Equipment Operations Coordinator

101042BR

Campus: Tempe

Coordinator

Job Description

The Sidney Poitier New American Film School seeks to hire an Equipment Operations Coordinator to assist in the operation of the Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center’s equipment room. This position is responsible for managing the overall workflow/functionality of the equipment room and all production equipment owned and managed by the Film School. The Equipment Operations Coordinator will work closely with students, faculty, and staff to ensure all equipment is accounted for, checked out efficiently, handled properly, and updated as needed.

About The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
Spread across three locations including LA, The Sidney Poitier New American Film School offers students access to cutting-edge filmmaking facilities, networking with industry professionals and exclusive events and internship opportunities at a fraction of the cost charged by legacy film schools. Unique to The Poitier Film School is the Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center in Mesa, a world-class facility for film, media arts, design and emerging technology. Its script-to-screen capabilities allows students to learn every aspect of the filmmaking process with its soundstages, color-grading room, sound-mixing studios, editing bays and screening theaters. Learning all aspects of film, including writing, directing, editing, cinematography and sound design, gives students not just valuable experience, but a full picture of career possibilities in the creative economy, building a foundation for long-lasting success in a competitive industry. The Poitier Film School continues to grow in LA, where students can learn their craft in the entertainment capital of the world as they network, land internships and begin their careers.

Department Name

New Amer Film School

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$45,000 - $55,000 per year; DOE

Essential Duties

• Maintains the upkeep of film production equipment, including cost estimates for repairs, losses, and oversees film equipment inventory and check-out.
• Works with faculty to assess needs for new equipment and procures new equipment.
• Recruits student worker staff for film equipment checkout and post production facilities.
• Creates and monitors student worker staff work schedules and delegates tasks for student staff.
• Oversees the master production spreadsheet that includes equipment needs for student classes and productions.
• Monitors assigned budgets relating to film production and postproduction facilities.
• Maintains purchase card account and reconciles purchases related to departmental expenditures and maintains spreadsheets with running budgets.
• Stays abreast of new technology and current trends applicable to equipment technology.
• Serves as a liaison to outside vendors and information technology support to stay up to date on software trends and technologies.
• Schedules and provides general oversight of the sound stages.
• Performs similar or related duties as assigned or required by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND three (3) years of related experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of higher education practices
• Demonstrated knowledge of film/media industry and industry equipment standards
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues pertaining to area of assignment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic project management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of student worker supervisory practices and principles.
• Experience in coordinating and prioritizing work and activities of self and others.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.
• Experience in managing, coaching, and scheduling student workers.
• Experience with inventory softwares such as WebCheckout. 

Working Environment

• The Equipment Operations Coordinator will work primarily out of the equipment room at the Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center in Downtown Mesa. 
• Some travel to other ASU campuses may also be required.
• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions

Department Statement

The Herberger Institute comprises the School of Art; School of Arts, Media and Engineering; The Sidney Poitier New American Film School; School of Music, Dance and Theatre; The Design School; and the ASU Art Museum. With 130 degree and certificate options, and programs ranked top 20 in art, design, music, theatre, digital culture, film, dance and more, plus a top university art museum, a leading immersive media facility, and national and international partnerships, the Herberger Institute is a powerhouse of art, culture and design. 

Our mission is to position designers, artists, scholars and educators at the center of public life and prepare them to use their creative capacities to advance culture, build community and imaginatively address today’s most pressing challenges.

The vision of the Herberger Institute is to advance the New American University by embedding designers, artists and arts-based inquiry at its core and throughout the communities it serves locally, nationally and internationally. With 7,000+ students, more than 700 faculty members, and 130 program options, the Herberger Institute is committed to redefining the 21st-century design and arts school.

As part of Arizona State University, the most innovative university in the nation, the Herberger Institute seeks to drive and scale new ways for arts and design to have impact in our world. We invite you to join our work.

Values:

• Creativity as a core 21st-century competency
• Design and the arts as critical resources for transforming our society
• Innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship
• Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration and research
• Social embeddedness
• Projecting all voices
• Excellence

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Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

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Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

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Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.