Senior Projection Technician – Digital Cinema Systems

CinemaWest; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Matched 401(k)

Paid Vacation

Paid Personal days

Paid Holidays

Six Sick days

Performance Reviews

Strong Leadership Team Environment

Job summary

Cinema West, California’s premier movie chain, is seeking a Projection Technician to support and maintain digital cinema equipment across theatres in Northern California. You’ll handle preventive maintenance, installations, and on-site service calls, with a focus on timely problem solving and guest experience.

The role requires 5+ years in projection/sound apparatus operations, deep electrical knowledge, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience operating and maintaining motion picture projection and sound apparatus across gauges and film types.
• Experience with digital cinema equipment preferred.
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform service and preventive maintenance on servers, projectors and audio and digital cinema equipment during site visits (weekends/holidays).
• Escalate issues with Technical Service Team; ensure timely resolution.
• Assist Theatre Managers with operations, maintenance, troubleshooting and training on hardware/software.
• Install and update software on cinema hardware; verify functionality.
• Record activities, hours and travel in UpKeep daily; maintain safety and cleanliness.

Skills

Digital cinema systems

Troubleshooting

Projection equipment

Electrical schematics reading

Team leadership

Verbal and written communication

Travel readiness

Networking concepts

Test equipment operation

Tools

MS Office

Outlook

FTP protocols

Telnet

Oscilloscope

Volt/Ohmmeters

Job description

Cinema West, California’s premier movie chain, is seeking a Projection Technician to support and maintain digital cinema equipment across theatres in Northern California. You’ll handle preventive maintenance, installations, and on-site service calls, with a focus on timely problem solving and guest experience.

The role requires 5+ years in projection/sound apparatus operations, deep electrical knowledge, and strong communication skills.