Job Description

Professor, Digital Content Creation and Strategy ( Job Number: 64-23 )

Department: Design and Visual Arts, Computer Studies
Campus: Barrie
Classification: Academic
Posting Date: February 27, 2023
Salary Range: $67,221- $116,532 (As per the Academic Collective Agreement)
Status: Full-Time
Effective Date: August 2023 This position will be assigned a Fall/Winter rotation but teaching assignments may be changed by the Dean/Associate Dean and occur in any of the three semesters. Georgian College is seeking a full-time Professor for the Digital Content Creation and Strategy program in Design and Visual Arts. As a faculty member at Georgian College, you will have the opportunity to apply your passion for teaching and share your rich industry experience by creating a supportive and effective learning environment that allows students to achieve their full academic potential. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develop and deliver a wide variety of courses in our Digital Content Creation and Strategy program, as well as other Design and Visual Arts programs.
• Evaluate student progress / achievement
• Maintain currency and subject expertise through professional development, contact with industry, other educational institutions and/or professional bodies
• Create and maintain a positive learning environment
• Incorporate a variety of learning / teaching strategies and technologies to meet student needs
• Participate in portfolio / academic / campus and college-wide activities as required
• Participate in course / curriculum revision, program revision and renewal activities
• Develop alternative delivery strategies, and online course development and teaching, as required
• Detailed descriptions of responsibilities, are defined in the classification definition of professor in the Academic Collective Agreement

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Visual Arts, Marketing, Business, Journalism, or related fields
• Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Visual Arts, Marketing, Business, Journalism, or related fields
• Five years of combined industry and/or teaching experience relevant to content creation for social media and/or social media management
• Ability to effectively integrate new technology into teaching and learning
• Previous teaching experience at a post-secondary level and/or adult training experience
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to contribute to and work in a positive team environment and to foster the same in their students
• Commitment to life-long learning
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse student populations
• Computer literacy: Microsoft Office Suite

Additional Asset / Preferred:

• Social media portfolio and/or presence
• Experience with entrepreneurship and applied research
• Experience with Adobe software, and other content creation and/or management software
• Experience with online course development and/or online teaching
• Experience in some or all of the following: curriculum development, a variety of delivery strategies, adult learning methodologies, academic advising, and student success strategies
• Network of industry contacts to facilitate applied research and employment opportunities for students
• Computer literacy: Learning Management System / Web Delivery Software (i.e. Blackboard) and Student Information Systems
• The ability to teach in more than one related program area

Applicants selected for an interview will be required to present a teaching lesson during the interview and / or present a professional portfolio. Acceptable proof of education (degrees, credentials) from recognized post-secondary institutions or confirmation of international equivalencies will be required as part of the selection process. Georgian College supports diversity, equity and a workplace free from harassment and discrimination and is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free environment. We invite applications from all qualified candidates and actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to persons of Indigenous ancestry, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. If you are contacted to participate in the interview, please advise the coordinator of any accommodations needed with respect to any materials or processes used to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process. Alternate formats will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process. Consideration will first be given to qualified internal full-time and partial-load employees, in accordance with the Academic Collective Agreement Applications for this position must be received by 11:59 p.m. on March 12, 2023. While we thank all applicants, only those contacted for an interview will be acknowledged.