Howard G. Buffett Foundation Visiting Professor of Visual Journalism

Walter Cronkite School Of Journalism And Mass Communication - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time - Senior

Phoenix, AZ

51-100 employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Howard G. Buffett Foundation Visiting Professor of Visual Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is a full-time, benefits-eligible faculty position focused on teaching, mentoring, and editing visual storytelling projects. The role involves engaging with undergraduate and graduate students in producing high-quality photo and video journalism, contributing to the school's mission of fostering journalistic excellence and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Teaching advanced skills courses for undergraduate and/or graduate students in producing photo and video enterprise projects.
• Serving as a guest photo editor and coach in Cronkite News, editing student work and helping develop stories.
• Mentoring student reporting fellows and editing visual storytelling content produced by student reporting fellows in the Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative.

Requirements

• At least five years of professional journalism experience in visual storytelling.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice-to-haves

• Publication/distribution of work by national or international news organizations.
• Experience with both photojournalism and video production.
• Experience mentoring, editing or teaching students or beginning reporters.
• Experience leading teams of reporters and/or producers.
• Ability to report and produce content in Spanish.
• A graduate degree.

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience.
• Full-time faculty appointment with benefits.