CTVA Production Coordinator

About The University Corporation

The University Corporation is a non-profit auxiliary corporation providing commercial and administrative services to California State University, Northridge. Our mission is to provide services and solutions that address the needs of California State University, Northridge; to support the academic, research, and creative endeavors of its students, faculty, and staff; and to enhance the quality of campus life. https://www.csun.edu/tuc

Overview: Under the general supervision of the Department Chair of Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA) and the delegated direct supervision of the Associate Chair of Production, the CTVA Production Coordinator ensures prompt and efficient production workflow for scripted and non-fiction student productions.  Interfacing daily with students, faculty, and staff in the department, college, and university, as well as outside vendors, the CTVA Production Coordinator helps students ensure the professional, safe, and timely production of their projects, serving as the fulcrum for communication, paperwork administration, and project tracking for CTVA student productions.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Production Workflow: Assists in executing and documenting efficient department-level production workflow processes, paperwork, and procedures for CTVA student projects, with an emphasis on the fiscal aspects of production.
• Production Project Tracking: Creates and maintains a master list of all CTVA student production activities each semester, helping students ensure that fiscal milestones are properly processed and met, tracked, and that transactions are processed in a timely and professional manner.
• Production Communication: Acts as a point person for production communication, especially regarding budget and accounting paperwork, working and consulting within the CTVA, as well as with other departments in the college and university, including the Dean’s office and the CSUN Foundation, regarding student productions. 
• Production Coordination: Works in conjunction with faculty and other CTVA production staff, including the Safety Coordinator and Equipment Room Technician, to ensure coordinated communication and production workflow across disciplines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:   

Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a job-related field.  Additional experience in a job-related field may be substituted for up to two years of the required education, on a year-to-year basis. Highly Desired: Two years of progressively responsible experience working with professional film and/or television productions providing production management and/or accounting.

Knowledge, Specialized Skills, and Abilities:  

Experience with, and knowledge of, current film and television production practices, particularly with project tracking, cost tracking, and payment workflows. Excellent organizational skills, creating, keeping, and utilizing spreadsheets and databases to track multiple productions and production schedules, and milestones.  Experience with production budgeting, scheduling, accounting, and professional tools and software, such as Movie Magic Budgeting, Movie Magic Scheduling, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office, Google Sheets, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Sign, and box. Experience tracking revenue and expenses, as well as processing purchase orders, invoices, and payments.  Excellent, clear, prompt, and courteous communication skills, especially the ability to explain complex processes to students who are learning production.  Participate in training sessions for students, alongside administration and faculty. Ability to gracefully balance the needs of students, faculty, staff, and administration. Capacity to understand and comply with university and department policy and procedures, and to explain and enforce these with students and staff.

 

Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule

This position is employed through The University Corporation (TUC).

The anticipated hiring range: $30.00/ hour

Full Pay range: $22.29/hour to $35.03/hour

Time Base: Part-Time - 20hrs/week

 

General Information

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE IS REQUIRED TO PASS A THOROUGH DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND LIVE SCAN. 

How to Apply

Please complete the online application/resume upload submission process to be considered for any open position within the university and its auxiliaries. The hiring department will contact the best-qualified candidates and invite them to participate in the interview process.

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