Instructor Line Producing & Set Management Filmmaking

This is a full-time paid position.

Instructor DF 405 Line Producing and Set Management

San Francisco Film School - In-Person/Hybrid

SAN FRANCISCO FILM SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR DF 405 LINE PRODUCING AND SET MANAGEMENT (DIGITAL FILMMAKING PROGRAM)

Term: May 11 2026 to August 21 2026.

Compensation

$60 per hour applied to both teaching and administrative hours.

Multi-term assignment expected; ongoing engagement is contingent on performance and enrollment.

Class Meeting Time: Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific (synchronous in person)

Credits and Hours: 2 Semester Credits; 30 teaching hours; 30 paid administrative hours

Modality: Hybrid. Synchronous class sessions meet in person at the San Francisco Film School campus. Administrative work may be completed from any location.

Institution: San Francisco Film School 155 Sansome Street 2nd Floor San Francisco CA 94104

San Francisco Film School (SFFS) prepares emerging filmmakers and creative professionals through industry-aligned career-focused education. SFFS seeks a qualified instructor to teach DF 405 Line Producing and Set Management. This course prepares students to manage productions across traditional hybrid and AI-native filmmaking environments developing the budgeting scheduling logistics and governance competencies required to lead both physical sets and generative content pipelines.

Course description

DF 405 Line Producing and Set Management develops student competency in production management across the full contemporary spectrum of filmmaking. Students learn industry-standard practice in script breakdown scheduling budgeting location management department coordination safety and compliance call sheets and daily operations for physical parallel students learn to plan and oversee AI-native production workflows including content commissioning parallel generation management iteration budgets review and approval protocols version control and delivery governance for projects where generative systems produce primary creative assets. The course distinguishes between using AI tools to support traditional production management and managing productions in which AI systems are central to content creation. Students complete the term with a Line Producers Capstone Package integrating both production contexts.

Position summary

The Instructor for DF 405 Line Producing and Set Management delivers rigorous applied instruction aligned with course outcomes supports student success through consultation and timely feedback and maintains accurate academic records. The Instructor reports to the Assistant Dean or Vice President for Academic Affairs and collaborates with SFFS academic leadership to refine the syllabus learning activities and assessments in a field where traditional production practice and AI-native workflows continue to converge.

Application materials

Please submit the following:

• Cover letter addressing your preparation to teach line producing and set management across traditional and AI-native production contexts and your approach to rigorous applied instruction.
• Curriculum vitae or resume.
• Please add to your Cover Letter Professional credit list representative production documents or a link to a portfolio demonstrating production management experience.

Hiring process and contingencies

Finalists may be asked to complete a brief teaching demonstration and provide professional references. Employment is contingent upon completion of institutional hiring requirements. This position is classified as W-2 employment.

Equal opportunity statement

San Francisco Film School is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. SFFS does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin ancestry sex gender identity sexual orientation age disability veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Instruction and learning experience design

• Teach a two-hour weekly synchronous class session in person at the SFFS campus (Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PT).
• Deliver instruction that is academically rigorous applied and aligned with stated course outcomes across both physical production and AI-native production management.
• Facilitate meaningful instructor-student and student-student interaction through case analysis document workshops and production scenario work.
• Guide students through development of the Line Producers Capstone Package across the 15-week term with scaffolded milestones at Weeks 4 8 12 and 15.
• Maintain an inclusive learning environment and uphold clear academic expectations and community standards.

Assessment and feedback

• Evaluate student work using rubrics covering professional document quality analytical rigor and production management judgment.
• Provide timely constructive feedback on weekly production exercises the mid-course Production Planning Portfolio and the capstone submission.
• Post grades in accordance with SFFS policies and schedules.
• Track student progress and intervene early when performance or engagement indicates risk.

Course administration and collaboration

• Use SFFS instructional systems (institutional LMS videoconferencing and portfolio platforms) to post materials manage gradebooks and communicate with students.
• Hold regular office hours and respond to student communications professionally and promptly.
• Support continuous course improvement in collaboration with SFFS academic leadership including updates that reflect evolving industry practice in both physical and AI-native production management.

Compliance and documentation

• Maintain accurate records for attendance and academic performance in alignment with institutional and accreditor requirements.
• Participate in required faculty training.
• Attend program meetings reviews or capstone panels when scheduled. Such obligations are occasional rather than routine.

Workload and paid administrative time

SFFS provides paid administrative hours at a 1:1 ratio (one administrative hour for each teaching hour) to support:

• Course preparation and weekly instructional planning
• Office hours and student support
• Assessment grading and feedback
• Required student communications and coordination
• Required meetings training and course improvement work

Administrative time may be completed remotely.

Minimum qualifications (required)

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in film creative arts media production or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum of five years of documented professional work in production management or a directly related field.
• Demonstrated professional experience in production management including budgeting scheduling script breakdown location logistics and on-set operations.
• Working familiarity with AI-assisted production tools and with the operational characteristics of AI-native or AI-heavy production workflows including iteration management review protocols and asset pipeline governance.
• Demonstrated ability to teach effectively in a synchronous applied environment including facilitation of case-based and document-based instruction.
• Strong written communication skills and a commitment to timely professional student communication.
• Ability to evaluate student work using clear criteria and provide actionable feedback.
• Residence in the San Francisco Bay Area with the ability and willingness to commute regularly to the SFFS campus.

Preferred qualifications

• Masters degree in film producing media management or a closely related discipline.
• Professional credits as Line Producer Unit Production Manager Production Supervisor or Production Coordinator on feature episodic commercial branded or independent productions.
• Direct experience managing AI-native or AI-heavy production pipelines including content commissioning parallel generation oversight and review and approval systems.
• Prior teaching experience in higher education or equivalent professional training settings.
• Experience building syllabi assessments and rubrics for applied production courses.
• Active professional networks across studio independent commercial or agency production.

Required Experience:

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