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Job Description
Provide comprehensive administrative support and coordination for Cinema faculty, courses, programs, and events. Maintain data and other statistical information for surveys and reports. Assist with the daily functioning of the department and work actively to increase the department's visibility and outreach. Build and cultivate relationships with off-campus individuals, groups, and organizations to provide opportunities for current students as well as recent graduates. Maintain departmental media and document resources, as well as social media and online presence. Establish and maintain regular communication and relationships with alumni.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Provide administrative support during the academic year; assume receptionist duties over the summer months. Manage budgets and track expenditures. Organize and maintain production documents and user guides, departmental library resources and film/digital archives, including past student work. Assist with the process of bringing visiting artists and scholars to the department, including the organization and arrangements for the visit, publicity, and coordination with other departments. Help organize events by sending emails, ordering food, reserving rooms, taking RSVPs, etc. Regularly visit department courses, events, and activities. Document those events with photos and/or video and compose related content for website and social media. Manage the departmental social media accounts; regularly update all accounts and interact with followers as appropriate. Liaise and coordinate with Off-Campus Study, the Knowlton Center, and Admissions, and the Eisner Center for the Performing Arts. Identify businesses, institutions, and organizations that could provide internship opportunities for Cinema students and graduates. Contact, negotiate, and develop relationships with these organizations toward that end. Work to engage alumni for visits and interaction with current students and recent graduates. Act as a liaison with prospective students and engage in outreach to help recruit potential students. Help organize off-campus trips to engage students with professional filmmakers and artists. Oversee mailings. Coordinate the department's master calendar, review and process requests to reserve meeting spaces, and ensure scheduling is completed in a timely, competent fashion. Communicate with faculty, staff, and students across the University, in a professional manner, as part of informing them about Cinema programs and resources. Assist students with equipment check-outs as needed. Perform other duties as required. Job may require some off-campus travel. Standard work week with flexible hours to accommodate occasional evening and/or weekend events.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Direct supervision from Chair of the Department of Cinema.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
Functional supervision of student workers.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree Excellent writing, proofreading, and editing skills Ability to work independently, under deadlines Proficient with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere, or equivalent software Digital photography skills A helpful and positive attitude with strong interpersonal skills Preferred Qualifications Professional experience in writing, design, and photography Expertise with entire Adobe Creative Suite Understanding of the filmmaking process, crew positions, and tools Special Instructions to Applicants Please include link to website or portfolio of photographic, video, design, written, or other relevant work
Salary Range:
23.00 - 23.46 Denison University is an independent, coeducational, residential college of liberal arts and sciences. Founded in 1831, Denison is one of the earliest colleges to be established in the old "Northwest Territory," west of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Ohio River. Denison University is a leading liberal arts college where faculty and students collaborate in research, civic engagement, & cultivation of independent thinking. As a leader among the nation's top residential liberal arts colleges, Denison has earned a reputation for academic rigor that is rivaled only by its commitment to preparing students for a lifetime of personal, professional and civic success. Denison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Title IX Notice:
Sex discrimination is prohibited by federal law through Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Denison does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities that it operates including admissions and employment. For Denison's official Notice of Non-Discrimination, please visit https://denison.edu/forms/non-discrimination-notice. You can learn more about Title IX at Denison at https://denison.edu/campus/title-ix. Job seekers who may need a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should contact the Office of Human Resources at (740) 587-6299 or by email at HR@denison.edu.
