Instructor- Communication & Media Studies

Position Details

• Position Classification
  
  Title:
  
  Instructor
• FLSA:
  Exempt
• Position Class: 80093
• EPA Position Type: (none specified)
• JCAT: 205000
• Working
  
  Position Title:
  
  Instructor – Communication & Media Studies
• Building and Room No.:
  Hall-Patterson, Room 314
• Appointment Type:
  Permanent Full-Time
• If Time Limited:
  No
• Appointment Length: 9 / 10 Months
• Position Number: 000285
• Valid US Driver's License:
  No
• Commercial Driver's License
  
  Required:
  
  No
• Physical
  
  Required:
  
  No

The Department of Communication and Media Studies focuses on the emerging digital forms of media in the 21st Century with emphasis on their significant effects to human and social communication. A greater opportunity to study purposeful communication on a local and global scale is provided by the department to give the students opportunities to produce innovative media products to increase and enhance global‑intercultural awareness.

This full‑time, nine‑month Digital Media Instructor position, with a start date August 2026, involves teaching undergraduate courses, serving as a faculty advisor, mentoring and coaching students inside and outside the classroom; engaging in professional, creative activities that demonstrate innovative use of multimedia in the discipline; facilitating presentations at well‑respected professional conferences; serving on committees at the department, college and university levels;

and engaging in service to the larger Winston‑Salem and Forsyth County community.

• Applicants must hold an M.A. in Communication and Media Studies, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Applicants must have at least three years of successful undergraduate teaching experience at the college/university level and demonstrated ability to teach foundational communication courses as well as depth‑area digital media courses.
• Evidence of professional experience in digital media operations and applications, including television, radio, newspapers/magazines and multimedia storytelling.
• Demonstrable evidence of teaching undergraduate students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Evidence of utilizing various technologies and digital software to teach production and multimedia courses that engage students in the learning process.
• Preferred:
  Evidence of proficiency in social media applications.
• Preferred:
  Evidence of utilizing Adobe Suite applications to engage students.
• Preferred:
  Engagement in professional, creative activities that demonstrate innovative use of multimedia.

Teaching and Advising

• Teach a full load of undergraduate courses in media presentation, studio and field production, digital storytelling, video editing, mass media management, mass media criticism, social media and culture, and other special topics related to communication and media studies.
• Facilitate high quality, engaging instruction by teaching undergraduate digital media courses via face‑to‑face, online, and hybrid modalities.
• Communicate effectively with students and monitor their academic progress through EAB and other student success management systems.
• Teach each class section, create and present relevant course activities, assess assignments by providing written/electronic feedback in a timely fashion, and evaluate student performance.
• Engage with students during mandatory office hours each week.
• Foster student success and assist students in reaching their fullest academic, personal and professional potential.
• Assist with curriculum development and strategic planning.

Service and Engagement

• Attend departmental, college and university meetings consistently.
• Participate in service activities for the department, university and community.
• Collaborate with community stakeholders and other professional organizations.
• Serve on departmental‑level committees.
• Serve on college‑level and university‑level committees.
• Maintain membership in discipline‑specific professional organizations.

• Internal Posting Only:
  Yes
• Position Type:
  Faculty
• Time Limited Position:
  No
• Appointment Length: 9 / 10 Months
• Salary:
  Commensurate with Education and Experience
• Open Date: 03/05/2026
• Close Date:…