Faculty - Professional Photography Instructor

Job Summary

Our Professional Photography department is seeking a full-time, nine-month faculty member to provide high-quality professional photography instruction starting August 2023.  

At Hawkeye Community College, we believe the instructor matters.  If you want to work at the highest level you need to learn from someone who has been there.  All of our instructors are successful former, or current, business owners with decades of practical experience.  Our commercial instructors have worked at the highest level of photography for some of the largest brands in the Midwest.  Our portrait instructors are regarded as industry experts and have won multiple Photographer of the Year awards from organizations like PPA, Professional Photographers of Iowa, Heart of America and SYNC.

The Hawkeye Community College Photography Program has been preparing photographers for business ownership and the highest level of photography employment in the Midwest for over 50 years!  Hawkeye Professional Photography is the only college degree accredited by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), the largest professional photography organization in the world.

Chances are, you’ve seen our student’s work!  Our students work for national brands like Better Homes and Gardens, Allrecipes.com, Nordstrom Direct, Variety magazine, In Style magazine, DC Shoes, Nike, Quiksilver, Roxy, Adidas, Hy-Vee, Google Business, John Deere, Clickstop, Amazon, BHFO.com, Mercy Hospital, TrueNorth Insurance, TransAmerica, and many many more!

Instructional assignments may include, but are not limited to basic and intermediate camera operations, studio and outdoor lighting, portrait photography, commercial photography, photographic print output and other professional photography courses as assigned. The focus of your course content will include Adobe’s Photoshop and Lightroom and PhaseOne’s Capture One.  Your teaching assignments may include days and evenings, and various sites and formats. A full-time teaching load of 15 credit hours per term is typical. 

We are interested in finding a knowledgeable, positive professional role model to lead our students. The college provides a two-year faculty induction & mentoring program to support our newest faculty members. The public wants training opportunities and the industry needs trained professionals – it is a great time for our Career and Technical Education program to address both.

Essential Job Functions  

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Prepares daily instructional plans and materials.
• Using various instructional modalities.
• Employs instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.
• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses.
• Supervises, recruits and advises students.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, supervisors, other faculty, the program’s Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, prospective employers, and the community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Unless otherwise approved under Hawkeye’s remote work policy, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• AAA Degree in Photography, or closely related field.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and current technical skills and ideas
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills to positively interact with students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated motivation to serve students from all backgrounds and educational experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations (faculty, staff, students, and general public) in a professional and personable manner. 
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through inclusive behaviors and helping contribute to a culture of inclusivity, and a vibrant, diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Community college experience
• Professional Experience
• Experience using the latest digital technologies

Working Conditions

Anticipated schedule includes teaching approximately 5 classes per week.  Most classes are taught between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. 

Work is performed either in or a combination of an office and classroom setting using technology.  Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.   Sit, stand, bend, lift and move frequently during working hours. During course of day, interact with students, faculty and staff in person, by telephone and computers.

Employment Status

Full time nine-month contractual position beginning August 2023 position with comprehensive or competitive benefits program including health, dental, vision, life, and LTD insurance, a Section 125 plan for medical and dependent care expenses; holiday, personal, sick leave; tuition reimbursement/remission; and a choice of retirement programs—IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution).

Application Procedure

• Complete an online application at hawkeyecollege.edu/employment
  • Submit/upload a cover letter addressing the following:
    • Describe your professional photography experience.
    • Which genres of photography, printing and editing are your specialties?
    • What challenges and opportunities does the photography industry face today? How will you address these challenges?
    • How do you continue to grow as a photographer?
  • Submit/upload a resume.
  • Submit/upload 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being from a current/past supervisor.
• All required documents must be submitted in order for your application to move forward.
• Priority screening is set to begin on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Completed applications, along with the required materials, received after the priority screening date will be considered at the discretion of the college. 

Hawkeye Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to equity and diversity in its educational services and employment practices: https://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/equal-opportunity. The College does not discriminate on the basis of sex; race; age; color; creed; national origin; religion; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity; genetic information; or actual or potential parental, family, or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices. Veteran status is also included to the extent covered by law. Any person alleging a violation of equity regulations shall have the right to file a formal complaint. Inquiries concerning application of this statement should be addressed to: Equity Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator for employees, 319-296-4405; or Title IX Coordinator for students, 319-296-4448; Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-8015; or email equity-titleIX@hawkeyecollege.edu, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661, phone number 312-730-1560, fax 312-730-1576, email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov. 

If any applicant is in need of a reasonable accommodation in completing the application process, please notify a member of Human Resource Services.

https://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/employment/2119