Part-Time Web Design/Multimedia Instructor (Pool)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows: Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) - $89.20 up to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule AJ) - $103.85 up to $151.07.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach college courses in multimedia and/or web design.
• Faculty are also required to assist in curriculum revisions and new course development, consult with students during office and lab hours, maintain expertise in current technologies, and perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional needs.

Employment Standards

Knowledge of:

• Health and safety issues in labs and materials use
• Related technology appropriate to instruction and commitment to maintaining currency in the discipline
• Experience in Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Proficient in hand-coding XHTML and CSS
• Traditional graphic design training
• Flash and QuickTime

Skills and Abilities

• Recent successful experience in teaching or preparation to teach college-level courses in multimedia. Please indicate your areas of specialty in the cover letter
• Ensure consistent and appropriate assessment of student progress
• A commitment to the teaching profession, its goals and ideals
• Enthusiasm for, understanding of, and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college
• Skill and experience to motivate students from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Industry experience either in a design studio or freelancing
• Verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to build successful relationships with students
• Outstanding conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated time management and detail-oriented
• Computer based skills (i.e., software, analytical, and writing)

Job Requirements

• Possession of any Bachelor's degree AND two years of professional experience, OR any Associate degree and six years of professional experience, OR the equivalent.
• Three years' experience working in the multimedia/web design field.
• Experience with a variety of multimedia development software tools, including the Adobe CS5 package.
• Experience in scripting languages such as CSS, JavaScript, and ActionScript.
• Competency in using supporting software such as Microsoft OS, Office Suite, and various internet browsers.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff

Preferred

• Master's degree
• Membership in a professional association tied to the area of instruction
• Two years' experience in instruction or formalized education process, preferably in a post-secondary or college institution

Additional Information: Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX.

Work Demands: The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. Environmental: typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected with potential to participate in the District's telework program, as available. Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online, comprehend speech at normal levels, upper limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment, vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials, sitting for extended periods of time, frequent bending at the waist, physical presence at on-site locations, communicate and interact with others, observe and interpret people and situations, learn and apply new information or skills, perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks, perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks, work with frequent interruptions, self-regulate emotion and behavior.

Benefits: Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California or they may choose to participate in the STRS Cash Balance program or Social Security.