Instructor, Live Entertainment Production

Position Title:

Instructor, Live Entertainment Production

Department:

Communication, Arts, Humanities & Fine Arts Division

Position Type:

Faculty

Job Family:

Full-Time Faculty

Job Summary:

The College of Lake County (CLC) is seeking an Instructor, Live Entertainment Production for the instruction of first and second-year college-level courses to a diverse student body at our Grayslake, Lakeshore, and Southlake campuses. CLC is a comprehensive community college committed to equitable high-quality education, cultural enrichment, and partnerships to advance the diverse communities it serves in northeastern Illinois. CLC is committed to a diverse workforce that represents our student body. Our search process is designed to promote increasing the diversity of our full-time faculty.

The college is implementing transformative change through an ambitious and aspirational body of work outlined in its 2024 Strategic Plan to become an organization where every student succeeds and every employee thrives while supporting every business to achieve and every community to grow. As the community’s open-access higher education organization, CLC aims to be the leader in providing innovative education and workforce solutions. http://dept.clcillinois.edu/res/CLCWebsite/Reports/Strategic_Plan.pdf

The Faculty Success Framework illustrates the fundamental elements of a faculty member’s career at CLC. Its purpose is to support a culture of continual faculty development and to provide full but flexible paths for faculty to both consistently contribute to student success efforts and cultivate professional fulfillment. Our Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning Excellence outline the qualities we expect CLC faculty will exemplify in their professional and pedagogical engagement with students.

The successful candidate will teach courses in Live Event Video, Sound, Rigging, and Management. The Instructor of Live Entertainment Production will participate in the curricular, operational, and production support for the Live Entertainment Production Program and will assist with productions in the Performing Arts Department.

This position requires teaching a variety of Live Entertainment Production courses as assigned. Courses to be taught include, but are not limited to, Live Event Video, Live Event Sound, and Live Entertainment Rigging. The successful candidate will also help to develop the Live Entertainment Program curriculum and degree. There is also potential to teach courses in the Theatre transfer program as well. In addition, the successful candidate may be assigned production roles depending on preferences and qualifications.

Posting Date:

02/15/2025

Expected Start Date:

08/11/2025

Compensation Grade:

Column A

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full time

Location:

Grayslake Campus

Total Hours Per Week:

40

Job Description:

1) Selects, prepares and maintains current curriculum, course outlines and printed and non-printed instructional materials. Revises and updates course content as needed.
2) Provides the students and the Division a syllabus that clearly states course objectives and learning outcomes, attendance policies in line with those of the college, texts and readings, timelines and evaluation criteria, and any other information required by College, Division, or department.
3) Meets all classes at assigned times. If unable to meet an assigned class, reports absence to supervisor and division staff in an appropriate manner.
4) Teaches assigned courses in subject field each academic semester. Deliver course content using a variety of teaching styles.
5) Provides instructional support to the students. Refers students, when appropriate, to sources of specialized services within the College.
6) Is available for student consultation through phone, email, or appropriately established office hours.
7) Evaluates student performance in meeting course objectives and learning outcomes through assignments, projects, discussions or examinations. Provides feedback to students in a timely manner on student performance.
8) Maintains accurate grade records as required by the College. Submits all attendance and grade records electronically prior to the required deadlines. Is able to produce appropriate grade records for supervisor upon request.
9) Assists in the advisement of students.
10) Uses the appropriate College policies and procedures to resolve and document student complaints, concerns and problems.
11) Assists in developing and administering discipline-appropriate measures of student academic achievement, use departmental testing instruments as provided. Administers other instruments designed to measure student learning outcomes as requested and required by the department or division. Provides all results as requested.
12) Encourages students to submit course evaluations, reviews course evaluations when available and uses feedback to improve course delivery.
13) Participates, when appropriate, in the formation and meetings of career program advisory committees, governance groups, College, division, and department committees.
14) Attends faculty meetings, department meetings, and all other meetings called by authorized personnel.
15) Attends Development Week activities and Commencement
16) Is ethical in all conduct.
17) Maintains a high level of professionalism.
18) Maintains current in compliance training, including compliance under Title IX “Responsible Employee” and, if applicable, Clery Act Campus Security Authority.
19) Properly and effectively utilizes appropriate technology to deliver instructional materials, maintain grades, and provide timely communications with students, etc.
20) Maintains current knowledge of subject matter via professional development such as professional organization membership, attendance of seminars, conferences and classes, and professional publications.
21) Provides instruction and conduct classes in accordance with the philosophy of the College and within the scope of a defined course of study.
22) Follows all institution and regulatory policies, procedures and standards. Utilize self-appraisal to determine progress in meeting performance objectives and career goals.
23) Performs other duties as assigned by the Dean or Associate Dean.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: College: Knowledge of College policies, procedures, and practices including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); ability to apply sound reasoning to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram form; ability to work effectively and constructively with individuals and teams from diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Department/Divisional: Knowledge of Instructional policies, procedures, and practices with the ability to answer work-related questions; and/or interpret and apply these guidelines correctly in various situations; ability to solve issues and work with diverse populations; ability to read and interpret instructional documents.

