Job Summary
The
Cinema Studies department is encouraging applications
for the
Cinema Services Specialist position! The purpose of
this academic services professional position is to support the
development, implementation, coordination, and supervision of the
goals, objectives, and activities associated with the Department of
Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts (CINE), as well as
responsibility for providing needed promotional materials for the
department and programs. Key Responsibilities include operational
support, student employee and temp staff supervision, departmental
website and social media oversight, faculty/student resource as a
specialist in established operational and technical practices,
operational workflow creation and implementation, as well as other
needs that may arise to support program managers and faculty.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all
applicable federal, state, and local laws governing
nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a
workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and
dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to
apply, including protected veterans and individuals with
disabilities.
Who We Are
The Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts (CINE)
seeks to integrate the critical, historical and theoretical study
of cinema, media and the visual arts, with artistic and commercial
practices. Our Department offers the academic degrees BA, and BA/MA
in critical film studies, and BA, BFA, and MFA degrees in film and
video arts. All of our students in the critical and production
tracks complete a number of critical studies requirements including
cinema history, film analysis, film theory, genres, documentary
practices, directors, national and regional cinemas, and other
history and theory classes. These courses are all coordinated with
filmmaking and critical studies majors sharing their different
expertise to make for a more engaging, deeper understanding of the
subject of our studies.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
Department Front-End Support
Implement support procedures to meet the Cinema Studies &
Moving Image Arts department goals and objectives. The primary
purpose of this duty is to ensure that the department’s objectives
are realized through support in multiple paths, from the website
design to daily operations. Often this position may have to decide
which action best fits with a presented concern or when to support
an irregular request from faculty or a student.
- Coordinate closely with CINE faculty and staff to ensure their
objectives are accomplished and material needs are met through
creative problem solving and utilization of available resources,
with an eye towards process improvement.
- Support for current and prospective CINE students, directing to
resources and to assist with inquiries or technical issues.
- Organizes the daily activities of the front-office.
- Maintains department list serves, publishes office hours,
maintains faculty and student mailboxes.
- Provides faculty members, students, alumni, and visitors
information about the department.
- Provides clerical support to department administrators, faculty
and staff with things like word processing, spreadsheets, designing
and creating office procedures, forms and records tracking systems,
and copying.
- Design, maintain, reorganize (when needed) and support
webpages, often in consultation with faculty leadership and CINE
staff.
- Create links to external community websites, campus resources,
and CINE events when appropriate.
- Use the best judgment to independently improve and maintain the
website including assistance to other staff members who may need
assistance adjusting other parts of the site that they hold
responsibility over.
Event, examination, and special-program coordinator for the
department.
- Coordination of departmental activities and events, including
working with cross-campus offices and room availability
software.
- Manages events and special opportunities within the
department.
- Schedules departmentally controlled spaces for special
events.
- Plans and coordinates the department’s commencement
ceremonies.
Academic Program Support
Outreach
- Provides tours to prospective students and families who express
interest in studying film, film production, and all programs
offered by the department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image
Arts.
- Plans publicity and marketing materials related to
undergraduate program events.
- Handles external community communications, outreach to
prospective students, alumni relations, a quarterly
newsletter.
- Creates of event flyers and distribution through physical and
digital means.
- Creatively edits CINE promotional materials using available
software, requesting access to additional software when
needed.
- Ensures departmental outreach goals are met for all programs,
events, courses, and other needs as they arise. This may include
contacting students within and outside the department to advertise,
using any appropriate system including publishing to social media
accounts owned by CINE.
- Collaborates with faculty and staff for outreach initiatives
related to department events (i.e. visiting artists, commencement,
IFS special events, CINE sponsored events, etc.)
Undergraduate Program Assistance
- Oversees the BFA application process such as the intake of
applications, dissemination to BFA committee, communication to
applicants and advisors’ entry or denial into the degree
program.
- Communicates when departmentally controlled spaces are
occupied
- Works with all Colorado film festivals to encourage connections
with CINE students when possible.
- Assists in undergraduate enrollment including access to
scheduling system.
- Works to expand program resources by collecting, interpreting
and reporting data to evaluate undergraduate majors, student credit
hours, and funding processes and awards.
Alumni Relations
- Catalogs alumni contact information, requests updates, sends
alumni newsletters, and acts as a liaison with the CINE alumni
social media accounts.
- Researches and analyzes alumni success, publishing results
periodically.
Internship Coordination
- Works with faculty leadership to cultivate relationships with
business partners, non-profits and arts institutions to increase
the number of CINE sponsored internships.
- Seeks to consistently improve the internship program, keeping
in mind CU system guidelines administered by the CU Boulder
registrar office.
