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The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University invites applications for a Professor of Practice position in Advertising who can bring visibility to the School and our students. The job starts in August, 2025.

The successful candidate will teach both strategy courses, primarily in Media Planning, Creative Strategy and Advertising Campaign Development or other specialized skills to enhance the curriculum.

Compelling candidates will show:

A Professor-of-Practice will teach three courses per semester. Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate Media Planning, Creative Strategy Development, and campaign development. Courses the new hire might teach include multiple sections of ADV 301, 208, 507 and 425. (http://coursecatalog.syr.edu/content.php?catoid=32&navoid=4136) and other courses in the graduate level that complement the individuals expertise.

The position expects connecting the Media and Strategy ad community with our advertising students. This could involve activities such as, inviting Media professionals to campus as speakers in the Eric Mower Advertising Forum, to help keep the curriculum current.

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Not Applicable

Applicants must submit the following documents for consideration:

1) Curriculum Vitae/Resume

2) Cover Letter, expressing interest and fit for the position

3) One philosophy statement that addresses each of these three areas:

a. Teaching - The Newhouse School prides itself on the high quality of education it provides and its ability to get students job-ready Day One. Please describe your teaching interests and philosophy of how students best learn.

b. Statement on contribution to University mission - Please describe how your past experience has prepared you to contribute to the Schools and the Universitys strategic commitments to creating a campus that is welcoming to all.

c. Creative Activity - The Newhouse School values creative activity. Creative activity can include, as examples, industry trade or consumer media/news articles, and media production, development or multimedia storytelling (photo/video, film, sound, web design, apps, scriptwriting). Please describe how your experience will help you contribute to the University and Schools commitment to research and creative initiatives.

4) List of at least three references with knowledge of your work

5) An optional field for your creative portfolio for consideration

For more information contact Edward Russell, Search Committee Chair, Advertising Department Chair, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University. Phone: 315-443-4045. Email: edrussel@syr.edu

About Advertising Department

The department has about 350 majors coming from across the U.S. and around the world. In the past eight years, our advertising students won more than 1.200 creative awards including the 2025 Cannes Future Lions Grand Prix (https://newhouse.syracuse.edu/news/how-2-newhouse-students-won-the-top-student-creative-advertising-award-in-the-world-the-cannes-future-lions-grand-prix/ ), One Show, Addys, D&AD New Blood, New York Festivals, Creativity International Awards, Communication Arts Advertising Annual, Communication Arts Student Showcase, Lurzers Archive, ADDYS and other creative competitions. Plus, the IAB recognized Newhouse Advertising as one of top 5 Digital Advertising programs nationwide. The strategy track students have won the national AAF National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) twice and District Two competition numerous times. The Media students have been named Media Fellows by the Washington Media Scholars Foundation.Media.

The NewHouse (TNH) is one of the largest student-run advertising agencies in the country. TNH has won both national competitions and international competitions including the GM Marketing Challenge; the Honda Social Media Challenge; and the Qatar FIFA 2022 Advertising Competition.

ADV full-time faculty are composed of nationally accomplished professionals and outstanding scholars who are tirelessly devoted to student success (see info @ https://newhouse.syr.edu/academics/advertising/faculty/ ). The program hosts the largest advertising speaker series in the country, the Eric Mower Advertising Forum that has welcomed over 300 top advertising professionals to campus including David Droga, Liz Taylor, Greg Hahn. (https://newhouse.syracuse.edu/academics/advertising/eric-mower-advertising-forum/ )

About the Newhouse School

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University trains the next generation of communications leaders, preparing students to not only enter a rapidly changing media industry, but to shape its future. Called one of the 'very best schools' in its field by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) in an April 2023 reaccreditation report, Newhouse has been lauded for providing an excellent educational experience due to its outstanding students, faculty, staff, leadership and facilities, as well as financial stability and a deep curriculum. The Newhouse School is committed to expanding academic excellence through research and creative activity, as well as community engagement and professional opportunities to help students develop their skill set outside the classroom.

Newhouse is home to approximately 2,100 undergraduates, 200 residential masters degree students, 200 online masters degree students and 15 doctoral degree students. They are among the best in the country, having secured a place in the class through a highly competitive admissions process. The typical admitted first-year student has a 3.9 GPA.

The schools 250,000-square-foot, three-building complex is a leading-edge learning environment where students are exposed to top-notch tools and technologies used by professionals in the field. Features include Dick Clark Studios, a high-tech entertainment production facility that rivals many Hollywood studios; the Diane and Bob Miron Digital News Center, complete with a contemporary news set, a virtual studio that accommodates green screen production and state-of-the-art lighting systems and cameras; the Alan Gerry Center for Media Innovation, a creative hub where Newhouse expertise in content development and production meets the latest media technology and programming trends; the Emerging Insights Lab, a state-of-the-art social media command center; and the Collaborative Media Room, home to the student-produced multimedia news site, The NewsHouse.

To learn more about the Newhouse School, visit https://newhouse.syracuse.edu.

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