Term Faculty | Sports Media Production

This faculty member will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in our Sports Media Production concentration in the Journalism major which also includes Sports Journalism Live Event Production and other related courses. The faculty member will also collaborate on a new School-based College-wide academic center focused on sports leadership management communication and media.

College-level teaching experience is preferred. We seek an accomplished sports media professional who will develop new courses and help develop this innovative program for the rapidly growing area of Sports Media Production. Mentoring cross-disciplinary students interested in a sports media production career is also important. Candidates who can teach sports media courses in the departments online graduate program are encouraged to apply.

Applicants should hold at least a bachelors degree in journalism or a related field and have professional sports media production experience covering major live sporting events. A terminal masters degree or higher is preferred but not required. Applicants should demonstrate a record of innovative work in sports media production reflecting expertise across multiple platforms formats social media and streaming media as well as working knowledge of fandom sports production companies player branding and emerging technologies. This person will also be expected to strengthen relationships with sports industry partners and develop new ones.

Emerson College is the nations only four-year institution dedicated exclusively to undergraduate majors and masters degrees in communication arts and media. It is located in the dynamic multicultural city of Boston close to major sports teams arts institutions performing arts venues research centers and industry partners. Emerson also has campuses in Los Angeles and the Netherlands. At Emerson College we seek individuals who bring innovation creativity and impact to our curricular co-curricular and extra-curricular offerings.

Emerson College believes the best way to achieve excellence is to foster a campus climate where everyone can thrive. As a community of artists practitioners scholars and storytellers we continually strive to cultivate a collaborative community that draws upon the widest possible pool of talented individuals from varied beliefs backgrounds and perspectives. Emerson Colleges core values are creativity innovation inclusion curiosity equity expression and collaboration.

Applicants should submit a CV or resume a cover letter that speaks to their teaching philosophy and how they create learning environments in which everyone has the opportunity to excel and the names and contact information for three references. Please note in the job application where there is the CV/Cover Letter/Additional Documents drop box you must include all of the required materials listed above. You can upload each document separately or as a combined PDF. Your application will not be complete without these documents. If you are having issues uploading please email

Compensation for this appointment will be $81723.