Adjunct Faculty, Editing Strategies

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Position Type: Adjunct Faculty / (Part-Time)
Academic Level: Cross-listed (Graduate & Undergraduate)
Primary Software: DaVinci Resolve

Position Overview
The Instructor of Editing Strategies (1.5 credits) will teach best practices for organizing and editing raw material from an assembly cut through to a locked cut. This cross-listed course serves both undergraduate and graduate students, guiding them through the foundational and advanced mechanics of post-production storytelling. The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise in DaVinci Resolve with a strong pedagogical approach rooted in iterative feedback, group critiques, and individual mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

- Curriculum Delivery: Teach structural editing workflows, moving systematically from raw footage and dailies through to the final locked cut.

- Technical Instruction: Lead demonstrations and troubleshoot workflows specifically utilizing DaVinci Resolve software.

- Creative Mentorship: Guide students through diverse narrative strategies, including J-cuts, L-cuts, match cuts, smash cuts, cutaways, cross-cutting, montage, and action cutting.

- Iterative Feedback: Conduct rigorous group critiques and one-on-one individual meetings to review early project iterations (dailies, selects, assemblies, and rough cuts).

- Studio Facilitation: Manage dedicated class lab time effectively to support students as they work toward completing their semester deliverables.

Qualifications & Requirements

Industry Experience:

- A minimum of ten years of professional experience in fiction and non-fiction filmmaking, including broadcast television.

Teaching Credentials and Capability:

- Bachelor’s degree (minimum requirement).

- Ability to differentiate instruction for undergraduate and graduate student levels.

- Ability to apply appropriate critique standards across both levels.

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