The Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) has been the heart of the Indiana University Bloomington campus for more than 100 years. Every day thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests enjoy the many amenities and opportunities the IMU has to offer.
Union Boards Films, the country's longest-running college film series, has been screening films to the IU community since 1914. Films are shown at the Whittenberger Auditorium (located on the first floor of the Indiana Memorial Union) and at outdoor locations across campus and are free of charge to IU students.
Job Summary
The Films Projectionist is trained to run the film at each screening, which includes an additional time (usually the day prior) to "build the film" or ingest the digital copy of the film into our digital projector and ensure that it's in working order.
General Responsibilities
Runs the digital projector for assigned film screening.
Builds the film at a determined time prior to the weekend film screening.
Works as a team member with the employee running the concession stand during the film to provide quality customer service to patrons of the film. This may include leaving the projection booth to help scan student IDs or help give out concession items when it is busy; employee will be cross-trained so that they will know how to assist the Concessionaire effectively.
May assist the on duty Assistant Building Manager in the event of an emergency situation.
Communicates with supervisor if there are issues with the film building process or the weekend screening.
Runs the pre-show slideshow and the pre-show music, if provided.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
Required
Currently enrolled as a student at Indiana University.
SKILLS
Required
Displays a positive attitude and professional demeanor.
Demonstrates enthusiasm for and knowledge of Union Board, IMU and Indiana University.
Communicates effectively with a wide range of people.
Performs all responsibilities in a punctual, reliable, and conscientious manner.
Exercises mature judgment, flexibility, and patience.
Highly thorough and dependable.
Ability to work with limited supervision.
Possesses an understanding of customer service.
Ability to work on a team.
Working Conditions / Demands
Employee must be able to attend all training sessions.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be differences in the working conditions as advertised in our standard job postings (e.g., the ability to travel from one campus to another, etc.). If you are invited for an interview, please discuss your questions or concerns regarding the working conditions at that time.
This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.
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About Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Founded in 1820, Indiana University is the state’s public university system, comprised of two core campuses—IU-Bloomington and IUPUI—and six regional campuses located throughout the state. Combined, the total student population is more than 114,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional school students. IU is one of the largest employers in the state, with over 20,000 faculty and staff. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. Diversity and inclusion remains a core commitment to IU’s mission to cultivate an educational environment that supports equal access, participation and representation on all of its campuses and that provides educational and career opportunities for all.
