Professional Lecturer of Communication/Sports Broadcasting

Position Title:

Professional Lecturer of Communication/Sports Broadcasting

Department/School:

School of Communication & the Arts

Salary/Pay Rate:

$75,000 - $80,000

Job Summary:

The School of Communication and the Arts at Marist University invites applications for a Professional Lecturer in Communication with a focus on Sports Broadcasting, beginning August 2025. The department seeks a candidate with the ability to teach studio and field broadcasting and new media courses in sports media and journalism. We hope to recruit a colleague comfortable in the world of streaming and social media as well as in more traditional broadcast settings. The successful candidate should be able to teach a studio course on producing a newscast and help students live stream a podcast or produce short-form feature content suitable for social media streaming.

The successful candidate will join a Communication Department and a school characterized by a strong sense of collaboration and expansive community in which students are the central focus and faculty are both accessible and approachable. The Department offers a major with five concentrations (Communication Studies, Advertising, Journalism, Public Relations, and Sports Communication) and Centers for Sports Communication and Social Media. The major enrolls over 500 students.

This position aligns with the School of Communication and the Arts' mission to inspire students to be ethically responsible professionals, with an understanding of sustainable and social responsibilities. We encourage applicants who can demonstrate through their teaching, professional activity, and service, their abilities to contribute to Marist's identity as an institution that welcomes and embraces diversity.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Five years or more experience in sports media production.
• Two semesters teaching experience in a higher educational setting.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Working understanding of production tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, AP ENPS, audio production technologies and camera operation.

Essential Functions:

• Design and teach several foundational Sports Communication and Journalism courses (4/4 or 24 credit course load per year).
• Advise Communication students.
• Advise and/or engage with extra-curricular media publications, projects and clubs.
• Participate in the Center for Sports Communication activities
• Aid the Department Chair with program assessment and other projects that enhance the environment for students and colleagues.
• Engage in a variety of service duties, including school and university committee service, curriculum development and assessment, admissions, and community/industry outreach.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ten+ years media production experience.
• Three+ years teaching experience in higher education.
• Ability to teach lecture courses such as Sport, Culture and Communication and Issues in Sports Media.
• A Master's degree or other graduate degree in a related field.

Required Application Documents:

Cover Letter, CV, a list of references, and one representative syllabus from a previous stand-alone course that reflects a commitment to diversity and inclusion are required for consideration. Advancing candidates may be asked to provide additional documentation. The deadline for applications is March 5, 2025.

Benefits:

The position includes a comprehensive benefit package*. Benefits for this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Unlimited paid sick time.
• 14+ paid holidays per year.
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance programs at a 15% employee / 85% employer contribution rate. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Care (FSD).
• Life insurance.
• Generous short-term and long-term disability programs and workers compensation.
• 403(b) defined contribution plan:
  
  
  
  • First 6 years University contributes 7.5%, Employee contributes a mandatory 4%.
  • University contribution increases to 10.5% in year 7, and 12% after 15 years.
  • Employee contribution decreases to 1% in year 7. Remains 1% thereafter.
  • Typical eligibility requirements: 1 year of service and 1,000 hours with Marist University.
  
  
  
  
• 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity - Roth option available. Voluntary, up to IRS maximum contribution.
• Tuition Benefits:
  
  
  
  • Up to 16 undergraduate credits per semester. Up to 18 graduate credit per academic calendar. Eligibility extends to employee, spouse, and dependent children under age 26.
  • University pays 100% tuition only.
  • Eligible dependents may be Reimbursed up to $2,000 per semester towards tuition at another accredited institution.
  
  
  
  

*Eligibility requirements including waiting periods and/or employee probationary periods may apply at the discretion of the University.

About the Department/School:

The mission of the Marist University Communication Department is to provide a high-quality professional education with a strong liberal arts foundation that will prepare students for careers in the ever-changing mass communication industry. The program is designed to encourage creativity, foster critical and analytical thinking and model practical, real-world experience in order to develop ethical communication innovators that courageously shape our world. The Communication Program features a comprehensive curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Students may choose from 5 concentrations - Advertising, Communication Studies, Journalism, Public Relations and Sports Communication.

The Communication Department is housed in Marist's School of Communication and the Arts, which prepares students for careers in communication, media, fashion & art practices, building valuable skills that complement a foundation in a liberal arts education. With nationally ranked programs and Centers of Excellence in Sports Communication and Social Media, we foster an inclusive and engaged community of industry experts and research faculty dedicated to student success. We aim to inspire students to become empathetic and ethically responsible professionals with an understanding of the values of community engagement, sustainability, and social responsibility. Marist's location in the Hudson Valley offers a traditional collegiate experience that is only a train ride away from the rich cultural and professional opportunities New York City has to offer, while our global campus in Florence, Italy gives students the opportunity to expand their world.

We have innovative, undergraduate academic programs in Art and Digital Media, Communication, Fashion, Film and Television, Games and Emerging Media, and Music as well as graduate programs and dual degree programs in Marketing Communication (online).

About Marist University:

Founded in 1929, Marist is a comprehensive, independent four-year institution whose signature educational approach blends the liberal arts with pre-professional studies and emphasizes experiential learning to enrich classroom instruction. With campuses in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Florence, Italy, plus over 70 programs offering a variety of international study, Marist is a portal to the world and is devoted to nurturing a welcoming, inclusive community. Through six schools offering almost 50 majors, Marist cultivates the intellectual growth and well-being of its more than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students and encourages them to color outside traditional academic lines as they pursue coursework and personal experiences that provide valuable occupational expertise and reflect their individual passions. Marist has been acclaimed a top institution in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse, Princeton Review, and others. To learn more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, NY in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Poughkeepsie and several nearby communities are ranked among the most diverse in the upstate New York region, with major cultural and recreational attractions as well as easy access to New York City on Amtrak or Metro-North train service.

Type of Position:

Full-time

Classification:

Faculty (Full-Time)

Months per Year:

9

Work Schedule:

Time as required for teaching.

Hours per Week:

37.5

Location:

Marist University Main Campus

Number of Position Openings:

1

Equal Employment Statement:

Marist University is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the University will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under represented.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The University will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The University will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the University. It shall be considered a violation of University policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist University on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.