Production Space and Cage Manager.

Dartmouth College; Hanover (NH); On-site; USD 57,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, seeks a Production Space and Cage Manager to oversee the department’s equipment cage and production spaces, hire and train student staff, and provide hands-on technical support for courses in digital cinema and time-based media.

The role expands studio capabilities, develops safe workflows, and collaborates with campus partners on facilities and shared media resources. Strong skills in cameras, lighting, and post-production tools are essential.

Qualifications

• 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 soundstage operations, set building, production safety, and larger team-based film productions.
• Demonstrated experience managing an equipment checkout operation, including reservations, circulation, inventory control, preventative maintenance, and repair coordination.

Responsibilities

• Manage equipment checkout and reservations, inventory control, equipment readiness, preventative maintenance, repair coordination, and student employee operations.
• Manage and maintain departmental production spaces and studios, including equipment organization, studio infrastructure, production workflows, and development of additional production spaces as departmental needs evolve.
• Support students and faculty from project planning through production, with particular emphasis on larger collaborative productions, digital cinema workflows, lighting, sound, grip, and studio-based work.
• Develop and teach best practices for safe equipment use, studio operations, set construction, lighting and grip practices, and production-space safety; create documentation, procedures, and hands-on workshops supporting curricular needs.
• Collaborate with Film & Media Studies faculty, technical staff, and campus partners on equipment planning, production systems, facilities, shared resources, and implementation of new production technologies.

Skills

Digital cinema cameras

Workshop instruction

Team leadership

Procedures & docs

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in film/media production or related field

MFA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

InDesign

Audition

Job description

Position Details

Position Information

Posting date

08/27/2026

Closing date

Open Until Filled Yes

Position Number

Position Number 1129016

Position Title

Position Title Production Space and Cage Manager

Hiring Range Minimum

Hiring Range Minimum $56,500

Hiring Range Maximum

Hiring Range Maximum $70,600

Union Type

Union Type Not a Union Position

SEIU Level

SEIU Level Not an SEIU Position

FLSA Status

FLSA Status Exempt

Employment Category

Employment Category Regular Full Time

Scheduled Months per Year

Scheduled Months per Year 12

Scheduled Hours per Week

Scheduled Hours per Week 40

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?

No

If yes, length of term in months.

NA

Is this a grant funded position?

No

Position Purpose

The Production Space and Cage Manager supports Film & Media Studies courses involving digital cinema, film, sound, and other 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 media resources.

Description

The Production Space and Cage Manager supports Film & Media Studies courses involving digital cinema, film, sound, and other time-based media. The manager oversees the department’s equipment cage 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 expanding studio-based and larger team productions, developing safe production and set-building practices, and creating consistent workflows 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

Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• 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 soundstage operations, set building, production safety, and larger team-based film productions.
• Demonstrated experience managing an equipment checkout operation, 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-on support 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 a related field.
• Experience working in higher education and supporting curricular production.
• Experience with 16mm film cameras and workflows, studio lighting and DMX control, set construction and soundstage operations, and professional digital cinema workflows.
• Experience producing or supporting larger collaborative film productions.
• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign, Audition, and other current production and post-production tools.

Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries

Erin L.Bennett

Department Contact Phone Number

603-646-3402

Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title

Professor Roopika Risam

Department Contact's Phone Number

603-646-3402

Equal Opportunity Employer

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.

Background Check

Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job?

Not an essential function

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy. https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy

Additional Instructions

Applicants will be asked to respond to three supplemental questions regarding years of direct experience, indirect experience, and people management experience. Responses will be reviewed alongside application materials. Your response will be cross-referenced with your application materials to verify accuracy and, for finalists, to inform salary placement.

Please ensure your resume and work history clearly reflect the full scope of your work, including position titles, employment dates, responsibilities, and supervisory duties. Incomplete or inconsistent information may affect how your experience is evaluated.

Quick Link

https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/87035

Key Accountabilities

Equipment Cage Operations

• Manage equipment checkout and reservations, inventory control, equipment readiness, preventative maintenance, repair coordination, and student employee operations.

Percentage Of Time 25%

Production Spaces and Studio Operations

• Manage and maintain departmental production spaces and studios, including equipment organization, studio infrastructure, production workflows, and development of additional production spaces as departmental needs evolve.

Percentage Of Time 25%

Student and Faculty Production Support

• Support students and faculty from project planning through production, with particular emphasis on larger collaborative productions, digital cinema workflows, lighting, sound, grip, and studio-based work.

Percentage Of Time 20%

Safety, Set Building, and Technical Training

• Develop and teach best practices for safe equipment use, studio operations, set construction, lighting and grip practices, and production-space safety; create documentation, procedures, and hands-on workshops supporting curricular needs.

Percentage Of Time 20%

Technical Planning and Collaboration

• Collaborate with Film & Media Studies faculty, technical staff, and campus partners on equipment planning, production systems, facilities, shared resources, and implementation of new production technologies.

Percentage Of Time 10%

• Demonstrates professionalism and collegiality through actions, interactions, and communications with others appropriate to an environment that is welcoming to all.
• Performs other duties as assigned.