"Director, Film and Media Production Centre"

Job Details

Maryland Institute College of Art seeks applicants for a full-time staff position to lead academic program development and facilities operations at its JHU- MICA Film Centre. The Film Centre houses academic programs in film and creative media production, as well as game design and development, and represents a unique collaboration between MICA and Johns Hopkins University. This staff appointment carries with it the opportunity to teach in relevant media production fields.

As the site operations manager, the Director is responsible for interfacing with college departments and external stakeholders (including industry partners), acting as a liaison and primary point-person for general operations, tours, scheduling, the ongoing development of programs and facilities, and other efforts that support teaching, student learning, and applied practice. The director is charged with assuring the Film Centre remains an integral partner in Baltimore’s vibrant creative economies as well as regional workforce development.

As a lead in convergent media production, the Director is charged with developing cross-disciplinary collaborations across graduate and undergraduate programs that include the existing MFA in Filmmaking, the new undergraduate program in Creative Media Production, and existing programs in animation and game design and development. As an academic lead, the director must understand and be invested in moving the college forward into new creative digital economies, bridging art and industry. While the Film Centre has historically been focused on filmmaking, in its next phase MICA is committed to helping students work with emerging digital technologies (that include virtual production, visual effects and title design, digital set design and virtually constructed environments, augmented and virtual reality, and branded entertainment) and preparing them for new creative industries.

Candidates should have a working knowledge of media production as well as LED volume stages, motion capture hardware, game engine technologies, digital content creation, and on-set data acquisition. We are looking for candidates with professional experience in media production as well as the ability to work with content creators in other fields. Ideal candidates will have fluency in advanced processes and techniques used in virtual production, including the Unreal and/or Unity engines as development platforms for previsualization, production, and post-production, and be able to work across broad creative and industrial sectors, bringing together an exciting array of content producers.

MICA sits within a robust media production ecosystem and provides opportunities for candidates to partner with a range of media professionals across the greater Baltimore area.

Required Qualifications

• MFA or other terminal degree in media production or a related field. Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of a terminal degree.
• Three or more years of experience in facilities operations or facilities development.

Desired Qualifications

• Professional experience as well as college teaching experience are highly desirable.
• On-set production experience or capacity to understand key elements of virtual production pipeline including LED walls, motion capture, video game engines.
• Understanding of diverse media production workflows, including film and televisions, animation, game design and development, and other media environments
• Experience managing a production facility and working with external stakeholders.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $95,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Conditions of Employment:

• Conditions: Satisfactory Background Check

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of a job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. (may be adjusted depending on position)
• Work environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually (minimal, moderate, or high).
• Required training: Handbook orientation, Anti-Harassment, Hazard Communication, Emergency Plans & Fire Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment. (additional training may be added, SEE: EHS Manager training schedule)