External Adjunct - Digital Media & Creative Arts
About The Position
SUNY Sullivan is hiring an External Adjunct Faculty member to teach an in-person, evening-section course in Introduction to Digital Web Media during the Spring semester at the associate-degree level. The instructor will mentor students as they complete a final website project consisting of at least ten functional webpages. Candidates with suitable animation and Adobe Creative Cloud experience may have future opportunities to teach Animation. The role includes developing and delivering lessons aligned with the established curriculum and learning outcomes; assessing student performance using clear, consistent grading practices; providing critiques, academic support, mentorship, and career guidance; and maintaining regular office hours on campus and/or virtually. Instruction will cover building, styling, organizing, and maintaining functional multi-page websites through hands-on projects using code-based and WYSIWYG web-authoring tools. Teaching should emphasize visual communication, usability, accessibility, design principles, and current industry practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Digital Media or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
- At least five years of professional experience in digital media, graphic design, web development, or a related discipline.
- Prior teaching, training, or professional mentoring experience; higher education teaching experience is preferred.
- Demonstrated proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and contemporary design practices.
- Practical experience with responsive web design, website navigation, hyperlinks, image galleries, tables, forms, multimedia integration, CSS layouts, templates, and basic search engine optimization.
- Availability to teach in person during scheduled evening hours.
- Strong communication and classroom management skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree.
- Higher education teaching experience.
- Animation and Adobe Creative Cloud experience for potential future Animation teaching opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Teach an in-person, evening-section Introduction to Digital Web Media course during the Spring semester at the associate-degree level.
- Mentor students through a final website project consisting of a minimum of ten functional webpages.
- Develop and deliver lesson plans aligned with the established curriculum and course learning outcomes.
- Evaluate and assess student performance based on course objectives using clear and consistent grading practices.
- Provide constructive individual and group critiques.
- Provide academic support, mentorship, and career guidance to students as needed.
- Maintain regular office hours on campus and/or virtually and communicate professionally with students and colleagues.
- Teach students to build, style, organize, and maintain functional multi-page websites.
- Guide hands-on projects using code-based and WYSIWYG web-authoring tools, emphasizing effective visual communication, usability, accessibility, design principles, and current industry practices.
- Integrate real-world business practices and current industry trends into instruction.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
