Adjunct Instructors - Media Production
Posted May 27, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your professional media work or teaching in the last five years.
What they are checking: Whether they meet the requirement for current activity in the field, such as productions or presentations.
How do you give feedback on a student's video that helps them improve without crushing their confidence?
What they are checking: Whether they can critique creative work honestly and constructively.
What would you do
How do you grade creative projects fairly when students start with very different skill levels?
What they are checking: Whether they have clear criteria that reward growth and effort as well as polish.
A group project falls apart because one student did almost nothing. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage team dynamics fairly, which is common in production courses.
How would you handle a student whose project uses copyrighted music or footage without permission?
What they are checking: Whether they teach copyright and fair use as a professional responsibility, not an afterthought.
If you were asked to take over this course on short notice, what would you need to know first?
What they are checking: Whether they can get ready quickly for the last-minute openings the posting mentions.
About the work
The course covers core concepts, planning, digital skills and distribution. How would you balance theory with hands-on production in one semester?
What they are checking: Whether they can design a course that teaches why as well as how, given limited class time.
What does good pre-production planning look like, and how do you teach students to take it seriously?
What they are checking: Whether they can teach planning as a core skill, since beginners usually want to start shooting right away.
Which software and equipment would you build the course around, and why?
What they are checking: Whether their tool choices are practical for students and current with the industry.
How would you teach distribution, including how platforms and audiences shape what students make?
What they are checking: Whether they understand distribution as part of production, which the course description includes.
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