Lead Projectionist & Film Assistant
Job Description


The lead projectionist serves as a leader, trainer and role model for other projectionists and projectionists-in-training.

All projectionists-in-training must be certified by the Technical Director before they become a projectionist. The Lead Projectionist prepares them for certification. This process usually takes 3 months.

Ideally, the candidate for a Lead Projectionist should have more than one year experience as a full-projectionist and demonstrate a high level of responsibility. Seniors and Graduate students are preferred and peer recommendations carry considerable weight in the decision-making process. 

Shifts vary from 2-10 hours per day, primarily nights and weekends. 

The lead projectionists duties are:
May fill in for an employee who can not make their shift.
Trains all new projectionists on how to operate the equipment, prepares them for certification.
Previews all films, to make sure the film is in good condition, repairs the film if there is any damage, reports on overall condition of film in a report form which then gets sent to the distributor.
Reports mechanical failure of any booth equipment to the Technical Director
First in line for trouble-shooting during an event. 

Pay is $14.00-$15.00 per hour based on experience.  Hours are 10-20 per week. 

Revised 08/2023