The Medill School at Northwestern University, one of the nation’s top journalism schools, is looking for an "accomplished leader in video storytelling" to help steer the school’s multimedia evolution.

The full job description is available on Medill’s website. Here’s an excerpt describing what the school is looking for:

Candidates must have an outstanding professional record that spans video-creation for a variety of screens and media. They must be able to demonstrate strong enterprise story-finding skills; how their teaching and/or professional career to date has had impact in and on journalism and other communications professions; and how audience understanding informs their work. They must also be able to point to a record of effective leadership and management.

While the published application deadline (Jan. 3) has now passed, Medill will continue to review new applications.

Prof. Rich Gordon, who is chairing the search committee for the position, said the person hired will play a critical leadership role in developing curriculum and teaching video and visual storytelling.

"Like many journalism schools, our broadcast/videography curriculum historically focused on preparing a fraction of our students for careers in on-air television reporting," Gordon said. "Now we teach video storytelling to all of our journalism students, and we’re increasingly educating those who want to work behind the camera — shooting and editing, creating great video stories, in short and long form, for screens of various sizes."

Medill isn’t just looking for a teacher, Gordon said. Medill wants someone with a continuing passion for creating original video journalism and/or conducting original research that provides insights on effective video storytelling in today’s media environment, he said. If you have questions about the position, contact Gordon at richgor – at – northwestern.edu.