Production Space and Cage Manager Job Hanover area,New Hampshire USA,Creative Arts/Media

Position Details

Position Information

Posting date

08/27/2026

Open Until Filled

Yes

Position Number

1129016

Position Title

Production Space and Cage Manager

Hiring Range Minimum

$56,500

Hiring Range Maximum

$70,600

Union Type

Not a Union Position

SEIU Level

Not an SEIU Position

FLSA Status

Exempt

Employment Category

Regular Full Time

Scheduled Months per Year

Scheduled Hours per Week

Schedule

Primarily 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with schedule adjustments for occasional evening and weekend productions, workshops, screenings,and departmental activities.

Location of Position

Hanover, NH 03755

BVAC, VAC 108C

Remote Work Eligibility?

Onsite only

Is this a term position?

If yes, length of term in months.

Is this a grant funded position?

Position Purpose

The Production Space and Cage Manager supports Film &Media Studies courses involving digital cinema, film, sound, andother time-based media. The manager oversees the equipment cage and departmental production spaces, supports faculty and students in carrying out curricular and production goals, maintains production equipment and facilities, supervises student employees, and develops safe and consistent studio workflows and best practices.

The position also supports the department’s expansion of larger,collaborative studio productions and works with campus partners on production facilities, technical systems, and shared mediaresources.

Description

The Production Space and Cage Manager supports Film & Media Studies courses involving digital cinema, film, sound, and othertime-based media. The manager oversees the department’s equipmentcage and production spaces; maintains production equipment and facilities; hires, trains, schedules, and supervises student employees; and provides hands-on technical support to faculty and students. The position plays a central role in expandingstudio-based and larger team productions, developing safeproduction and set-building practices, and creating consistentworkflows and best practices for departmental production spaces.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp

Bachelors plus 3-5 years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in film, media production, television,broadcast, digital media, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in film/media production, studio operations, equipment management,or academic media services.
Demonstrated experience hiring, training, scheduling,supervising, and evaluating student employees.
Experience supporting studio and sound stage operations, setbuilding, production safety, and larger team-based filmproductions.
Demonstrated experience managing an equipment checkoutoperation, including reservations, circulation, inventory control,preventative maintenance, and repair coordination.

Required Qualifications – Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Strong working knowledge of digital cinema cameras, lenses,lighting, grip, field sound, and studio-production equipment.
Ability to teach technical workshops and provide hands-onsupport to students and faculty.
Strong organizational, communication, customer-service, and project-management skills.
Ability to develop clear procedures, documentation, and production best practices.
Ability to establish clear expectations, assign work, provide ongoing feedback, and manage student staffing in support of equipment-cage operations, production spaces, and departmental activities.

Preferred Qualifications

MFA or other advanced degree in film, media production, or arelated field.
Experience working in higher education and supportingcurricular production.
Experience with 16mm film cameras and workflows, studiolighting and DMX control, set…