NOTE: THIS POSITION IS OPEN ONLY TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA. IF YOU ARE NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA, YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.    

POSITION SUMMARY
The Director of Production Operation in Innovative Arts will oversee and manage the creative and educational spaces within Lowry Studios and the Fine Arts Building on the CentreTech Campus. This includes specialized spaces such as Studio 121 soundstage, the Screening Room, the Larry D. Carter Theater, the Theater Shop, and IA classrooms, including ART, MUS, and MGD spaces. The role is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of these spaces, including equipment and gear management, team supervision, coordination with outside vendors, and collaboration with various stakeholders to facilitate events, student productions, and creative projects within the Innovative Arts specialty spaces. Additionally, this role will supervise the Equipment Room Cage and its Manager to ensure proper handling and distribution of production equipment.

OVERVIEW OF CCA 
The Community College of Aurora serves our diverse community by providing high-quality instruction and support services to prepare students for transfer and employment. We are particularly interested in applicants that demonstrate a commitment to working with individuals and groups from diverse identities, including but not limited to: socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, multilingual learners, veterans, non-traditional, race and ethnic backgrounds
We actively promote a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry. CCA enrolls 11,000 students annually, over 62% of whom are students of color, including nearly 32% Hispanic students, 65% of CCA students receive some type of financial aid, including 52% of whom receive Pell grants, and nearly two-thirds are first-generation college students.
More than 20 different languages and 60 countries are represented at CCA. In addition to traditional degree and certificate programs, CCA offers non-credit professional development courses, customized training, and economic and workforce development resources to employer partners and individual professionals seeking to enhance the capacity and productivity of their workforce or individual knowledge and skills. The college centers diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek to employee partners who want to join us in working to reducing outcome gaps among our diverse student population.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Facilities and Space Management: Lowry Studios & CTE Fine Arts Building (IA Spaces)

• Oversee Multiple Spaces: Manage the day-to-day operations of Studio 121, the Screening Room, the Larry D. Carter Theater, the Theater Shop, and specialized storage/classrooms.
• Maintenance, Repair, and Inventory: Schedule and oversee regular maintenance, repair, and inventory of all specialized spaces, furniture, and equipment.
• Storage Solutions: Develop and manage effective storage systems for equipment and materials.
• Building Systems and Procedures: Create systems for operational hours and act as a liaison with security and maintenance teams for facilities-related needs.
• Liaison with CCA Facilities & Leadership: Serve as the primary contact between Lowry Studios, the Fine Arts Building, and CCA Facilities and leadership teams to ensure seamless communication and efficient operation of specialized spaces.
• Coordinate Space Usage: Ensure that specialized spaces at both locations are effectively utilized, scheduled, and maintained for classes, events, and productions.

• Manage Work Study Teams: Supervise work study students, assigning tasks related to specialized space maintenance and event support.
• Hiring Crew/Contractors: Hire and coordinate external contractors or specialized event crews as needed for various productions and events.
• External & Internal Department Stakeholders: Collaborate with internal departments and external stakeholders for the management of specialized space-related operations.

• Support and Scheduling of Events: Manage the scheduling and logistics of events, ensuring all technical, specialized space, and staffing requirements are met.
• IA Specialized Space Running Crews: Oversee event crews, assigning responsibilities and ensuring all technical aspects in specialized spaces are handled properly.
• Technology and AV Oversight: Ensure that all technical (audio-visual, lighting, etc.) needs are addressed for events and productions in specialized spaces.
• Creative Project Facilitation: Support and facilitate creative projects by ensuring that specialized spaces are properly set up and resourced.
• Event Paperwork and Policies: Ensure that event paperwork and policies are in alignment with the college’s systems and procedures, maintaining compliance and effective coordination across departments.
• Production Management and Technical Direction: Provide production management and technical direction as needed for events, ensuring high-quality execution in specialized spaces.

• Develop Policies for Space Use: Create, implement, and enforce policies regarding the usage of specialized spaces.
• Procedure Assessment for Spaces: Continuously assess and improve procedures to maintain an efficient operation of specialized spaces.
• Work with Leadership on Equipment Purchase Recommendations: Collaborate with senior leadership to make strategic equipment purchases.
• Guidance for Emerging and Cinematic Arts APSS: Provide oversight and protocol guidance for Emerging and Cinematic Arts programs in specialized spaces.

• Inventory, Planning, and Budgeting: Manage the budgeting process for specialized spaces, ensuring cost-effective use of resources and maintaining an updated inventory of specialized equipment and furniture.

• Process Development: Create and refine systems to ensure the efficient use of specialized spaces and resources.
• Long-term Space Planning: Collaborate with leadership to develop strategies for the long-term use and improvement of IA specialized spaces.