- Enrolls students into independent study, internships, students
that require overrides, following proper procedures and maintaining
confidentiality of student information as prescribed by federal,
and state law, in conjunction with the CU system and CU registrar
office.
Job Placement
- Connects employers with CINE students (current and
alumni).
- Cultivates robust industry and community relationships for
CINE, tracking progress and experiences.
Student Staff Supervisor
This role is supervisory in nature and oversees main office student
employees, including being accountable for schedules, training,
methods of operation, timesheet approvals, policies, cost, and
progress monitoring for position changes or the need to improve
performance. Student front-office employees are to assist in all
projects across the department including but not limited to
engagement, outreach, technical support, clerical support,
depositing cash receipts for the Kage, and IFS, maintaining the
public phone line, public email inbox.
- Selects and onboards front-office student staff.
- Ensures student employees are staying on task and engaged.
- Works with H.R. service center to set up student employee
appointments and resolve payroll issues of all student employees
within CINE.
- Performs necessary disciplinary actions, if needed.
- Works with Business & Finance Manager to ensure the
anticipated student employment schedule meets departmental budget
goals.
Department Operational Support
This position seeks to improve efficiency and recommends process
modifications and improvements based on analysis of operations.
This requires continuous development of new perspectives and skills
to improve processes.
This position will take on projects independently that address
department operation needs, including the physical maintenance of
staff/faculty offices and shared spaces, by serving as:
- OIT and Phone Liaison
- Parking liaison
- Key/Room-access liaison
- Departmental building proctor contact, submitting issues with
facilities management.
Digital and Analog Projection
To provide support to department courses and programs, this
position will be asked to act as projectionist for some scheduled
events and/or screenings.
- Operation of analog systems, including 16mm and 35mm
projection. Handling of 16mm and 35mm films and equipment to ensure
good presentation while also caring for the quality of the handled
prints so that they remain in good condition.
- Operations of digital projection systems, including DCP
management and occasional creation.
- Includes operation and troubleshooting of Crestron systems in
classrooms.
- Projection for events and courses would require some weekend
and/or evening work hours.
- Tech support for faculty members related to classroom
projection and implies a soft on-call situation for times when a
screening is taking place and the A/V specialist is not in the
office. This is often in the evenings from 7pm to 10pm.
What You Should Know
- This is an onsite position, with potential hybrid opportunity.
The work schedule for this position can vary. Mostly working normal
business hours (9-5), but will be required at times to work nights
or weekends as needed for special events.
- Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are
interested in the film and AV industry are encouraged to apply. We
value curiosity and enthusiasm, and are happy to teach the
technical aspects of the role to candidates who are eager to
learn.
What We Can Offer
- The annual salary for this position is $58,000-$60,000.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
Benefits
At the
University of Colorado Boulder , we are
committed to supporting the holistic health and well-being of our
employees. Our comprehensive
benefits package includes medical,
dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuition
assistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for local
transit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulder
offers an inspiring academic community and access to world-class
outdoor recreation. Explore additional perks and programs through
the
CU Advantage program.
Be Statements
Be creative. Be visionary. Be Boulder.
What We Require
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a field
related to the job duties.
- 1+ year of professional experience in an occupational field
related to the work assigned to the position.
- 1+ year of experience communicating on behalf of an
organization with the public in an outreach capacity.
What You Will Need
- Ability to work independently and with responsibility for
initiating and completing tasks.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing,
with a variety of professionals, administrators, and students.
- Outgoing, confident, and professional demeanor.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team and within
other collaborative work situations.
- Potential to assume a leadership role.
- Proficient computer knowledge and skills with Adobe Acrobat and
MS Office applications, particularly with Outlook, Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint.
- Experience and knowledge associated with film/video
production.
- Proficient computer knowledge and skills with graphic design
applications,
- particularly from the Adobe CC Suite (Premiere, Photoshop,
InDesign etc.).
- Successful experience with social media and web outreach
initiatives, utilizing platforms such as Facebook, TikTok,
Instagram, and web design platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to competently operate projection systems,
particularly
- 35mm film projectors, or possess the capability to learn how to
operate them.
- Basic understanding of DCP transcode procedures and ingesting
workflows, or possess the capability to learn how to use them.
What We Would Like You to Have
- 3+ years of professional experience in cinema, media, or visual
arts in higher education or in a related field.
- 1+ years of experience with digital and analog projection
systems (including DCP, 16mm and 35mm), or comparable A/V
experience that takes place in a fast-paced environment.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- A current resume.
- Optional: A cover letter that specifically tells us how your
background and experience align with the requirements,
qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.
We may request references at a later time.
Please apply by
July 26, 2026 for consideration.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For
consideration, please apply through
CU Boulder Jobs .
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in
any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying
information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school
attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting
or removing this information.
Posting Contact Information
Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources
Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu
