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VISUAL ARTS Hiring Pay Scale
$69,301 – $73,539/year Worksite:
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1 Work Schedule:
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#131133 Media Production Specialist: Still Images
Filing Deadline: Thu 8/1/2024
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DESCRIPTION
The UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts is one of the country’s leading centers for study and research in art and art history. Founded in 1967 on the principle that the production, critical analysis and history of art are inter-related activities, it has long been recognized for its distinctive combination of faculty – artist and critics, theorists and scholars. The department offers five undergraduate majors, seven minors and two graduate degrees, which together represent the expanded range of art in the contemporary world. With the introduction of our new undergraduate program in Speculative Design and the peer-reviewed, digital publication FIELD: A Journal of Socially Engaged Art Criticism, the range of our research activities is extended further beyond the library, classroom, studio, gallery, museum and performance space into science and engineering laboratories, the city, the region and the public sphere.
The Visual Arts Department maintains approximately 120,000 square feet of space in the Mandeville Center for the Arts and the Visual Arts Facility, and in SME. This includes instructional and research classrooms, labs (ceramics, still photography development and printing; film viewing and editing; film processing and printing; and video shooting; viewing and editing), art studios (drawing, painting and mixed media), shops (wood, metal, machinery and framing), student exhibition galleries, performance space, working plazas and decks, faculty and graduate student studios, faculty and administrative offices and the Mandeville Art Gallery.
The Mandeville Art Gallery has a five-decade history of presenting innovative art in the context of a major research university. As UC San Diego makes efforts to connect the campus to downtown San Diego and the greater region, this opens up the university’s extensive arts and cultural offerings to the wider community – which also includes the Stuart Collection, the La Jolla Playhouse, and the Epstein Family Amphitheater – while enriching the overall student experience.
Within the visual arts, media is defined as multidisciplinary and includes: filmmaking, photography, film development, digital and analog art practices and equipment. This position is responsible for managing still image media production and multiple media exhibition facilities within three buildings (Mandeville, Visual Arts Facility, and Structural and Material Engineering Building) for the Visual Arts faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. Responsible for the research, design, purchase, installation, integration and maintenance of several multi-media wet labs, computer labs, and facilities that house still image art making technology. Responsible for providing students and faculty with the creative and technical assistance required to plan, produce and edit media projects using various software and practices. Training responsibilities include offering group workshops and individual consultation on audio-visual equipment, analog and digital photography equipment, printmaking, screen printing, book making, fabrics, graphic oriented machinery and other visual materials for still image instructional and production needs. This specialist will be responsible for program and instructional quality within their designated spaces and will review and evaluate the program needs as related to their job duties. They will manage equipment checkout and inventory, prepare cost estimates, secure equipment and supplies pertaining to all still image media production spaces within this scope and occasionally may need to support ancillary equipment within these spaces pertaining to media, computing and design. Responsible for effective scheduling of media work spaces, maintenance of the Omnilock database and verifying appropriate access on a quarterly basis. Serve as back-up for moving image media production.
Assist the Facilities Manager Supervisor in facility-related duties as needed. This position may be needed on hand to assist/research other production facilities, galleries, classrooms, and other instructional support needs. Job descriptions are reviewed periodically and may be revised if deemed necessary. It is expected that the Visual Arts department will continue to experience rapid change and growth. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Must be available for on-call assignments and/or to work overtime or alternate schedule as necessary, potentially off campus at installation site(s).
QUALIFICATIONS
• Graduation from college with a major in instructional media, film/video production or a related field and two years of professional media production experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
• Advanced expert knowledge, ability and demonstrated experience to teach 1) digital video editing technology: Premiere CS6 Suite, FCP7 suite, Pro Tools, etc.; 2) lighting techniques; 3) advanced techniques in 16mm filmmaking; 4) audio techniques
• Demonstrated experience and expert knowledge of digital video and audio production and post-production editing systems.
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of computers and computer based media/graphic systems including digital video and audio processing and non-linear video editing.
• Demonstrated experience and expert knowledge of use and operation of digital video and still photography equipment, 16mm film cameras, sound and lighting equipment, tri-caster recording/streaming/downloading.
• Demonstrated experience, knowledge and ability in the repair of 16mm film equipment, tripods, light meters, lighting equipment, and other media equipment.
• Demonstrated skill in troubleshooting and diagnosing problems with media, computing and electronic equipment at all levels of complexity and capacity to solve complex media equipment problems by finding creative solutions.
• Demonstrated experience and skill in organizing and scheduling productions, studios and post-production editing suites.
• Demonstrated experience and skill in communicating and training people with a non-technical, non-production backgrounds, gearing explanation at specific skill level.
• Demonstrated skill in communicating both verbally and in written form, technical information at various levels of sophistication.
• Ability to interact with students, faculty and staff on a congenial basis to establish a good working and learning environment for classes and media projects.
• Skill in design, installation and operation of integrated video, computer, audio and film systems for use in the production, exhibition, and the research of media.
• Demonstrated ability to provide a high level of customer service to satisfy the needs of a wide variety of on and off-campus customers and to effectively interact with diverse populations with professionalism, tact, and diplomacy.
• Remain at the forefront of the new media related technology and materials technology, acquiring necessary skills when needed.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
• Background Check is required.
• This position meets the requirements for a mandated reporter under CANRA.
• Valid California driver’s license required.
Pay Transparency Act
Annual Full Pay Range: $66,607 – $120,666 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)
Hourly Equivalent: $31.90 – $57.79
Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).
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