Media Production Instructor and Equipment Room Manager

Position Number:

999136

Functional Title:

Media Production Instructor and Equipment Room Manager

Position Type:

Non-Tenure Stream

Position Eclass:

FC - Faculty 9 month Non Leave earn

University Information:

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit:

The Department of Media Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences focuses on the creative production and critical consumption of a range of moving-image media. The faculty is composed of award-winning artists, scholars, and practitioners. The Department is housed in the Brown Building and in the Carmichael Center. Originally constructed to serve the University of North Carolina public broadcasting system, the Carmichael Center now holds the Department's soundstage, screening room, production classrooms, editing lab, audio recording studio, and location production equipment inventory. The Department enhances the curriculum with opportunities to learn outside of the traditional classroom setting and participate in a variety of media productions. These include the Department's internship program, registered student organizations for film production, and its client-based production clinic.

Position Summary:

The Department of Media Studies at UNC Greensboro invites applications for a one-year position as Media Production Instructor and Equipment Manager, effective August 1, 2026, that will have the possibility of renewal.
We are seeking a dynamic, imaginative individual to collaborate closely with the department head to manage this equipment checkout space to provide creatively-focused, technical, and production instruction to students. The position also includes teaching two undergraduate media production courses per semester.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares and oversees the equipment checkout for daily use by faculty, students, and instructors.
• Provides technical instruction and assistance to students checking out equipment. In collaboration with student workers, create and maintain supporting equipment checkout materials, including videos and guides to instruct students on the proper use of equipment.
• Participates as a member of the department technology committee in support of new equipment and software acquisition. Performs basic repairs and maintenance of production equipment and perform computer updates in collaboration with the Media Studies Department Technology Coordinator as needed.
• Coordinates the hiring of student workers to work in the equipment checkout. Recruits, trains, supervises, and schedules student workers to ensure they understand and implement best practices for the use and lending of departmental equipment.
• Teaches two foundational undergraduate media production courses per semester.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Media Production or a related discipline.
• College teaching experience.
• Experience working or administering in a college or university lending capacity, or demonstrable ability to supervise and mentor students in a lending environment.
• Expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud (e.g., After Effects, Audition, Premiere) along with other related software (e.g., DaVinci Resolve) and media production equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong commitment to the collaborative process within our department, as well as with other academic programs and/or the community.
• Experience helping first-generation, diverse, and/or non-traditional student populations find their creative voice and managing experiential "field" learning.
• Demonstrated commitment to contribute to the development of new models for technical instruction that emphasize hands-on learning and peer-to-peer collaboration.
• Familiar with inventory and library database best practices.

We are especially interested in candidates with experience helping first-generation, diverse, and/or non-traditional student populations find their creative voice and managing experiential "field" learning.Tenure Status:

Not on Track

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Instructions to Applicants:
All materials must be submitted electronically through the online application process. Required application materials include:

1. Letter of Application
2. Current Curriculum Vitae
3. Record of teaching excellence, including teaching philosophy, evaluations if available
4. Record of creative scholarship, including a digital portfolio or link to a portfolio website
5. Names, email addresses, and phone numbers of 3 professional references

Only complete applications will be considered. Review of applications will begin on February
1st, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.

For additional information or to apply for this position (# 999136, please visit our website at Recruitment Range:

Competitive

Org :

Media Studies - 12226

Job Open Date:

01/16/2026

For Best Consideration Date:

02/01/2026

Open Until Filled:

Yes

FTE:

1.000

Type of Appointment:

Time Limited

Number of Months per Year:

9

Physical Effort:

Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions - F, Vision-Skilled Trades - F, Reading - F, Eye-hand coordination - F, Vision-Preparing/Analyzing figures - F, Hearing - F, Talking - F, Standing - F, Sitting - F, Walking - F, Lifting-30-60 lbs. - F, Bending - F, Squatting - F, Reaching - F

Work Environment:

Inside - F