"Video Cage Assistant, JHU/MICA Film Center"

Job Title: Video Cage Assistant, JHU/MICA Film Center

Department: Technology Systems and Services

Division: Technology Systems and Services

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt - Part time

Reports to: Video Cage Coordinator

Compensation: Hourly Range $20.22 - $24.73

Work Schedule: Part-Time, Availability Evenings & Weekends

General purpose: The Part Time Video Cage Assistant supports the Video Cage Coordinator in implementing the academic planning goals of the JHU and MICA film programs within the equipment cage. The assistant provides frontline equipment checkout, basic technical support, training assistance, and supervises student workers during shifts. This position reports to TSS, works closely with the JHU and MICA Film Centre CoDirectors, and collaborates with other departments and offices at MICA and JHU.

Major role functions:

• Support daytoday operation of the equipment cage during scheduled parttime shifts.
• Create and maintain a positive, service oriented environment for students, faculty, and staff.
• Assist the Video Cage Coordinator and Film Centre CoDirectors in implementing programmatic goals with an emphasis on operational collaboration.
• Follow and help enforce cage equipment access policy; assess and confirm user eligibility in the online reservation system.
• Serve as a subject matter resource for common film equipment and workflows for students, faculty, and staff; escalate advanced inquiries.
• Supervise and train student employees and workstudy staff during shifts; assign and monitor tasks.
• Deliver basic instructional workshops, orientations, and handson demos for equipment use as needed.

Position responsibilities:

• Support processes for technological planning and daytoday management within the Cage that align with academic program missions and maximize resources.
• Implement and communicate operational policy and procedures that support Film Centre goals; refer policy changes to the Video Cage Coordinator and CoDirectors.
• Participate in staff training delivery on film skills, best practices, and safety to maximize service to faculty and students.
• Maintain accurate inventories and log equipment status and repairs; notify the Production and Post Production Manager, Centre leadership, and program directors of equipment issues or access limitations.
• Ensure Film Centre users are trained on safety and equipmentspecific procedures prior to checkout; track completion of required training.
• Assist with development and maintenance of online documentation for equipment, including short guides and the Film Centre website entries regarding access, policy, and procedures.
• Provide tier one support for production and post production facilities; escalate more complex technical or policy issues to the Video Cage Coordinator or Production staff.
• Assist with equipment staging for classes and productions and participate in periodic inventory audits.
• Support long term capital planning by providing usage and condition feedback to the Video Cage Coordinator and CoDirectors when requested.

Preferred Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience managing online reservation system
• Experience with 16mm film
• Experience in post-production, sound mixing and color grading

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a related field.
• Strong supervisory, management and administrative skills
• Direct experience in advanced video, film and sound production.
• Proficiency in audio field recording
• Experience with Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, AVID Media Composer, AVID ProTools, Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Power Point
• Self-directed, well organized, with excellent communication and social skills. Ability to set priorities, delegate, motivate and communicate objectives
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of students, faculty and staff; ability to interact with a wide variety of constituencies in and out of the Film Centre
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and respond effectively in a fast-paced environment

Reporting to this position: Some supervision of Work Study Students

Conditions of Employment:

Candidates must successfully complete a satisfactory background check.

Will require a flexible schedule with day and evening shifts as needed.

Will require overtime as needed.

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 job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, climb, 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.

Required training: Handbook orientation, Anti-Harassment, Hazard Communication, Emergency Plans & Fire Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment.