Director of Student Media, University of MS
Director of Student Media and Assistant & Associate Professor of Journalism The University of Mississippi
The successful candidate will qualify for a tenure/tenure track journalism faculty appointment with responsibilities for oversight of the operations of the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center (SMC) and advisement of students working in the SMC. The SMC employs eight full-time professionals and a student staff of more than 200. The SMC publishes and broadcasts a daily student newspaper, FCC- licensed commercial radio station, yearbook, TV station, and numerous online products. The SMC is a complex, technology-driven, comprehensive, multi-media newsroom with an annual operating budget of more than $1 million, the majority of which is self-generated. The success and growth of the SMC largely depends on operating under sound business practices and the ability to generate revenue. The Director of the SMC reports to the Dean of the School of Journalism and is responsible for teaching one course each semester in the School of Journalism. Professorial rank will be based on experience and publications.
Master’s Degree required in journalism, mass communications, broadcasting, higher education, or related field and at least 5 years of professional managerial media experience. Professorial rank will be based on experience and publications.
A full job description and application process are available at the following link:
https://jobs.olemiss.edu