Adjunct Teaching - School of Communications - PR & Advertising Visual Communications: Comms 350 (Evening School)
About The Position
The BYU School of Communications seeks adjunct faculty members with expertise in communication and strategic messaging to teach undergraduate courses across the Public Relations + Advertising curriculum. We seek practitioners or scholars with experience in areas that include: visual communication, research methods, communication management, digital and social media, public relations writing, and public relations or advertising strategy. We seek mission-aligned candidates who can support student development in critical thinking, effective communication, and ethical decision-making. Successful candidates will engage students through both conceptual and applied learning, preparing them to analyze, create, and evaluate communication in a rapidly evolving media environment. We aim to develop students of character who communicate with clarity, integrity, and purpose, and who approach communication work with curiosity, professionalism, and a commitment to ethical practice. A successful candidate for this position will work closely with faculty to teach Visual Communication in the newly approved Public Relations + Advertising program in the School of Communications. This course includes basic video production, including shooting and editing content for digital platforms. Ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to connect conceptual knowledge with applied skills and help students understand how communication functions within professional environments.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Communications or a related field (completed by start date).
- A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in visual communication and/or related expertise.
- Expertise in communication and strategic messaging.
- Experience in visual communication, research methods, communication management, digital and social media, public relations writing, and public relations or advertising strategy.
- Ability to connect conceptual knowledge with applied skills.
- Ability to help students understand how communication functions within professional environments.
- Must relocate and/or reside in Utah for the duration of employment.
- If a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.
- Must abide by the university's Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards.
- Must support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university within the context of the principles and doctrines of the affiliated church.
Nice To Haves
- Practitioners or scholars with experience in visual communication, research methods, communication management, digital and social media, public relations writing, and public relations or advertising strategy.
- Mission-aligned candidates.
Responsibilities
- Teach Visual Communication in the Public Relations + Advertising program.
- Include basic video production, shooting and editing content for digital platforms.
- Connect conceptual knowledge with applied skills.
- Help students understand how communication functions within professional environments.
- Support student development in critical thinking, effective communication, and ethical decision-making.
- Engage students through both conceptual and applied learning.
- Prepare students to analyze, create, and evaluate communication in a rapidly evolving media environment.
- Develop students of character who communicate with clarity, integrity, and purpose.
- Approach communication work with curiosity, professionalism, and a commitment to ethical practice.
Benefits
- Preference given to qualified candidates who are members in good standing of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
