Film and Media Studies Intern

Position Purpose

The Department of Film and Media Studies at Dartmouth College is seeking an Intern. As a post-graduate position for recent college graduates, the Intern will support a range of students and their creative projects in our undergraduate program. Intern's tasks will include continuing the expansion of on-site departmental creative support, infrastructure, ongoing course and student learning support in an inclusive academic environment. The Intern reports to the Department's Technical Director.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp

Bachelors plus 1-2 year(s) of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Education

• Bachelor's Degree with a major in Film and Media Studies or related field

Experience

• 0 - 2 years experience

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Knowledge of contemporary media practices and equipment.
• Ability to be flexible and learn new skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong reliability.
• Excellent Macintosh computer skills (Windows a plus).
• Ability to work well with a diverse staff, faculty, and student body.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong familiarity with Windows computers

Description

Assisting the Department's Technical Director

• Visual and audio media equipment and production space maintenance/upkeep.
• Classroom setup.
• Materials ordering.
• Equipment inventory and checkout to students.
• Authorizing and assisting with studio/workspace checkout.

Percentage Of Time: 20

Assisting students

• In a range of creative production courses as deemed appropriate and necessary by the Department's Technical Director and the Department Chair in consultation with course instructors.

Percentage Of Time: 50

Record Keeping

• Regularly uploading completed student work to F&MS server.
• Helping prepare and maintaining this archive.
• Storing and maintaining audiovisual student materials on the departmental Vimeo site.

Percentage Of Time: 5

Screening/Demonstration Coordination

• Assisting the Department Technical Director with the coordination of screenings and exhibition of student work at different department events.

Percentage Of Time: 10

Surveying production faculty

• To obtain information necessary for software tutorials and hands-on workshops to compile into a scheduled list to be shared among faculty and staff each term.

Percentage Of Time: 10

Additional duties

• Checking, writing, updating, and compiling active hardware/software tech tutorial documents as needed.
• Prepare materials for the Department website and media connections as needed.
• Other departmental technical tasks as needed.

Percentage Of Time: 5