Nights/Weekend SNL Specialist

Dept Number/Name: 0-0427-000 / Marshall Student Center
College Division: Student Success
Salary Plan: Staff
Job Code/Title: 3726 / Media Resources Specialist
Hiring Salary: $43,000 annually
Position Number: 00001722

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:
The Marshall Student Center provides facilities and event services for the USF students, departments, faculty, and visitors. The MSC is the hub for campus life and programs and houses offices including Student Government, Leadership and Civic Engagement, Center for Student Involvement, and Fraternity and Sorority Life.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Nights & Weekend Sound and Light Supervisor manages the technical, audio-visual and lighting plans to support the University’s department, organizations and outside clients. The Supervisor also handles sound and light issues in the MSC happening throughout normal business hours. This position develops and creates comprehensive event experience packages to plan and help enhance the faculty, students and client experience. This position will hire, train and supervise a student support staff to manage events and meetings in the Marshall Student Center.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge of sound, light, and equipment as it relates to production of events. Technology as it relates to production in meeting and event spaces.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Works with MSC clients to meet their expectations, responds to inquiries and assists during live events. Solves SNL issues that may occur during events happening throughout the building. Serves as point of contact for sound and light issues for students, staff and clients the day of event as well as handling client and customer complaints and issues.
Hires, trains, supervises and schedules Student Sound and Light Technicians who assist in various stages of setup, tear down and implementation of events. Works with customers and event planners to coordinate and develop plans for client events.
Works with Assistant Director of Sound Light and Equipment opening and closing procedures, set-up and breakdown procedures, emergency procedures, and plan for upgrades in building technological infrastructure, room equipment and other projects as needed. Attends weekly MSC production meetings, sit in on planning meetings when needed.
Assess the quality of services provided by the MSC Sound and Light Department in order to continually make recommendations for improvements and ensure students are adhering to the mission and behaviors of the MSC while working with the Daytime SNL Specialist on maintaining the sound and light equipment while solving issues before, during and after events. This includes supervising and inspecting SNL setups, assisting with high-level events, assisting with updating student employee manuals, planning student staff retreats, employee appreciation recognition week activities.
Works with MSC Event Planners and Conference Services team regarding clients needs and expectations, mandatory presence for BOG, BOT, Presidential, Provost, VP of Student Affairs and VIP events that occur after business hours and over weekends. Also serves as consultant for large scale on and off campus events.
Works with Equipment Manager to ensure all SNL equipment is stored and inventoried properly and in good working order for events.
Performs other duties as assigned.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
MINIMUM:
This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with three years of audio-visual equipment operation or related experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.
PREFERRED:
Bachelor’s degree and one years of audio and visual experience.  Two years of experience in a higher education setting or hospitality.

Information for Applicants 

This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.

Job Opening Number: 35898

Posting Date:  01/19/2024

Posting End Date: 02/10/24

How to Claim Veteran’s Preference: 

This position allows eligible veterans and their spouses to claim Veterans’ Preference pursuant to Florida Statute 295.

Applicants claiming preference are responsible for providing required documentation AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTING APPLICATION; such documentation is required for eligibility determination. 

Supporting documentation, in addition to the DD214, may be required based on eligibility criteria.  If you are submitting a DD 214, please ensure the social security number and date of birth is redacted/removed.

For information on obtaining a DD 214 visit http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/ or call 1-866-272-6272.

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