Theatre and Media Arts-Film Production Full-Time Faculty CFS Professional

Job Title: Theatre and Media Arts-Film Production Full-Time Faculty CFS Professional

Posting End Date: November 2, 2025

*NOTE: Last day to apply is Saturday November 1, 2025 @ 11:59 p.m. (MST)

Position Start Date: August 1, 2026

Summary: The Department of Theatre and Media Arts at Brigham Young University invites applications for a continuing faculty status (tenure track) position in Film Production. We seek enthusiastic and experienced candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas of film or media production: Creative Producing, Production Management, Sound, Post-Production, Emerging Media, Fundraising, and/or Distribution. 

Required Degree:   A terminal degree in film, television, media, communications, or a related field is strongly preferred. However, given the nature of this professional faculty position, candidates with an under-graduate and/or graduate degree in film, television, media, communications, and a minimum of 8-10 years substantial professional experience may be considered.

The required degree must be completed by the start date.

Experience: 

• You must have documented record of professional and/or creative activity in the field of film, television, media, and/or video production.
• An aptitude for excellence in teaching.
• A commitment to student-centered learning.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are essential.
• Rank will be commensurate with experience. 

Duties/Expectations: 

• Teach up to four courses (12 credit hours) during both the fall and winter semesters, and up to two courses (6 credit hours) during spring or summer term.  There is no expectation of scholarship (research/creative work) for these positions, outside creative work created with students.  
• Advise student projects and provide guidance to foster creative and innovative work.
• Mentor students to ensure academic success and professional growth. 
• Serve on department, college, and university committees.

NOTE: Professional Teaching Faculty enjoy the same privileges as professional faculty. They may receive continuing faculty status (CFS) and rank advancement. They may vote in department decisions regarding faculty appointments, CFS, rank advancement, and all other matters. They may serve as chairs or deans, on committees, and in other administrative assignments, and they are eligible for university awards. 

Information required at the time of application – Please list the individual contact information for each of your three recommenders on the faculty application. At some point during the selection process, they may be contacted to submit their letters of reference electronically

Documents Required at the Time of Application: Please attach your updated curriculum vitae, cover letter and Mission Alignment Statement to the faculty application.

Please also include:

• A statement of teaching philosophy
• A statement of professional activity including links to examples of professional production work

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled.

Mission Alignment Statement: BYU is committed to hiring faculty members who enthusiastically embrace and energetically advance its unique mission. To this end, please include a one-page mission alignment statement as part of your application that addresses how you might, as a BYU faculty member: (1) live a life of loyalty to Jesus Christ and His restored Church and align yourself with doctrines and teachings declared by living prophets, seers, and revelators; (2) demonstrate intentionality in building faith in Jesus Christ and testimony of His restored gospel among students and others in the BYU community; and (3) teach your subject matter with the Spirit of God and strive to keep it “bathed in the light and color of the restored gospel” (Spencer W. Kimball). 

Applicants who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include a one-page mission alignment statement that describes understanding of and commitment to the Mission of Brigham Young University and the AIMS of a BYU Education (https://aims.byu.edu/).

Salary: Brigham Young University is committed to hiring qualified faculty and compensating them fairly in consideration of previous experience and future potential. While BYU is a private institution that holds salaries as confidential, we are competitive to salaries recorded by OSU's Faculty Salary Survey by Discipline, the Chronicle of Education's S