Media Teacher for Filmmaking Camp - Bay Area CA
Media Teacher for Beginner Summer Filmmaking Camp for Girls
SHARED VALUES AND EXPECTATIONS
• Support Camp Reel Stories in bringing their mission statement to life in innovative ways
• Commit to building a community of people who are actively supporting the work of women in the film industry
• Demonstrate professionalism and accountability
• Take initiative to analyze and solve problems
• Treat others with courtesy and respect
• Communicate kindly, constructively and directly with co-workers and supervisors
• Offer constructive feedback to make the program better
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
JOB DESCRIPTION- Media teacher
The Reel Stories media teacher is the face of our Beginner Bootcamp filmmaking summer programs and will be in charge of instructing and supervising students throughout the program. The Reel Stories curriculum is divided into the categories of media literacy, narrative filmmaking, documentary filmmaking, screenwriting, sound recording, camera operation, editing, and sound editing. Our programs have guest speakers who are professionals in the media industry to facilitate specific workshops. When a guest speaker is not scheduled, the media teacher needs to be prepared to supplement and/or teach a 1.5 hour lesson on any or all of these. In addition to teaching, the media teacher has a set of technical support duties including equipment checkout and inventory, equipment setup and breakdown, software troubleshooting, and video editing. The media teacher is also responsible for editing together a master sequence of all completed student projects in preparation for screening their films after program.
Technical skills: Teaching experience and experience with our programs’ technical resources are a plus. Filmmakers at Reel Stories use the Canon EOS rebel T5, Zoom H4n handy recorders, and Sennheiser boom mics for production. Filmmakers use Adobe Creative suite - including Premiere Pro CC and After Effects - for post-production.
Soft skills: The Reel Stories media teacher should be skilled in mediation, and be able to maintain a collaborative learning environment that is encouraging and safe for women, trans, and non-binary students.
Rate for this position is $22/hr.
SUPERVISION GIVEN/RECEIVED
• Direct supervision by Esther Pearl, Executive Director
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Some lifting and carrying up to 60 lbs.
• Typing, writing, reading
• Seeing, hearing and speaking, both nearby and at a distance
• Use hands and fingers to help with classroom supplies and operate equipment
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, kneeling
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter to corinne@campreelstories.com. People of color encourage to apply.