DECISION-MAKING and ANALYTICAL SKILLS: ability to interpret policy and establish methods and procedures for ability to perform all essential functions using safe work methods and following safety regulations relating to job; ability to organize and express ideas, directions, and data in a logical sequence to describe a process, or explain procedures such as how to perform a task to someone else.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Well-developed public speaking and presentation skills to effectively present materials to individual students or groups; well-developed written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively in a tactful and courteous manner with a variety of people, including students, employees, faculty, and the general public; ability to communicate effectively verbally and written to work with a diverse workforce and student population to prioritize and delegate projects, exchange ideas, information and opinions effectively with others to formulate policies and programs and/or arrive at decisions, conclusions or solutions; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, other departments, students, and the public; ability to manage interpersonal conflict situations requiring tact, diplomacy and discretion.

PHYSICAL : Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a classroom setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, reach; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information with or without reasonable accommodation.

VISION: See in the normal visual range with or without correction or reasonable accommodation.

POSITIONS SUPERVISED : None

Required Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Theatre with emphasis in Theatre Technology or Design OR B.A. in Theatre Technology with 5 years extensive professional experience at recognized professional venues OR 10 years (18,000 hours) extensive professional experience at recognized professional venues in Sound, Video, Rigging or Electrics.

Desired Qualifications:

Prior college-level teaching experience.

Demonstrated professional learning or certification in evidence-based student-focused pedagogical teaching and assessment practice such as ACUE, workshops and data use.

MFA in Theatre with an emphasis on Theatre Technology.

ETCP certification in Rigging (Theatrical or Arena)

ETCP certification in Entertainment Electrician or Portable Power Distribution

Academic emphasis in theatre design; Academic or professional experience with Live Event Video and Projections; Academic or professional experience in Live Event Sound and Sound Design; experience designing sets for live theatre productions; experience in teaching theatre at the college level; knowledge of theatre equipment and safe theatrical practices including lighting, carpentry, stagecraft and rigging; ability to teach both traditional design practices, such as scenic drawings, ground plans, elevations, renderings, and model-making, as well as a demonstrated proficiency in industry standard computer software applications relevant to technical theatre.

The ideal candidate will possess demonstrated proficiency in a variety of technical theatre skills which may include: video design and projection; automated lighting programming; theatrical audio/video and electrical knowledge and experience; properties construction and design; upholstery; costume crafts; and costume construction.

Special Instructions:

The priority deadline is February 10, 2025 . Additional applications may be considered after the priority deadline. This position may remain open until filled. Applicants who will earn the required degree by May 17, 2025, will be considered.

This is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position. Salary placement is commensurate with education and experience. An optional contract for the summer session offers the potential for significantly greater earnings.

The minimum 2024 - 2025 academic year (fall and spring semester) base salary range is $69,117 with a master’s degree to $83,790 with a doctorate in the subject field. The base salary range for the 2025-2026 academic year has not been determined.

The hiring range is $69,117 to $122,758 based on education and relevant experience.

Faculty may be assigned to any of the three campuses; Grayslake, Lakeshore or Southlake. New faculty hires are required to attend orientation the week (August 4-8) before the start date of August 11, 2025.

Foreign Transcripts: Transcripts issued outside the United States require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. We only accept evaluations from a NACES approved organization: IEE : Foreign Credential Evaluations | Evaluation Company & NACES Member (myiee.org).

EEO Statement

College of Lake County is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a policy of non-discrimination. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic information (including family medical history).