Cohort Member/Pre-Apprentice

Cohort Member/Pre-Apprentice Job Description

Company Overview:
Opus Creative Industries is born from a passion for community, creativity, and progress. Opus is the Colorado Springs Community Cultural Collective’s (CSCCC) initiative to fuse people’s passions with prosperous career pathways. With a rich history of fostering artistic and cultural engagement, CSCCC has evolved from its initial mission to rejuvenate the City Auditorium and is focused on transforming challenges into opportunities for workforce development and job creation.

Mission: Our mission is to create a true city center of education, arts, culture and business, affording access to all citizens for the purpose of relevant, inspired and thoughtful works of the human spirit.

Vision: To ignite creativity in people of all ages, affording all who step courageously forward to realize their creative essence and unique gift to the world.

Job Details:
Wage: $17/hour
Full-time: Short term contract February-April, 32- 40 hours per week Monday-Friday, weekends and evenings as needed for a total of 480 hours.
Work Location/Environment: Primarily indoors in an office setting with some work outdoors and in the community, as well as studio time indoors and outdoors.
Background Check: Must pass background check

Job Summary and Responsibilities:
The Community Cultural Collective is seeking a Media Arts Pre-Apprentice who has basic knowledge and understanding in a broad scope of media and production technologies such as producing and creating commercials, film, television, podcasts, documentaries, and graphic design. The candidate will participate in an earn-and-learn program, spending 6 weeks in a lab environment honing skills and techniques to prepare for employment in the industry. Then spend 6 weeks at a partner location learning on the job in a professional working environment.

The candidate will be evaluated based on their knowledge, improvement, willingness to learn and participate, and performance of assigned tasks.

Reports to: the Mentors

Qualifications:
● Beginner to intermediate experience and knowledge in related fields of film production, and media arts, pre-production, production, and post-production, current film software and hardware.

● Willingness to learn and participate in a lab environment and professional working environment.

● Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
● Ability to work in a team setting.
● Able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as needed.

Required Competencies:
● Technical Proficiency: Understanding of media production tools and software (Adobe

Creative Suite, Final Cut, Avid.). Understanding of camera equipment, lighting setups, and audio recording technologies.

● Creative Skills: Ability to conceptualize and develop creative content for various media platforms.

● Project Management: Planning and organizing production schedules and workflows.
Time management to meet deadlines for different projects.

● Communication Skills: Clear and concise articulation of creative ideas and project updates. Effective communication with team members and supervisors.

● Problem Solving: Quick thinking to address unexpected challenges during production.
Creative problem-solving to enhance the quality of media projects.

● Collaboration: Ability to work in a team environment and contribute to collaborative projects. Effective collaboration with different departments (e.g., cinematography, sound, editing).

● Learning and Initiative: Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and industry trends. Proactive engagement in the learning process during the lab and on-the-job training. Self-motivated to seek out opportunities for skill enhancement.

● Attention to Detail: Precision in editing and post-production processes. Quality control to ensure a high standard of media content.

● Professionalism: Professional conduct in the workplace. Adherence to industry standards and ethical guidelines.

● Networking: Building professional relationships within the industry. Engaging with professionals at partner locations during the on-the-job training.

● Performance Evaluation: Actively participating in assessments and feedback sessions.
Demonstrating improvement in skills and knowledge over the course of the program.

● Presentation Skills: Ability to present and pitch creative ideas to team members and clients.

● Safety Awareness: Adherence to safety protocols in a lab and professional working environment.

Preferred Competencies:
● Graphic design skills for creating visually appealing materials.
● Flexibility to work across different media formats (commercials, film, television, podcasts, documentaries).
● Openness to feedback and willingness to adjust creative approaches.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Professional development assistance

Experience level:

• 1 year
• No experience needed
• Under 1 year

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person