What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production position at The University of New Mexico?
Position Summary
The Department of Film and Digital Arts at the University of New Mexico, College of Fine Arts, invites applications for a full-time Lecturer in Film Production.
- Position begins in August 2025.
- Teaching responsibilities will include foundational and advanced studio courses in a wide range of production approaches and aesthetics.
- Candidates must have expertise and teaching experience related to traditional narrative film and television production.
- Starting salary is $62,400. UNM offers parental leave, tuition for partners and dependent children, and internal grant competitions on an LGBTQ friendly campus where academic freedom is valued.
Film and Digital Arts offers degrees and concentrations in Film Production, Animation, Gaming, and Film History and Criticism.
Our emphasis on screenwriting, cinematography, producing, and directing prepares students to lead and influence the creative process.
We also provide a firm foundation in essential crew skills, ensuring that our graduates are ready to work in any team-based creative environment.
Enrollment in the department is at an all-time high, with 597 majors and pre-majors registered in Fall 2024. Our alumni enjoy success at renowned institutions such as Lucasfilm, Industrial Light and Magic, Google, Netflix, Meow Wolf, and Warner Bros.
Many are instrumental in the growth of New Mexico’s thriving film industry, home of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and many others.
Famous for the unique light and landscape that attract artists and scholars from around the globe, New Mexico is ranked as a film hotspot by the Hollywood Reporter.
For the past six years, Moviemaker magazine named Albuquerque as one of the best places for filmmakers to live and work in the United States.
Netflix adopted the city as its only . production hub, and NBC Universal opened studio space downtown. Albuquerque sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia.
Many peoples enrich the geographically stunning landscape with their histories, arts and sciences, languages, and cultural values.
UNM is a large majority minority state school with a faculty of over 3,000 serving approximately 22,000 students.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications : . in Film Production or a closely related field by start date of appointment.
Preferred Qualifications :
1. Expertise and / or teaching experience related to traditional narrative film and television production in two or more of the following fields : directing, cinematography, screenwriting, producing, digital post-production, production design, and sound.
2. Record of teaching introductory and advanced studio courses in a wide range of production approaches and aesthetics.
3. Compelling creative work in relevant fields.
4. A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.
Last updated : 2024-10-11
Salary : $62,400
