"Department Technical Director"

Position Details

Position Information

• Posting date: 08/21/2025
• Closing date: Open Until Filled
• Position Number: 0718800
• Position Title: Department Technical Director
• Hiring Range Minimum: $74,700
• Hiring Range Maximum: $85,000
• Union Type: Not a Union Position
• SEIU Level: Not an SEIU Position
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Employment Category: Regular Full Time
• Scheduled Months per Year: 12
• Scheduled Hours per Week: 40
• Schedule: M – F, 8am – 5pm
• Location of Position: Hanover, NH 03755
• Remote Work Eligibility?: Onsite only

Position Purpose

Directs use of Film and Media Studies assets, including facilities and equipment spaces and studio spaces. Responsible for computer station hardware & software installation and upgrades, local server maintenance and administration, and overseeing asset purchasing. Provides support in the development, implementation, and oversight of film and video projects for students and faculty.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp

Bachelors plus 3-5 years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in film or related field.
• Possession of management skills and ability to contribute to a healthy departmental culture.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with shooting and editing a variety of film and video projects.
• Familiarity with digital video, 16mm film, animation, and digital imaging hardware and software.
• Ability to keep-up with rapidly changing audio-visual technologies and techniques.
• Evening and weekend availability required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Fine Arts degree.
• Three to five years of video production, filmmaking, computer, and internet experience, particularly in a collaborative environment with multiple colleagues.
• Adobe/Apple/Avid/BlackMagic/Audio Engineer/Electronics Technician certification.

Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries

Roopika Risam

Department Contact Phone Number

646-3402

Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title

Roopika Risam, Associate Professor

Key Accountabilities

• Faculty Support (25%): Works closely with department faculty in preparation of courses, including media resources and software/hardware/equipment implementation and workshop support. Works with faculty and class TAs to produce final student public screenings.
• Student Support (25%): Participates in the direction of student independent study projects. Supervises student use of computing stations, including providing workshops on best practices and strategies for use of department lab spaces. Provides creative and technical guidance to students enrolled in film and video production.
• Department Support (50%): Supervises Department Technical Manager and Film & Media Studies Intern. Assures active status of department facilities (classrooms, screening room, studio spaces, edit suites) and schedules maintenance work as needed. Responsible for student computer station and software installation and upgrades, including management of local Avid NEXIS server. Keeps up with rapidly changing audio-visual technologies while at the same time supporting older, established ones; researches and purchases equipment and software. Works with faculty and Department Administrator in archiving student and faculty media projects and resources. Works with Departmental Administrator for budgeting and purchasing needed assets and maintenance. With Department Chair and Administrator serves as department liaison for extra-departmental requests for use of facility spaces such as studio or computer labs.