• Safety and Compliance: Collaborate with the Cinematic Arts Safety Supervisor to implement safety protocols and reinforce department policies, ensuring compliance with industry safety standards across all production activities, including stunts, special effects, weapons use, intimacy scenes, and mental health concerns.
• Logistics and Resource Management: Oversee production scheduling, ensuring all activities are planned, cleared, and compliant with space and personnel, permits, and insurance requirements. Address production needs, including equipment and staffing, and room bookings.
• Equipment Room Interface: Act as the main conduit between instruction and the equipment room, ensuring that students and instructors have access to the necessary equipment and support for productions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree in an Arts Industry Related Field

PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s Degree in an Arts Industry Related Field
 Experience Designing and Managing Creative Educational Spaces/Technology
Creative and/or Educational Team Management

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Salary Range: Anticipated starting salary range: $65,955.00-$72,550.00 annually. This salary is determined by the qualifications of the selected candidate balanced with departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information. CCA offers an excellent benefit plan, including generous leave, holiday, and education benefits. Full time employees immediately upon hire earn 15 hours a month annual leave and 10 hours a month sick leave.

Deadline to Submit Application Material: The posting will expire the midnight of Monday, November 18, 2024.  

Application Process: When submitting your online application, please include a cover letter clearly shows how the applicant’s professional experiences align with the minimum qualifications, current resume, and professional references. Official transcripts showing the highest degree achieved should be submitted to HR@ccaurora.edu upon offer of employment. If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at HR@ccaurora.edu.  

By applying for this announced position, applicants are certifying that all statements, information and documents provided are true, complete and correct to the best of their knowledge and are made in good faith. Further, applicants understand that omissions, misleading, false or untrue information, or any attempt at fraud or deceit in any manner connected with this application and/or subsequent testing may result in them not being considered for jobs with the Community College of Aurora; may constitute grounds for discipline and/or termination after hire; and/or constitute grounds for further actions pursuant to law.

Application Checklist 

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

• A complete online application
• A cover letter that describes how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position
• A current resume uploaded as an attachment to your online application
• Candidates identified as finalists must provide three to five professional references, at least two of which must include a current direct supervisor and most recent supervisor. If you cannot provide two supervisor references, an opportunity will be afforded for discussion and consideration of alternative references with the CCA Human Resource Office.  Please note, out of professional courtesy to you, we will not contact your listed references without first providing notice to you as a candidate prior to beginning the reference check-process.
• If you are using education to qualify, a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing that your degree has been conferred and the name of your school, or your NACES accreditation is required as part of your application. Please submit this as an attachment to your application. Please note that you have the right to redact dates from your transcript during the application process. A full, unredacted copy will be required upon hire.
• For any questions or technical issues please contact HR@CCAurora.edu.

Notice to all Applicants:

•  Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be produced within three (3) days of hire.                
• Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.              
• Final candidate is subject to a criminal background check prior to final selection process.
• Final candidate is required to submit official transcripts to Human Resources within fourteen (14) days of hire.       
• CCA is affiliated with the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and as such, employees contribute to PERA in lieu of Social Security for retirement benefits. For more information, visit the COPERA web page.                
• Individuals currently or formerly employed by  the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges, and/or who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in your application material.         
• For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact our Title IX Compliance/Equal Opportunity Officer, Erica Hines, Chief Human Resources & Personnel Success Officer at 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway, Suite A207H, Aurora, Colorado 80011 or by phone at (303) 340-7231 or e-mail at Erica.Hines@ccaurora.edu.  

Colorado Residency Requirement: 

Eligible applicants must be either a current Colorado resident or be able to provide proof of residency in Colorado within 30 days of the start date for the position, or they may be deemed ineligible for employment with the Community College of Aurora.  Please contact HR@CCAurora.edu with any questions.  

Community College of Aurora Inclusive Excellence Statement:  

CCA embraces Inclusive Excellence because we want our students, staff, and faculty to learn and contribute within an inclusive environment. This means members of our college community will be active, respectful, and mindful of equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels of engagement.

Inclusive Excellence will provide a foundation for student and institutional success.  Recognizing our diversity is only the first step toward Inclusive Excellence.

 We must also be intentional in valuing cultural differences and experiences, while incorporating them into practices, curricula, and policies.

Welcoming, Respectful, Inclusive - Together, we are CCA. 

The Federal Clery Act: (The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990) requires all institutions of higher learning to make available to prospective employees our agency's Annual Security Report. A copy of this information is available on the CCA website at the Student Right to Know page. A paper copy of this report can be obtained at the College Security Office upon request. This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning crimes that occurred on campus or on property controlled or owned by Community College of Aurora, as well as public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, our campuses.

ADAAA Accommodations: Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request an accommodation, please contact Erica Hines at (303) 340-7231 or erica.hines@ccaurora.eduat least five business days before the assessment date to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.

Pregnancy Related Accommodations, Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA): The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA), allows applicants to request a reasonable accommodation for health conditions related to pregnancy or the physical recovery from childbirth. Candidates wishing to request reasonable accommodations must do so as soon as possible, preferably at least three days prior to the exam or interview. If you are an individual who wishes to request reasonable accommodations, please contact us at (303) 340-7231 or Erica.Hines@ccaurora.edu. 

Non-Discrimination Statement: The Community College of Aurora prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment including those that violate federal and state law, or the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education Board Policies 3-120 and 4-120.  The College does not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender, race, color, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, religion, genetic information, marital status, gender identity, or sexual orientation in its employment practices or educational programs and activities. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact our Title IX Compliance/Equal Opportunity Officer, Erica Hines, Chief Human Resources & Personnel Success Officer at 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway, Suite A207E, Aurora, Colorado 80011 or by phone at (303) 340-7231 or e-mail at Erica.Hines@ccaurora.edu.