Job Description

Posting Details

Position Information

Rank

Recruiting at Multiple Levels

Tenure Information

Non-Tenure Track

Summary

The Tim Russert Department of Communication at John Carroll University seeks an accomplished professional for a full-time Faculty of Practice position in Digital Media. The successful candidate will bring extensive professional experience in digital content creation and production and a strong record of leadership, innovation, and collaboration within the communication industries.

The Faculty of Practice will primarily teach undergraduate courses within the Digital Media concentration of the Communication major, with potential opportunities to teach in the M.S. in Digital Marketing & Communication Strategy program. This position emphasizes experiential and project-based learning and values a commitment to student development, creativity, and engagement with the professional world.

John Carroll University is a Catholic, Jesuit university with approximately 2,800 undergraduate and graduate students. John Carroll is primarily an undergraduate institution that values excellence in teaching. We offer a major in Communication with concentrations in Digital Media, and Integrated Marketing Communication, as well as a graduate program in Digital Marketing & Communication Strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Teach undergraduate courses across a range of areas, which may include media theory, audio fundamentals, video fundamentals, digital media production, video editing, media writing, journalism, sports broadcasting, professional communication, internships, and media entrepreneurship. The teaching load is four courses per semester.
• Integrate professional tools, software, relevant AI, and current industry practices into teaching and student projects in Digital Media and Integrated Marketing Communication.
• Potentially teach in the Digital Marketing & Communication Strategy graduate program.
• Advise and mentor students in internships, professional portfolio development, and career readiness.
• Foster experiential and project-based learning within courses and co-curricular activities within department offerings
• Develop partnerships and collaborative ventures with businesses, media organizations, and other departments within the university.
• Contribute to the public presence of the department and the University through events, outreach, and media initiatives.
• Exemplify Jesuit values, especially the commitments to developing “women and men for and with others” and “caring for the whole person.”

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent professional distinction.
• Extensive professional experience in digital media production or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated record of leadership, innovation, and collaboration in the communication or media industries.
• Evidence of effective teaching, training, or mentoring at the college level or in professional settings.
• Ability to teach a range of digital media courses and incorporate current professional tools and technologies.
• Working knowledge of core video production and editing programs (i.e., Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Audition, Audacity, Blackmagic ATEM, etc.) including AI video and audio creation tools.
• Working knowledge of core social media strategy and analytics programs (i.e., Google Analytics, Hootsuite, YouTube Studio, etc.)
• Demonstrated understanding of emerging media trends, including the role of AI in digital communication and the evolving future of media industries.
• Commitment to fostering experiential learning, diversity, and student success.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in digital marketing, social media strategy, or journalism.
• Evidence of success in building partnerships or experiential learning programs.
• Evidence of leadership experience within digital media industries
• Demonstrated ability to bring entrepreneurial energy and innovation to professional contexts.

Normal Work Location, Hours and Conditions

This position works in-person from our campus in University Heights, Ohio.

About John Carroll University

John Carroll University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit Catholic university, founded in 1886, dedicated to developing people with the knowledge and character to lead and to serve. The University is located in University Heights, Ohio, an attractive residential suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland. Academically, the University consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and the Boler College of Business, which include graduate programs. The University offers more than 70 Academic Programs in the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and business at the undergraduate level, and in select areas at the master’s level.


The University enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1. John Carroll University is one of 27 Jesuit universities in the United States and has been listed in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s top 10 rankings of Midwest regional universities for more than 30 consecutive years.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

F223P

Open Date

Close Date

Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Review of applications will begin December 15 and continue until the position is filled. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Beadle, Ph.D., Search Chair, Tim Russert Department of Communication at mbeadle@jcu.edu.

Qualified individuals should complete an application including:

• A cover letter addressing your professional background and experience; interest in teaching within a liberal arts setting informed by a Jesuit Catholic mission; and a discussion of initiatives you’ve undertaken that enhance student learning and student success (e.g., universal design strategies, mentorship programs open to all students, curriculum enhancements, etc);
• Curriculum Vitae or professional résumé;
• Statement of teaching philosophy or creative practice;
• Names and contact information for three references.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and value all individuals and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Where did you first hear about the job opening?
  • AJCU
  • Alumni Referral
  • Diversity Jobs
  • Employee Referral
  • Facebook
  • Google Jobs
  • Higher Ed Jobs
  • I'm a Current JCU Employee
  • Indeed
  • Inside Higher Ed
  • JCU Website
  • LinkedIn
  • Ohio Means Jobs
  • Other
  • NCAA
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • Twitter/X

• If other, please specify

  (Open Ended Question)

(Optional) Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Curriculum Vitae

• Teaching Statement

• References

Job Tags

Similar Jobs