Film director Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

Department Summary

Thank you for your interest in applying to be in the Radio-Television-Film Lecturer Pool .

The Department of Film and Theatre has three (3) Majors : 1) Radio-Television-Film, 2) Theatre Arts, and

3) Dance, which prepare students for careers as actors, dancers, performers, educators, directors, scriptwriters, producers, designers, technicians, managers, and scholarly / critical writers.

We offer training and experience in radio, television, film, theatre production, and dance, as well as courses in the history, scholarship, and aesthetics of these media. The department creates short and feature films through Spartan Film Studios, a full season of stage productions, and other faculty, staff, and student production projects. Students can participate in the department’s full-time radio station, KSJS 90.5, which provides entertainment, sports, and community service to the Bay Area.

Brief Description of Duties

• Candidate must demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation– through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.
• Teach undergraduate courses in Radio-Television-Film (RTVF) including courses in the RTVF major and those offered under General Education; hold regular office hours; work cooperatively with staff, chair, and other faculty members; participate in course assessment activities.
• All Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the official LMS provided for the SJSU Community. All classes at SJSU, whether online or not,k must be anchored in the Canvas platform to ensure faculty-student connection in common space as all students are directed to log in to Canvas for online access to their classes. You will have access to this system prior to the start of the semester.
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

Compensation (Salary Range)

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2.

Anticipated starting salary :

L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959

L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481

L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431

L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347

Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents :

NOTE : To receive full consideration, applications need to include ALL of the above items, uploaded as individual PDFs. Additionally, it is important to be aware that this is an application to be entered into our RTVF Pool; it is not an application for any open / available position . However, individuals who are accepted into our pool can be called upon for employment when and if positions become available.

Employment Conditions

Faculty employees must complete CSU employee training as assigned and required based on their role (., preventing discrimination and harassment, gender equity and Title IX, health and safety).

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and CSU systemwide policy, the faculty member in this position will subject to ongoing review for designation as a Campus Security Authority (CSA). Individuals designated as Campus Security Authorities are required to immediately report Clery incidents to the institution and to complete Clery Act training as determined by the University Clery Director. Questions regarding CSA designation and training can be sent to the Clery Director at

The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and Sexual Assault prevention information, and information about drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery crimes for San José State University locations for the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the Office of the Clery Director by phone at 408-924-1501 or by email at The purpose of this report is to disclose statistics for fires that occurred within SJSU on-campus housing facilities for the three most recent calendar years, and to distribute fire safety policies and procedures intended to promote safety on Campus. A paper copy of the AFSR is available upon request by contacting the Housing Office by phone at 408-795-5600 or by email at