Projectionist

M+ is a museum dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, we are building one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world, with a bold ambition to establish ourselves as one of the world’s leading cultural institutions. Our aim is to create a new kind of museum that reflects our unique time and place, a museum that builds on Hong Kong’s historic balance of the local and international to define a distinctive and innovative voice for Asia’s twenty-first century.

(This is a fixed-term contract position of 2-year with possibility for renewal subject to organisational needs and individual performance.)

You will be responsible for

• performing condition inspection and projection of analogue print material in adherence to archival and/or industry standards;
• conduct first inspection and diagnosis of analogue projection equipment;
• operating, cleaning and maintenance of digital projection and audio equipment, diagnosing and solving problems, and liaising with service engineers and contractors;
• supporting the Moving Image Team and liaising with external clients on the technical operations for M+ Cinema and Grand Stair for movie screenings, talks and seminars;
• working closely with technical supervisors and assistant managers in the planning and screening events preparation; and
• performing other ad hoc duties as and when required.

You should

• possess at least 5 subjects at Level 2 / Grade E or above in the HKDSEE / HKCEE or equivalent academic qualification;
• have a minimum of 5 to 7 years relevant experience in cinema / video / audio in entertainment related industry, which must include at least 5 years of experience in analogue film projection;
• have experience in operating different types of film projectors or video/ audio systems, including analogue film projection;
• be proactive and have excellent interpersonal skills;
• have good communication skills in Chinese and basic command of English; and
• be able to work on shifts including weekends, holidays, late evenings shift according to a roster that is determined by the Authority and the actual work schedule and number of work days per week depend on workload demand.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV on or before following date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.

11-10-2024

Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Your data may be accessed by our appointed recruitment consultants who have agreed to keep confidence of all personal data in not less than the standards applicable to us. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from the submission date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information, please visit https://www.westkowloon.hk or contact:

Crystal Yu /+852 22000114