Open Rank Term Faculty in Marketing

About the role

The Department of Marketing in the Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University invites applications for a part-time term faculty position to teach undergraduate marketing courses. The position may be filled at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor, or Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Practice, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

• Teach Creative Tools for Digital Marketing, an applied, project-based course that prepares students to create effective digital marketing assets for websites, social media, digital advertising, short-form video, and brand communication.
• Help students move from marketing objectives to creative concepts and digital content execution.
• Teach contemporary digital marketing creative workflows using a range of tools and platforms.
• Create applied assignments and provide feedback on student creative work.
• Develop a portfolio of digital marketing assets for students.
• Deliver course materials through online formats.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Advertising, Digital Media, Design, or a related field.
• Meet the college’s faculty qualification standards for AACSB Accreditation.
• Professional experience creating digital marketing assets for brands, products, services, events, or organizations.
• Experience with contemporary creative tools such as Canva, CapCut, website builders, Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, social media platforms, and AI-assisted creative tools.
• Experience with short-form video, social media content, website or landing-page content, and/or portfolio-based creative work.

Qualifications

• Five years of professional experience in digital marketing, content creation, creative production, social media, advertising, brand communication, or a related area.

Skills

• Ability to teach contemporary digital marketing creative workflows using a range of tools and platforms.
• Experience with tools such as Canva, CapCut, website builders, Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, social media platforms, and AI-assisted creative tools.
• Experience with short-form video, social media content, website or landing-page content, and/or portfolio-based creative work.
• Experience training, mentoring, supervising, presenting to clients, leading workshops, or otherwise helping others learn creative tools and workflows.

Benefits

The Ivy College of Business offers comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans; generous leave plans; onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa); life insurance and long-term disability; flexible spending accounts; various voluntary benefits and discounts; employee assistance program; and wellbeing program.

Pay

Commensurate with qualifications.

Schedule

09 Month Work Period

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following: Resume/Curriculum Vitae Letter of Application/Cover Letter Contact Information for Three References If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485. For full guaranteed consideration, please apply on or before June 09, 2026.