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 equipment cage, production spaces, and student employees. You will support faculty and students in curricular and production goals, maintain equipment and facilities, and develop safe, consistent studio workflows.

The role emphasizes building larger collaborative studio productions, supervising staff, and coordinating with campus partners on facilities and shared media resources. Exempt, regular full-time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in film, media production, or related field is required.
• Minimum of five years of progressive film/media production and studio operations experience.
• Experience hiring, training, scheduling, supervising student employees.
• Experience supporting studio and soundstage operations and larger productions.
• Experience managing equipment checkout including reservations and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Manage equipment cage operations including reservations, inventory, and maintenance.
• Oversee departmental production spaces and studios, workflows and growth.
• Support students and faculty from planning to production, including large projects.
• Develop and teach best practices for safe equipment use and studio safety.
• Collaborate with faculty and campus partners on systems and facilities.

Skills

Digital cinema equipment

Camera lens & lighting

Studio production

Project management

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in film/media production

5+ years progressive film/media experience

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

InDesign

Audition

Job description

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

12

Scheduled Hours per Week

40

Schedule

Primarily 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with schedule adjustments foroccasional 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, andother time-based media. The manager oversees the equipment cage anddepartmental production spaces, supports faculty and students incarrying out curricular and production goals, maintains productionequipment and facilities, supervises student employees, anddevelops 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 onproduction facilities, technical systems, and shared mediaresources.

Description

The Production Space and Cage Manager supports Film & MediaStudies courses involving digital cinema, film, sound, and othertime-based media. The manager oversees the department’s equipmentcage and production spaces; maintains production equipment andfacilities; hires, trains, schedules, and supervises studentemployees; and provides hands-on technical support to faculty andstudents. 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 productionspaces.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp

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

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in film, media production, television,broadcast, digital media, or a related field, or an equivalentcombination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experiencein 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, 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, andproject-management skills.
• Ability to develop clear procedures, documentation, andproduction best practices.
• Ability to establish clear expectations, assign work, provideongoing feedback, and manage student staffing in support ofequipment-cage operations, production spaces, and departmentalactivities.

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 construction and soundstageoperations, and professional digital cinema workflows.
• Experience producing or supporting larger collaborative filmproductions.
• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator,After Effects, InDesign, Audition, and other current production andpost-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 federallaw. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color,religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, genderidentity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status,or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcomefrom all.

Background Check

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

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

Not an essential function

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use oftobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibitedin all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operatedor 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 questionsregarding years of direct experience, indirect experience, andpeople management experience. Responses will be reviewed alongsideapplication materials. Your response will be cross-referenced withyour application materials to verify accuracy and, for finalists,to inform salary placement.

Please ensure your resume and work history clearly reflect the fullscope of your work, including position titles, employment dates,responsibilities, and supervisory duties. Incomplete orinconsistent information may affect how your experience isevaluated.

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.

Production Spaces and Studio Operations

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

Student and Faculty Production Support

• Support students and faculty from project planning throughproduction, with particular emphasis on larger collaborativeproductions, digital cinema workflows, lighting, sound, grip, andstudio-based work.

Safety, Set Building, and Technical Training

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

Technical Planning and Collaboration

• Collaborate with Film & Media Studies faculty, technicalstaff, and campus partners on equipment planning, productionsystems, facilities, shared resources, and implementation of newproduction technologies.

Demonstrates professionalism and collegiality through actions,interactions, and communications with others appropriate to anenvironment that is welcoming to all.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Supplemental Questions

1. * How many years of indirect experience do you have in relatedor transferable work that supports this role? Please brieflydescribe this indirect experience, including specific positionsheld and the number of years of indirect experience acquired whilein these roles. (Open Ended Question)
2. * How many years of formal supervisory experience do you have,including direct responsibility for staff (e.g., hiring,performance management, terminations)? Please briefly describe yourpeople management experience, including the positions held, numberof direct reports, and the number of years of people managementexperience acquired while in these roles. (Open Ended Question)
3. * How many years of direct experience do you have in workclosely aligned with the key accountabilities of this role? Pleasebriefly describe your direct experience, including specificpositions held and the number of years of direct experienceacquired while in these roles. (Open Ended Question)
4. * How did you learn about this employment opportunity?
   • Current Dartmouth employee (Please specify full namebelow)
   • Word of mouth
   • Mentioned on social, digital, or print media (e.g. LinkedInfeed, VOX, Valley News, listserv)
   • [e-mail] email outreach (includes Job Alertnotifications, marketing emails from Talent Acquisition)
   • Recruiter (Please specify full name or event below)
   • abilityJOBS
   • Chronicle of Higher Education
   • Glassdoor
   • Handshake
   • HigherEdJobs
   • HigherEdMilitary
   • Indeed
   • Inside Higher Ed
   • LinkedIn’s Job Board
   • RecruitMilitary
   • Dartmouth’s Job Board (searchjobs.dartmouth.edu)
   • Other (Please specify below)
5. If you would like add more information to your answer,please specify here: (Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter