Assistant/Associate Professor-Film/TV Production

Division: College of Liberal Arts

Department: Communications

Number of hours per
week: 37.5

Months per year: Academic (9 months)

Campus: Main Campus

Position Number: 014300

Advertised Salary: Commensurate with education and experience

Pay Basis: Monthly

Job Description

Tennessee State University Department of
Communications invites applications for a 9-month tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor-Film/TV Production.
This position will begin August 2024.

The Film/TV Production Track in the Mass Communications program is a rapidly growing program
that offers a variety of courses in production, post-production, writing, and producing. In addition, the program offers experiential
learning opportunities to various media centers around the country. The program seeks to find a dynamic colleague who can help further grow
and develop the program

Nashville is a vibrant city with a growing media industry. It has been listed as an “it” city
for several years with many cultural and entertainment opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

A terminal
degree (Ph.D. or M.F. A.) and a strong production background are required.
The preferred candidate will have a minimum of five years of
professional media experience in the film, entertainment television, music video, commercial, and corporate media industry with a record of
juried screenings or media credits. In addition, candidates should have a minimum of three years of teaching experience at the undergraduate
level.

Candidates should be knowledgeable about and skilled at all areas of narrative filmmaking and single-camera production
(writing, pre-production, production, and post-production). Candidates should have experience with professional editing software (AVID Media
Composer and Premiere) and digital cameras. Candidates with extensive post-production experience, particularly Adobe After Effects, DaVinci
Resolve, as well as other color correction, audio post-production, and motion picture production techniques
preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a
criminal background check as mandated by Tennessee State University.

Official transcripts for positions which require a
post-secondary undergraduate degree, advanced degree and/or certification must be presented upon hire.

An unofficial
transcript may be attached in the “Transcript” section.

You will be required to provide names and contact information
for three references during your application to the posting. If you are the recommended candidate for the position, our online hiring system
will automatically generate solicitation for these letters using contact information you provided.

Close Date:
04/04/2024

Requisition Number: F106P

Benefits

Tennessee State University offers
eligible employees a competitive benefits package that includes annual leave (vacation), sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life
insurance, retirement, flexible benefits plans and more.  Visit https://www.tnstate.edu/hr/benefits.aspx for more information.

Quick Link: https://jobs.tnstate.edu/postings/8199

Minimum References
Required: 2