriate classroom and demonstration space.  

The instructor will be responsible for:

• preparing lesson plans for classroom instruction, developing program syllabi, goals and objectives;
• evaluating students’ progress in attaining goals and objectives;
• requesting and maintaining supplies and equipment;
• maintaining program certification requirements, as appropriate;
• preparing and maintaining all required documentation and administrative reports;
• maintaining knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by attending staff development training, workshops, seminars and conferences;
• ensures safety and security requirements are met in the training area.
• meets with students, staff members, and other educators to discuss students’ instructional program and other issues impacting the progress of students. 

Duties include a flexible schedule of instruction, student advisement and registration. Must be willing to work split teaching shifts that might require split teaching days. 

Required Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge and experience in a variety of film/television production crafts, to include: locations and stage, electric/lighting procedures, grip/rigging, sound, art/set decoration and dressing, hair/make-up/wardrobe concepts and procedures, location management, camera operation, on-set and office Production Assistant duties, general set etiquette and procedures.
• Experience as a key, best boy, or department head in the film/television industry.
• More than five (5) years’ work experience on professional Feature Film/TV sets.
• Demonstrated teaching/instructional delivery experience preferred.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must possess strong organizational skills, and the ability to maintain accurate records.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.

Physical Demands
Teaching responsibilities are typically performed in a classroom/lab environment with the employee intermittently sitting, standing, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling for three (3) – four (4) continuous hours at a time.  The employee frequently lifts light to medium weight objects up to 50LBS.  The work is performed in campus buildings and outdoors where the employee is occasionally exposed to cold or inclement weather. The exposure to dirt, dust, grease, machinery with moving parts, chemicals, and fumes is possible in the laboratory environment.  Full range of hand and finger motion may be utilized for data entry purposes.

Salary/Benefits

Salary is commensurate with education and work experience. 

Application Deadline
Position considered open until filled.  Candidates must pass a criminal background check.  Applicants must submit an electronic application through Team Georgia Careers, and attach cover letter and resume (incomplete submissions will not be considered).  Please include your annual salary for each position held.

POSITION CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING AND ALLOCATION OF POSITION.

Note: No phone inquiries please.  Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to personally contact each applicant.  If we are interested in scheduling an interview, a representative from our college will contact you.

All male applicants between the ages of 18 and 26 years of age must present proof of Selective Service Registration.  Savannah Technical College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, or citizenship status (except those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). Invitation to Self-Identify  For compliance activities, contact Melissa Banks, Title IX and Equity Coordinator, Room A110 or (912) 443-3388, mbanks@savannahtech.edu.  Send written correspondence to Savannah Technical College, Attn:  Melissa Banks, 5717 White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA 31405.  STC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.  Candidates may be required to submit a valid Driver’s License, proof of insurability, and/or a driver’s history report for positions involving state travel.