FMMC Technical Assistant (AY 25-26 900078)
Middlebury
Provides production and post-production support during evening hours and weekends.
This position is compensated at the Level B rate on the Midd student wage scale: $14.43 - $14.86 per hour.
Core Responsibilities:
- Provides evening support in the Film and Media Culture computer labs and post-production facilities.
- Troubleshoots audio and video hardware issues.
- Troubleshoots audio and video software issues.
- Reports hardware and software issues that are not resolved during work hours.
- Introduces and guides peer students through established production and post-production workflows.
- Cleans computer displays, keyboards, and lab surfaces.
- Inventories lab assets and reports damaged equipment and hardware at the start and end of each shift.
- Arranges lab furniture and ensures proper workstation connectivity at the start and end of each shift.
- Maintains and contributes content to the Film and Media Culture Production Hub online resource.
- Provides a student perspective and recommends improvements to the production and post-production process.
- Edits Film and Media Culture video content for departmental use and for social media.
- Performs other duties as assigned to assist the department in obtaining and maintaining its mission.
- Successful completion of Filmmaking or an equivalent Film and Media Culture course.
- Proficiency with Film and Media Culture equipment, software, and established best practice workflows.
- Must be friendly, outgoing, and approachable and an ambassador to the Film and Media Culture Department.
- Evening hours required. Students typically work one or two 4-hour shifts per week.
Student Employment Eligibility:
Unless restricted by certain visa status, all students with an active status for the semester are eligible for jobs on campus.
Students on leave or withdrawn are not eligible to work in student employment positions until the semester in which they return. If you are currently withdrawn or on leave you are eligible to be employed in staff positions.
Some may be restricted due to financial aid status. International students (non-resident aliens) may not work off campus unless they have applied for and received work authorization from the United States government. (An F-1 visa does not give work authorization.) Off campus work study positions are available only to U.S. citizens on financial aid with a federal work study component.
Student are not eligible to work remotely from International locations.
Hour Limitations:
All student employees are limited to working no more than 20 hours per week in on campus jobs during the academic year (this includes exam periods). The only exception is when there is a full week when school is not in session. Specifically: February recess, Spring recess, and full weeks of December or summer recess. During these time periods only, students can work up to 40 hours per week. International Students: Visa restrictions prohibit international students from exceeding 20 hours of work per academic calendar week.