Online Faculty – Entertainment Business ( Finance and Entrepreneurship )

Online Faculty are industry professionals, developing and teaching a curriculum that integrates technical knowledge with artistic exploration and creativity to provide an immersive learning experience for students. Our online learning environment utilizes interactive and web-based media with a variety of video content, project work and assignments, discussion boards, quizzes, instructor-led live sessions, and significant one-on-one student interaction. Online faculty are expected to provide supportive coaching and mentoring to students, helping students learn and grown in a holistic manner. This is a full-time, on-site position based in Winter Park, FL, working from local offices in support of The Los Angeles Film School.

Seeking Online Faculty to develop curriculum, teach, and support students in:

Entertainment Business Finance: In this course, students learn the skills needed to make financial decisions in a business environment. Students examine the process of financial analysis, financing operations and growth, and the concept of risk versus return. In addition, fundamental financial topics are covered, such as the time value of money, capital budgeting, business valuation, risk management, and personal finance.

Creative Entrepreneurship: In this course, students learn how to create and manage a new venture in a way that fosters growth, innovation, and success. Students learn entrepreneurial styles, best practices, common barriers, and recent trends as they gain the knowledge needed to ideate and manage a venture related to the arts, entertainment, or media.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as instructor for assigned courses (course assignments may vary each term based on instructor credentials)
• Ensure successful student attainment of learning outcomes
• Provide excellent and timely student support
• Conduct live synchronous online sessions weekly
• Conduct weekly virtual online office hours for student support
• Develop and/or revise curriculum according to departmental style standards
• Maintain accurate academic records, including grades, attendance, and student communications
• Utilize student feedback to continuously improve course instruction and make curriculum recommendations

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Proficiency with industry standard software and hardware
• Proven competency using Microsoft Office, Apple, and Windows software environments
• Strong Excel skills, including financial functions

REQUIREMENTS

• Required Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline, such as Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, or a related field; Master’s Degree preferred
• Proven four years (minimum) related work experience in finance and entrepreneurship, clearly identified with dates on the resume
• Preferred two years (minimum) online teaching experience
• Demonstrated English communication abilities, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated physical, visual, and auditory capacity to work on a computer and communicate effectively with students via telephone and computer
• Demonstrated ability to lift and carry equipment up to 10 pounds

ABOUT US

The mission of The Los Angeles Film School is to inspire students with an inventive method of education that concentrates on preparation for career opportunities in the entertainment and media industry.

Online Faculty in our Entertainment Business Bachelor of Science Degree Program provide training in leadership, marketing, finance, intellectual property, and the main sectors of the entertainment industry. The program explores topics that are specific to the business of entertainment – artist management, distribution, and more – providing insight into the inner workings of the industry.