Production Operations & Safety - Student Assistant

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Job Number
SE185724

Position Information

Department or Unit Name
Dodge College
- Production

Position Headcount
2

Position Title
Production Operations & Safety - Student Assistant

Academic Year
Academic Year

Term or Semester
All Academic Year

Is this Role for an Undergrad or Grad Student?
Grad and Undergrad

Anticipated Pay Range
$17.00 - $17.00

Pay Range Information

Chapman University is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this position. This range takes into account a variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Salary offers are determined based on the final candidate's qualifications and experience, as well as internal equity and other internal factors.

The anticipated pay range is not a promise of a particular wage.

On which Campus will this work be done?
Orange

Approved Supervisor
Vanessa Silva

Supervisor Email
vasilva

Scheduling
Please use dates within Chapman Academic Calendar
(https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).)

Desired Start Date
03/31/2026

Projected End Date
05/24/2026

Average number of hours per week
Up to 19 Hrs

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

Student Assistant to the Production Operations & Safety Department at Dodge College of Film and Media.

Responsibilities

• Organizing the film safety inbox and forwarding information to the relevant parties, including urgent follow ups and risk management requests/reports
• Review that all applicable projects:
  • Are uploading/have uploaded their dailies to review for inconsistencies
  • Have uploaded their call sheets, safety meetings, and production reports (and included the relevant parties in email) and forwards any discrepancies
  • Have adhered to all pre-determined pre-pro checks such as safety plan, insurance guidelines, restricted filming activity approvals, etc.
• Pre-screens general safety plans and if any of the "flag" check boxes are checked, forwards for immediate review
• First person to assess Restricted Filming Activity paperwork, ie Intimacy Request forms and flag for vetting.
• Assists with assigning Learn Upon classes for those that have submitted to be Dodge-Authorized drivers
• Assists with following up with their training, inputting training completion dates in the Dodge driver portal, and sends the necessary info to insurance for final checks
• Flags any weapons permit requests or any weapons inspection requests
• Possible set visits in future
• Other duties assigned as needed

Required Qualifications

• Must have passed the Production & Set Safety Course.
• Ability to learn Production Safety processes.
• Ability to adapt to a changing workflow.
• Great communication and written skills.
• Great organizational skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to decipher operational and safety issues in both pre-production and production phases.
• Previous experience with script breakdowns.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Budget Information

Is Federal work-study required?
With or Without FWS