Photography Laboratory Technician & Manager
Job Description
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The Photography Lab Manager at NVCC Alexandria Campus is crucial to the photography program, ensuring student success by managing the computer lab, lighting studio, film processing lab, and darkroom. They maintain equipment, uphold safety protocols, and keep labs ready for student and instructional use, which allows instructors to focus more on teaching and feedback, enhancing student learning outcomes. Overall, the Photography Lab Manager is indispensable for maintaining a functional and safe learning environment, managing resources effectively, and supporting both technical and artistic aspects of photography education.
Duties and Tasks:
- Manages and maintains film and print darkrooms for traditional film photography, three digital labs, and a lighting studio, ensuring all working areas are fully operational to support effective instruction.
- Responsible for maintaining an extensive equipment inventory.
- Manages, maintains, and repairs equipment, including black and white enlargers, digital and film cameras, view cameras, camcorders, studio and video lighting equipment, audio equipment, Apple computers, scanners, photo quality inkjet printers, and a wide array of support equipment, including film and processing equipment, digital projection systems, light tables, tripods, etc.
- Supervises Photography Department part-time employees (P-14), Federal Work Study, and student hires.
- Coordinates gallery installation, preparation, and de-installation for the annual Photography + Media Juried Student show, annual topics show, and pop-up shows.
- Supports the photography program with administrative work, including purchasing, inventory of equipment, and other record keeping. Serves as the program’s designated Inventory Liaison for college-wide inventory reconciliation.
- Assists faculty in daily classroom instruction and preparation, providing technical support as needed.
- Provides direct support to photography students and solves problems with equipment and software.
- Supervises and assists students using the facilities and equipment outside of classes.
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
- Must be familiar with the function, use, and construction of a wide range of photographic equipment related to both film and digital photography
- Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, clean, calibrate, and repair a wide range of equipment.
- Must have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and be able to work with faculty and students cooperatively.
- Self-directedness is crucial for this role to manage multiple labs independently
- Ability to take the initiative in problem-solving
- Ability to maintain expertise through self-learning.
- Experience in photography and digital imaging.
- Experience with computer software programs and photographic equipment (Mac operating systems, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, monitor calibration software, Excel and Word).
- Experience managing or supervising employees
- Shooting film and digital, black & white darkroom printing, lab management, image editing software, Epson inkjet printer maintenance.
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest.
The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.
The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
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