Tenure Track Faculty - Film Production

About the role

The Film Program at Sacramento State serves a diverse body of students who have varied interests in the contemporary practice of filmmaking. We are dedicated to addressing cinema both in the tradition of a critical liberal arts education and as a professional pathway. We seek to give students a solid footing in contemporary film techniques, histories, and theories, pushing students to explore the social and cultural implications of cinema language and practice.

Position Details

• Teach upper and lower division film production, screenwriting, and directing courses
• Develop curriculum for upper and lower division courses centered on short film practices
• Lead student advising, recruitment, support part-time faculty, curriculum development, and other related activities aimed at fostering growth of the Film Program
• Pursue excellence in teaching effectiveness as evidenced through student evaluations, peer evaluations, and meeting program learning outcomes
• Engage in scholarly and creative activities as evidenced through peer-reviewed exhibition/distribution of film work, development of film projects, and scholarly research appropriate to the discipline
• Engage in active service at the Department, College, and University levels in the form of committee work and peer support
• Engage actively with the local and regional community through service and scholarship

Required Qualifications

• Earned MFA or equivalent terminal degree in the arts by August 2025
• Evidence of teaching, mentoring, or training experience in academic or professional settings
• Evidence of creative practice in contemporary narrative, hybrid, or documentary short filmmaking
• Experience with the narrative filmmaking process
• Evidence of filmmaking practice, exhibition, and distribution of work
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence in a diverse and inclusive environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years teaching or educational experience at the collegiate level or professional setting
• Experience as a contemporary storyteller using digital cinema technologies and contemporary distribution strategies
• Three (3) years of experience working with digital filmmaking equipment and software, screenwriting techniques, and directing narrative production
• Demonstrated record of fundraising for film production projects
• Demonstrated ability to teach primary film tools, equipment, and processes in a diverse and inclusive environment
• Demonstrated record of having directed and exhibited / distributed one or more narrative (fiction) films