Studio Operations Manager

ARRI Rental, the premier rental house for professional motion picture camera equipment is looking for a Studio Operations Manager to work in our Long Island City, NY office.

The Studio Operations Manager is responsible for managing the daily operations of the ARRI Creative Studio, along supporting production needs. This candidate must have extensive film equipment and production experience. Additionally, you must be able to effectively collaborate with co-workers, internal stakeholders, and clients in the pursuit of creating great content. This position reports directly the Creative Producer.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage our studio space and lighting equipment.
• Coordinate camera equipment based on production needs.
• Coordinate with outside teams to facilitate production in and outside of our facilities.
• Produce video shoots, wearing multiple hats as lead creative on smaller projects.
• Provide production expertise and continually drive production best practices.
• Provide technical support to productions to give the best results in our studio space.
• Support events and activities in the studio space.
• Liaise with and coordinate multiple third-party suppliers as needed.
• Be the first port of call for production expertise with both client and account teams
• Develop a strong understanding of our client’s business and their communication objectives.

To be considered you must possess the following skills/abilities:

The right candidate will possess a extensive knowledge of camera and lighting equipment, with the strong production experience. This role requires a minimum of a high school diploma and 5 years of experience in high production support.

• Technical competency with camera equipment
• Highly organized with the ability to support several ongoing productions
• Knowledge of Virtual Production environments
• Great interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Proactive and self-motivated disposition
• Desire to work as part of a team
• Ability to respond proactively to stress, remaining calm and personable even under pressure and when working to tight deadlines
• Ability to shoot and edit footage is a plus

The compensation range for this role within our group is $60,000 – $90,000 annually. Please keep in mind that compensation offered for this role will be dependent upon an applicant’s level of experience and current applicable skill set.

If you are someone who possesses these skills and are up to the challenge, we are looking for you. We truly value our staff and offer competitive benefits to prove it medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401k, vacation, sick and personal leave, etc! Salary is dependent upon experience and skill set. In order to be considered please include your salary requirement.

ARRI requires all new employees working in its facilities or interacting with other employees or persons to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and new employees must provide proof they are fully vaccinated prior to the first day of employment. Individuals may seek a medical or a religious exemption to the vaccination requirement.

ARRI Rental is an equal opportunity employer.

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