Part Time Instructor

Responsibilities

• 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
• Cinematography
• Locations
• Production Office
• Production Accounting
• Virtual Production
• Post-Production
• Share industry-related experiences with students

Qualifications

• 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).