Reels Faculty

Role and Responsibilities

• Teaching Middle and Upper School Reels classes.
• Collaborating with the Lower School to implement Reels experiences in Grades K-4.
• Strengthening and fortifying the scope and sequence of the Reels curriculum.
• Employing standards-based instructional and assessment practices.
• Serving on a grade-level team to support the socioemotional, academic, and intellectual development of students.
• Serving as an Advisor to a small group of students (including academic coaching, facilitating conversations on social justice and cultural competency, and supporting the development of skills).
• Working with the Assistant Heads and Division Heads to advise on curriculum development, educational technology, and other learning needs.
• Collaborating with Faculty on the integration of the Reels program into the curriculum and other signature programs.
• Collaborating with the Business Office to procure Reels program equipment, manage the equipment inventory and maintenance, and review annual budgets and future costs; help to maintain the physical infrastructure needed to support the program.
• Participating in faculty meetings.
• Perform other duties in support of the School mission as assigned or as determined by academics.

Skills, Qualifications, and Attributes

• Significant experience in media production, documentary form, and time-based storytelling from a variety of perspectives, including, social justice, anthropological, environmental, and cinema verité.
• Well-versed in mobile and social media and immersive and emergent technologies.
• Ability to share expertise and passion with students.
• Ability to design and implement age-appropriate programs for students.
• Ability to work effectively with educators in a wide range of academic disciplines.
• Knowledge of Adobe suite highly preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Job frequently requires standing, walking, and handling objects with hands.
• Job occasionally requires reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Some work performed outside and may require exposure to changing weather conditions.